4/18

My research question is : Is the danger of plastic surgery truly worth it?
My position is against plastic surgery

The platform that I am picking is prezi the reason for doing so is that I am already very familiar with and I would rather use something i already know how to use since there is not that much time left. The pros of using is that I am able to be very creative the con would have to when I first tried to use it it took a lot of time for me to get the hang of it.
http://prezi.com/yw7kmduf50bc/libr/

One way that the digital age is change the concept is by rarely ever having any sources cited. In many cases if you search for information on line on answer website they usually do not include a cite. This makes it seem as thought it is okay us to plagiarize when in actuality it is illegal. If someone were to over collaborate in their paper or research it would become hard to see if they are really plagiarizing because you wont be able to completely see one person work.

4/2

The dangers of plastic surgery  :

Fu-hua Liu, et al. "[Clinically Analyzing The Possible Side-Effects After Injecting Hydrophilic Polyacrylamide Gel As A Soft-Tissue Filler]." Zhonghua Zheng Xing Wai Ke Za Zhi = Zhonghua Zhengxing Waike Zazhi = Chinese Journal Of Plastic Surgery 19.5 (2003): 328-330. MEDLINE. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.

Milojevic, B. "Complications After Silicone Injection Therapy In Aesthetic Plastic Surgery." Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 6.4 (1982): 203-206. MEDLINE. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.

3/14

Today in class I took a completely different approach when doing my research. Usually I stick with Galileo and Academic resources. Today when doing my research I went to a database called Alt health Watch. Using this helped me out a lot. Because my topic is a more medical issue searching things in the Alt Health Watch brought things more on the health point of view.  Usually when I search for information I use danger or issues on plastic surgery but today I tried problems and plastic surgery and I got a lot of different responses. I did find new material all of the other information that I found only talked about the danger of putting foreign objects in your body but this one talks about the danger of move fat from one part of your body to the other.    

3/4

I used Facebook.com, Twittwer.com and Reddit.com as my tools for today’s research. When using these tools I did find them to be helpful. When you hear social networking we usually think of ways of meeting people but today I was able to use it in a different way. I feel using the social networking sites were helpful because unlike other places that I get my information from I can see what other people find interesting about my topic and also what they find important. I personally use social networking to stay in touch with friends and family. Being an army brat requires you to meet a lot of people but the moving around also makes is hard for you to keep in touch. With social networking I am able to see and talk to people whom I have met all over the world. 

2/26

1.       The article I picked name is “Cut calories with the 250/250 plan” http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/21349420/cut-calories-with-the-250250-plan.

2. In the article says that if you cut out 250 calories out of your daily diet and work out and burn 250 calories there should be higher chances of weight loss.  This is an example of an argument. The argument that they use is from the American Heart Association as their evidence. Yes there was a little use of emotional aspect in this the author mentions that only 1 percent of Americans are considered to be cardiovascular healthy.

2/14

During my presearch process I came to the conclusion that my first topic (cosmetic surgery fraud) did not have a lot of information on it. I reworded my keywords and I learned that there was more information on the dangers of plastic surgery in general oppose cosmetic surgery fraud. When I first searched for a book to fit my new topic I did not get any feedback, but after rewording my topic so that it was not as specific I was able to find a book in print. The book that I was able to find is Reshaping the female body: the dilemma of cosmetic surgery call number: RD119 D385 1195.

2/12

The process that we use in class is very different to what I am accustoming to doing during research. I am the type of person that puts the whole entire question into the search engine. I never knew about the Boolean operators until this class and I have learned that they are a huge help. I am not really confused about anything that we are learning as of now. I also feel though  we are on a good track on learning information. 

special collections

I loved the special collections presentation. I fell that it is really cool that Carrollton still has remains from several decades ago. Before this presentation or this class I was completely in the dark about special collections. I always know there was something down stairs in the library but I wasn't exactly sure what it was. I don’t really think that I will be able to utilize this for any of my classes. Unfortunately I no longer take history classes because I have already taken my required amount and my research topic is more of a current issue.    

1/31

Originally I wanted to do my research on the dangers of fake cosmetic surgeons, but as I searched I could hardly find any of the information that I needed. After seeing this I decide to take another route.  I am now doing my research on cosmetic surgery in general. I am a pre- med major so I try to stay current with new medical procedures and issues. Cosmetic procedures have become a very large party in our society so doing the reach would give a great incite as to what we our putting our self at risk for.   I tried looking for books but I was extremely unsuccessful do to the fact that it is in the medical field and things in the medical field or constantly changing. I did learn that I find more information when I use the search word “plastic surgery” then I did using “cosmetic surgery”.  A primary source I am looking for would have to a be from a patient first hand experiment as well a physician. 

1/29

When doing my research on cosmetic surgeries gone wrong, l would like I would like to use popular sources as well as scholarly journals. When getting my information I would like to get my first hand experiences from popular sources. I would prefer getting my medical view of information from scholarly journals. The discipline that my research would fall under would be biology and sociology because of it medical side and also how it affects our society. I feel as though plastic surgeons, models, and also people between ages 18 to 60(not just limited to women but also men) would have an opinion on my topic.

My research

Last week I picked two topics of interest and they both were dealing with the impersonations of large companies. It was rather difficult deciding on which one I would like to do my research on but finial I picked one ….. fake cosmetic surgery clinic facilities. When I first started my search I just typed in black market cosmetic surgery seven hundred and eighty- two thousand sites popped up at this point I felt a little overwhelmed so I took another I direction. Instead of looking at the vast amount of site first I decide to look at the images to see what the effect is of getting none professional operations done. It was extremely disturbing from this point it gave me a better incite on what kind of things I wanted to know about these fake cosmetic surgeries or “cosmetic surgeries gone wrong”  I now had deeper questions who is fooled  by it the most ?What is being put in your body? How can this harm? When do you know that you are a part of a scam?

Topics of Interest

As we are learning in our 1101 library and academic research class it is quite simple to create a web site that looks extremely legitimate and professional. Not knowing the difference in the long wrong can be harmful to not only your pockets, your academics, but most importantly it can be dangerous as well hurtful to your physical health. For my research project I would like to research fraud modeling agencies or I would like to research unauthorized plastic surgeons. In today’s society there are tons of young aspiring female models that are always looking for work but they don’t always run into legitimate agencies. In their eyes the web site seems okay but in reality many of them are just a trap and a way for them to be easily targeted by the wrong crowd. If you were to type in plastic surgery gone wrong into a search engine thousands of pictures would pop up. Often times I wonder how couldn't these people not know this would happen this is the answer many of these “Plastic surgeons “are not doctors!!!!!  I picked these two things because I would like to see how easy it would be to fall into the same trap that many people fall into every day.

My major purchase

Unfortunately I have never been a cell phone savvy person. I never know the names of the newest and latest phone or what they do because personally I never buy cells that have just came out and this is why. Cell phones and I just do not get along period!!! I break them, I misplace them and I have had them stolen as well. This being said I frequently have to buy new ones. After a while this becomes very frustrating causing me to vow to keep the same phone for a year. To ensure that this happens I have to do some extensive research on cell phones my favorite thing to look at would have to be the reviews. I go to my cell phone company’s website search for the phone I am looking into and read its reviews this way I can  be absolutely positive that the phone I am buying is up to my standards  

My thoughts on the library

When the word library is herd instantly an image of a little old woman instructing everyone to keep down the noise comes to mind. This in some libraries can be somewhat problematic due to the fact this is the ideal place for groups to come and collaborate on a given task. At the Ingram Library here at the University of West Georgia the library offers several different floors and each floor has a different restriction on noise. I find this to be a quality because now if I have a group assignment my group and I are now able to work in a natural territory and we really don’t have to worry about the level at which we are speaking; but if I wanted to work in silence that is also an option. My least favorite part about the library would have to be finding books I hate the way that it is set up and I still have   some confusions regarding this situation.  

ALL ABOUT ME

Hi Everyone,

              

                   My name is Jiya Willis and I am a freshman here at the University of West Georgia. I am currently a biology/ pre- med major. I have a passion for science and love everything that involves it. Over the course of this semester I hope to learn to be less dependent on google because at this point I am EXTREMELY dependent and use it for any and every question i have.