Randi+G

1. A writer is someone who sets their mind to writing. There are those people who are just meant to write, but I also think everyone has the opportunity to be a writer. There aren't certain people who are writers and there aren't certain people who aren't writers. If you set your mind to writing, you'll be able to write. Everyone has something to say and everyone has their own opinion. It's human nature to want people to hear your opinion, and through writing you can achieve that. A writer is someone who uses their creative element through words. I guess you could say anyone can write but you have to have drive to be a //writer. - Randi Gardner

 2. In the article “The Debate That Never Rests” Pamela Paul uses invented ethos as well as situated ethos to discuss her thoughts about babies and their sleeping habits. Situated ethos are shown throughout the article, and each method is compared to her own. She presents Dr. Richard Ferber’s, author of the best-selling book ////Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems////, method of getting the babes to sleep. She also gives another method shown by Dr. William Sears, a best selling pediatrician. An invented etho is shown when Paul brings her baby into the story. Pamela Paul uses little baby Beatrice to prove how well her parenting skills work. She states, “Since the age of three months, out little Beatrice has slept from 7 to 7.” She tells about all the doubt from her peers, maybe some envy, but just maybe if the parents of a snuffy little baby take in her methods, they will not have a snuffy little baby anymore. They could turn that around and make a little angel.

3. I read an article about fatty foods and how they affect memory and performance. Researchers took rats and feed them low fat chow. The rats were to find a sugary treat, and most did really good. Once the rats stated being feed fatty foods, they started to mess up on the maze. They retraced steps and didn't find as many treats. Another test, a test of endurance, showed that fatty foods ////do// // effect the way we perform. 30% of the rats did worse on a treadmill after being feed fatty foods. The effects were dramatic, not even the researchers were expecting such changes. Human research is at a minimum but I don't think the effects could be much different. This article made me say daummnn! I think I might cut lose of the fatty foods! - Randi Gardner //