Extra Credit

What you did? What you learned? Why others should do the activity?

Week 1: Go to http://www.freerice.com/ and donate 1000 grains of rice.
Freerice.com is a website which serves a dual purpose: to donate food to those in need, and to help build people's vocabulary. On it, I went through probably about twenty words which helped to donate rice. From it, I learned some new words like deglutition (swallowing). Others should do the activity to challenge their brain, and to do good for the world.

Week 2: Go to http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/ and post your six-word memoir
On this website, I posted my six-word memoir. It was an interesting activity, because it really makes you think about your life. Defining and summarizing your life in six words is so difficult. It's just a really good way to think about the past, and to analyze the way you live your life.

Week 3: Go to http://www.npr.org/ and search for the StoryCorps. Listen to one "story."
I listened to the "story" A Blind Date That Turned Into 60 Years. It was really interesting, because I could not imagine being married for that long. It was really cute to see how the couple related. This was an interesting assignment for extra credit and I would recommend this site to other people because you can learn a lot from others' experiences.

Week 4: Go to Web of Language- and select one story that interests you.
I read the story What to name the baby? Forget grandma, hire a consultant. This story was interesting, but kind of depressing at the same time. People should not hire someone else to come up with a name for their kid. It was just bizarre. Others should do this, because there is a lot that you can learn from the most random happenings in the world. Even if these stories do not come in handy in school, they can sure come in handy during conversations. These stories can serve as evidentiary support during arguments, or just to make your own point more interesting.

Week 5: Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3XxOfjntFA and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP2fBWrH46M. Watch the two links.
The first video was just too much for me, but I really liked the second one. I thought it was really informative about the use of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos in movies. It also helped me to understand Ethos, Pathos, and Logos better because it used a media that I am familiar with and like.

Week 6: Go to www.actsofkindness.org and read the stories. Then decide on a random act of kindness that you can do.
It was kind of funny to read these stories, because you can tell some teacher had her class write their own act of kindness stories, so some of the stories were ridiculous. I like the concept of this website, but I do not think that it really does any good. Acts of kindness are not supposed to be bragged about. Maybe the stories should not be written by the person who did the act, but rather by the person who reaped the reward. I am not going to write about what I can do, but about an act of kindness that I received instead. This past summer I parked my car in a store's parking lot and went inside, when I came back out I realized that I had locked my keys inside my car. This was not atypical for more, I did it all the time. Luckily for me there was a auto parts store near where I parked, so I went in and bought a Slim Jim. Unfortunately for me, It was harder to use than I thought. So, I asked these two guys to help me and they gave it the good ole college try for about an hour, but they could not get it either (1st Act of Kindness right there). After they left, I called my brother because he works at a car dealership and knows what to do, but he could not come help me because he had to work. Luckily for me, he called his friend C-saw who came and popped the lock for me. When I asked him if there was anything I could in return, he simply said "pass it on." It was such a nice thing for him to do, and he did not even ask anything in return.

Week 7: Locate three youtube links that deal with your project two area for inquiry. Post these links on your blog.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=female%20gangs&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wv#q=girl%20gangs&emb=0

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=girl%20gangs%20scissor&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wv#q=gangs&emb=0

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=girl%20gangs%20scissor&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wv#q=gangs%20police&emb=0&start=10

Week 8: Locate the email address for the author of one of your sources. Construct an email to that author, and mention the research you are doing. Ask a question, or give a perspective on his or her research. BCC me on the email.
~~Get out of jail free card.~~

Week 9: For Halloween, dress in a costume which reflects a topic or character discussed in class. Take a photo of your "self" and post it on your blog.
~~Get out of jail free card.~~

Week 10: Vote or if you are not old enough to vote, go to http://www.rockthevote.org and locate your polling place.
I VOTED! I don't have much to say about it, but I feel proud that I was able to participate in such a historical election.

Week 11: Submit a piece of your writing to the Eckerd Review. www.eckerd.edu/ecreview.
~~Get out of jail free card.~~

Week 12: If you have received a "get out of jail free" card, then that can be redeemed for three extra credit opportunities.

Week 13: If you have perfect attendance for the course, you may use that for two extra credit opportunities.
~~Get out of jail free card.~~

Week 14: Go to www.1000000monkeys.com. Post the beginning to your own story. Post the link to your story on your blog.
~~Get out of jail free card.~~