Week 9 Kaplan

WOW has this week kicked me in the butt, between my job, my family, and school I feel run down and depleted, I guess life will not always throw you a bone and in the end I suppose all you can do is look ahead to the future and hope that everything that you are doing pays off in the end. The funny thing about that is that it is easier said then done, to be able to keep a positive state of mind despite all the BS that surrounds you! If anyone has the answer feel free to enlighten me

Week 8 Kaplan,

Wow another week came and went, my daughter's stay with my wife and new born finally came to and end,:( it is always a sad day to see your children go, I did enjoy every moment that she was here. Even thought that I had to work the entire time that she was here my wife and I made the best of it, Like I said before you have to be able to roll with all the punches that life throws at you. How you handle these blows is what makes you who you are and shows your true character. I look forward to my last two week of this semester.

week 7 kaplan,

Finally our semester is coming to an end, this week has brought many relieves, our dreaded rough draft has finally been completed. My baby boy turned 8 months this week! my 9 year old baby girl is in town visiting, It has been over a year since I have seen her, for those who do not have kids let me tell you that if you care about your kids it is not easy not to see them. I look forward to finishing this semester.

Week 6 in our composition class
This week is a very happy week for me. My daughter is visiting me from North Carolina, and meeting her brother (my baby son with my present wife) I don't get to see her too often but when I do it's the happiest time for me. She is 8 yrs old, and acts like she is going on 30! I can't believe how big she has gotten. Time really does fly by. I am appreciating every moment with the baby because I know how fast things can go.

This week I finally put pen to paper, or key to screen, and began to work on my rough draft.

One of the styles that I prefer to use is the free writing style , the reason I like using free writing is because it allows me to put all my ideas down without really thinking about it. Once I go back and review what I have written down, it allows me to take ideas and put them down on my research paper. I look forward to completing my work, and move forward with my studies.

Does the Internet blur the lines of “legally owned”? Consider sites like YouTube and Wikipedia?

In today's highly connected world, the Internet has given people the ability to search anything within a moments notice. How ever this all comes with a grey area of not knowing sometime who to give credit to, websites like You Tube and wikipedia provide and show information for other to use, I assume that user acknowledge that the moment that they post any information on these sites it becomes free game to anyone who wants to use it right? or is there a disclaimer stating that is will be open for everyone's use? I believe that at the point that you post something is automatically becomes the property or "legally owned by the website that you are using and that website allows any one person to do what they please with the information that is being shown.!! That is my take on it !

Being an online student is not as easy as some people may think, you have to realize that the majority of people become online students because they have responsibilities that keep them from attending a traditional class room setting. Me for example I have a full time job and a 7 month baby boy and a teenager. So being an online student has allowed me to further my education while allowing my self to continue with my everyday responsibilities.

The anonymity that comes with being an online student does not really affect me I am very comfortable being anonymous. I think one of the biggest things that I have noticed i s the fact that i have become so self motivated thorough out the courses even though I get tired and the work may become difficult I always find a way to pull through and for that I am very proud of my self. I think in order to create a closer class community the students should take it upon themselves to keep close contact with their fellow classmates.

This week has reminded me how short life is but at the same time how meaningful it can be depending on how you live it. This weekend my family and I had a short vacation that turned out to be not the most relaxing time. To say the least, I was pretty upset about all the plans going down the drain. I complained about the driving, my wife and I argued just about the whole weekend, even our baby was not having it The day we got back home we learned that a family member had a stroke after a major fall, and he is expected to die within the week! That is when life hit me yet again it reminded me that life is short and it will fly by, how you live you live is how you will leave your legacy to your kids, grandkids and anyone person who you have interacted in you life. In the end you will not be remember for all your achievements and glories, you will be remembered for who you where and how you lived your life

This week has been great! My best friend is in from out of town, its fathers day weekend and next week i will be going to New York for 4 days. Work and school are what they are a stepping stone to a better future! like better Ferris Buller said " The question isn't "what are we going to do," the question is "what aren't we going to do?"

Hello!

My Name is Normando Mauricio Herrera. I am a Former Army Veteran, who is married to a beautiful woman and the proud father of my baby boy Christian, my little girl Angelina, and my great son Steven.

If there is one thing that life has taught me is to always expect the unexpected. My outlook in my short time in this world is that no matter what happens, life will never wait for you and before you realize time will fly by before you know it.