Sophomore Presentation help

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Raven-Phile said:

Of course, there was also this kid who's topics were always about conspiracy theories and alien cattle mutilation. :-\

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Hey.... I didn't go to your school.....

^Heh. This kid also draped towels over his head to be "different" and had a big, bushy unibrow.

so, if you meet those criteria then I am sorry. :)

-Josh

First of all, I thought I included enough smiley emoticons to indicate that my tone was not mean-spirited in any way [in fact I'm jealous...I wish I had the internet when I was in school!].

Secondly I never said asking for help was wrong or bad. Don't you think when I was at the library I would ask for assistance for where to find certain books or articles? Or my parents when building a school project? Of course I did!

However I don't think he should expect to have all the information handed to him. When he asked, "...btw, Rideman, could you tell me where the patent for the magnetic brakes are at?" I feel Dave was correct in giving him the URL but expecting him to do the rest of the research. Had it been me, I would have simply said, "The answer is on the internet...go find it!"

mOOSH

*** Edited 4/6/2005 9:08:59 PM UTC by Mamoosh***

What class was it again? SFSL_Guy07 doesn't say. I don't know whether the objective is research or presentation. And quite frankly, it doesn't matter.

Research means finding information, and it requires evaluating that information to decide whether or not that information is credible. The way I see it, there is nothing wrong with going to the Internet for information; after all, Internet discussion groups probably contain the world's largest single collection of experts about anything. But just asking the "experts" isn't good enough unless you know that those experts really are experts. So wouldn't it be logical to get pointers for primary and secondary sources from those people who may or may not be experts? Evaluating the recommended source and using it for research material seems to me to be a perfectly valid form of research.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Hey everyone, I wasn't asking for information spoon fed to me. I'm sorry if I offended anyone by asking if anyone knew where some good sources are at. Around here in good ole' Roxana Illinois there aren't any books in the library about Millennium Force. I do appreciate all the help that I recieved. And I do look for my own information also, but I would have never known that the patents of the cable lift and magnetic brakes were posted on the internet. And because of Rideman, now I have two great resources.

My presentation is for my AA sophomore English class. I am concentrating on 3 main points: the cable lift, the magnetic brakes, and just over specifications.

Thanks everyone, and again, I'm sorry to have upset a few of you.

Joshua

Isn't that more of a science paper you are writing?

What ever it is good luck. I wish I got to write about the best coaster on the planet for my presentation.

You didn't offend me at all. Its good to see one person who isn't so lazy as to ask for info to be handed on a platter.