English 112, Week 5 post 1

Listed below are a few periodical articles I came across that will be very useful for my topic.

Author: Chris Moon
Article Title: Evolution
Title of Periodical: Topeka Capital-Journal, The
Date: November 9, 2005
Pages on which article appears: N/A (online journal organized by articles for certain dates)

I found this article through http://www.findarticles.com/
The specific link to the article: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_20051109/ai_n15839735
Date Accessed: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 @ 10:40 A.M.

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Author: Dylan T. Lovan
Title of Article: Creationism backer calls evolution racist
Title of periodical: Desert News (Salt Lake City)
Date: February 9, 2008
Pages: N/A (online article)

I found this article through http://www.findarticles.com/
The specific link to this article: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20080209/ai_n21305736
Date Accessed: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 @ 10:52 A.M.

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Author: Desert News (Salt Lake City)
Title of Article: Schools now teach 'religion'
Title of Periodical: Desert News (Salt Lake City)
Date: November 1, 2007
Pages: N/A (online article)

I found this article through http://www.findarticles.com/
Specific link to the article: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20071101/ai_n21092285
Date Accessed: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 @ 10:58 A.M.

ENGL 112, Week 4 post 2

My plan for conducting field research on creation vs. evolution will involve two interviews (either in person or through phone/e-mail). One of the interviews will take place with a person that has extensive knowledge in regards to the evolutionary theory. The second interview will be conducted with our local minister, Revered Nathaniel Fosage; as he has extensive knowledge in all categories of Christian beliefs, including creation.

ENGL 112, Week 4 post 1

Listed below are the books that I came across that could contain potentially useful information.

Mesa State College - Tomlinson Library:

Name of author: Barr, Stephen M.
Title: Modern physics and ancient faith
Subtitle: Stephen M. Barr
Place of publication: Notre Dame, Indiana
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Date of publication: Copyright 2003

Name of author: Gale, Barry G. (Barry George)
Title: Evolution without evidence : Charles Darwin and The origin of species
Subtitle: Barry G. Gale
Edition: 1st edition
Place of publication: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Date of publication: Copyright 1982

ENGL 112, Week 3 post 2

Due to my late arrival in this English 112 class, I posted my week 2 discussion after everyone else. As a result, I didn't receive any comments on my topic and ways that it could be narrowed down. However, I am going to narrow my topic down by focusing primarily on the effects of not giving students the option to study creation in a public school. I will also discuss the background of both creation and evolution.

ENGL 112, Week 3 post 1

Listed below are the following keywords that I derived from my research question:

John
Genesis

States
Schools
Religion
Policies
Politics

Evolution
Charles Darwin
1800s
Scientific theories
English Naturalist

God
Time
Animals
Humans
Nature
Laws of nature

Idea
Prediction
Thesis
Hypothesis

In order to complete this assignment, I downloaded the "Use My Research Question To Generate Search Terms" word document. I then searched through my research question and identified the primary nouns and phrases in order to obtain the keywords listed above. Lastly, I searched Wikipedia for valuable terms that could aid in searching for information at a later date.

ENGL 112, Week 2 post 2

Creation vs. Evolution

Research questions:
1. Could creation ever be taught in public schools again?

2. How could the reintroduction of teaching creation in schools effect the individual?

3. Should evolution be the only world origination theory taught in public schools?

4. What is creation?

5. What is evolution?

6. When did creation and evolution ideas surface?

7. Where were the ideas written?

8. Who developed the creation and evolution ideas?

9. Why are so many individuals siding with evolution instead of creation?

10. Would the world be a better place if creation was more widely acknowledged and accepted?

Question that best meets needs of writing situation:

9. Why are so many individuals siding with evolution instead of creation?

Refined question:

9. Even though God and his biblical teachings are still very prominent in the United States, why are a growing number of men, women and children siding with the theory of evolution as apposed to creation?

ENGL 112, Week 2 post 1

I have narrowed my creation vs. evolution topic down a considerable amount. The result is a more focused topic on why more individuals are siding with the evolutionary theory instead of creation. During some preliminary research, I found a few websites that will be very useful in further investigating my topic. The sites are listed and explained below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution: This is a somewhat thorough explanation of what evolution is, which person created this theory and how it was derived. Wikipedia is the source of this article.

http://www.allaboutcreation.org/: This website thoroughly investigates all of the aspects of creation. Where does the idea originate; why do so many people believe in the idea; how can creation be applied to the scientific discoveries of today.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-11-20-faith-edit_x.htm: This is an opinionative article published by USA Today, written by Charles C. Haynes. The article gives Haynes' opinion on how the abandonment of God (specifically creation) in public school systems has not effected anyone’s beliefs or mannerisms.

ENGL 112, Week 1 post 2

I have decided to conduct a research paper on creation vs. evolution. I chose this topic because I always find myself in an argument with someone else in regards to how outrageously mythical creation is compared to evolution. I want to draft an essay arguing that creation is infact more logical than evolution due to many factors which will be explained in the paper.
Creation is defined by a higher being (God) creating our earth and everything that inhabits it in just seven days! Evolution is defined by tons of particles from exploded stars forming together in near perfect spherical shape and producing our entire solar system all at the same time. Millions of years later, many frozen, water logged meteorites containing bacteria collided with the earth to create life-filled oceans. These bacteria transformed over billions of years into animal and human life.
I am unaware of the precise details that pertain to the evolutionary theory, such as how the exploded star particles came together all at once into perfect spheres to form our solar system. I hope to gain a little more insight on why so many people are siding with the theory of evolution. I am also looking forward to obtaining more detailed information on the Biblical creation of the earth; such as what objects and animals were created on which days.

ENGL 112, Week 1 post 1

I have been thinking of numerous topics to research. I have always been fascinated in Sir Isaac Newton’s Research and would like to know more about him as a person and some of his discoveries. It would also be interesting to write a research paper on Christianity vs. Evolution.