Who would I like to trade places with?

    

     I believe that given the opportunity to trade places with anyone, it would have to be Reba McEntire.  She is a good country singer, and she has come up through the ranks to get where she is.  She is a hard worker and she believes in having her hand in all her projects.  She owns her own music company, and is an actor, and she is basically a southern raised girl.  She writes her own music, and plays a guitar.  She grew up singing with her family.  She believes in God, and she has a wonderful sense of humor. She believes in giving back, by helping build Homes for Habitat.  Giving back is why she thinks that she has such a good life.  Recently, she gave another family their keys for a new home. 

     

      I want to be like Miss Reba because of the fact that her singing voice is like none I have ever heard before.  I would like to be able to write music like she does.  I admire that she shares what she has and pays it forward for those less fortunate.  She has a work ethic that is to be admired.  I would like to be able to see what I have done on record, which she proves can be done. I would like to own a company that helps new artist jump-start their careers. I would like to have a work ethic as she has in her day-to-day life.  All that I have said above is what I would like to do but what I would like the most is her ability to sing as pitch perfect as she does.  She has a cute southern twang to her voice, which sets that voice apart from other singers.  To be able to sing the way that she does with the confidence that she has in her performances, would be the biggest joy of my life.  I really do admire what Reba has done with her life, so she is the one that I would like to trade places with.

Essay Reviews for peers.

        After reading the essays we wrote, I thought the three that I was assigned were good.  There was some good information reported on.  I just want my class to know that your writing is good, and I felt really good about reading them.
        Keep up on the good works.

Thanks for the good works.
Mary Jo Jensen

Essay 1 What did I learn?

      My first essay was about Killer Whales.  What I learned from this essay is two fold.  I learned  about the library's resources for doing our papers. I also learned about the Killer Whales.

       The Killer Whales are in our oceans, and they move where they can find food to consume.  The research helped me learn that the whales are intelligent.  They have their pods, and there is a unity in each pod.  The whales unite to catch and kill their dinner. It is a group effort. 

        In Canada, scientist are watching certain whales learn more about the habits of the Killer Whales.  There is concern for those whales that get caught in inlets when it freezes.  Most of the whales seem to know when to leave the inlets.

        I have learned how to find the resource to cite my papers.  I thought this essay was fun.  I have always loved the Killer Whale, and this was a fun way to learn about them..Thanks Jenn.

Works Cited Essay I

                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                  

Works Cited

Dahlheim, Marilyn E., and Paula A. White. "Ecological Aspects of Transient Killer Whales Orcinus Orca as Predators in Southeastern Alaska." Wildlife Biology 16.3 (2010): 308-322. Academic Search Premier. Web. 9 May 2013.

M.Thomas, P. Gilbert, et al. "Out Of the Pacific and Back Again: Insights into the Matrilineal History of Pacific Killer Whale Ecotypes." Plos ONE 6.9 (2011): 1-7. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 May 2013.

Williams, Rob, and Len Thomas. "Cost-Effective Abundance Estimation of Rare Animals: Testing Performance Of Small-Boat Surveys For Killer Whales In British Columbia." Biological Conservation 142.7 (2009): 1542-1547. Academic Search Premier. Web. 9 May 2013. 

Advantages of using the Library online database

       There are several good advantages to using the Lane Library online database. The databases have in depth information just about any subject you can come up with.  I used the database to find the migration of the Killer whale, and also the gender roles for the family unit.  I want to find out if the Killer whales life style and their travel stream journey.  The information that I needed was located on the database.  I am not sure which area that I researched is better, but I know that I have found lots of information.  I did think that the video was helpful in my research efforts. Thank you, Jenn, for the link to the Lane Community College Library online video, as it really helped.

Library Source citation

 

I went to the Library Online database and found several helpful reading sources for my essay.  I also found out that this essay will be more technical than I realized.  This topic interests me so I will enjoy finding the information.

Works Cited

M. Thomas P. Gilbert, et al. "Out Of The Pacific And Back Again: Insights Into The Matrilineal History Of Pacific Killer Whale Ecotypes." Plos ONE 6.9 (2011): 1-7. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 May 2013.

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First Resource for new Essay

First resource avenue.

I went to the Library Online for my first research site for my initial information.

I decided to go and look at the video for our class on Moodle first

My subject will be Killer Whales also known as Orca (Orcinus orca)

I found my beginning research information on: About.com

I started at the Library Online web page first, the links took me to the

About.com web site.