Post 3

So far, I haven't gathered too much information. I know that I am going to visit my sister this weekend and that will give me a lot more to work with. I have talked to her on the phone briefly but I really only went over with her what I was going to be doing. I'm going to be asking her how her softball schedule works with her classes, and what conflicts arise. Also, I'm going to be asking my other participant how college life is different now that he isn't playing football anymore. I looked online at the team's website and just kind of glided over there academic achievements among each player. I think that the research I'm going to be doing is more nonacademic because I don't have facts, or statistics that I can get from books and articles, I'm going to be basing most of everything on there opinions.

Post 2

The subculture I've chosen is College Athletics. The fieldsite I will be visiting is SIU. My sister goes to school there and is on the softball team. Also, her boyfriend also attends school there and is a graduate of Purdue, where he played on the football team. When I go to visit I expect to see the team at practice and on there off time. I want to get a feel for how college life differs for them than for non athletes. Also, I want to get a male's perspective on college sports, good and bad.

Box #11

The subculture I've decided on is College Athletics. When I was in high school I played sports and they are still very interesting to me. I went to a school that had many athletes continue there career in college. One of these athletes was my sister. Another, my best friend. Lastly, another was one of my other close friends. The good thing about knowing these people and being able to get insight on how college athletics works is that, my sister is now in her junior year, so she has been around a while and has the hang of things. On top of that, she loves it. My friend, is a current freshman approaching her first season. She, on the other hand, doesn't like it as much and may even consider quitting. My last source will bring more diversity to the group because it is an already graduated male.
The only problem that I may come across is that since I am so close to them I don't want them to alter somethings that they may say to other people. Also, I don't want them to take advantage of our relationship and leave out details.

Box #2

I have some weird habits or tendencies that are reoccurring every time I start my routine of doing my hair when I get out of the shower. As soon as I get in my room I brush my hair until all the knots are out, then I use my comb to part my hair to the side and if the part is slightly off or doesn't look right then I redo it until it looks like it always does. After I have my hair parted and combed straight then I sit on my bed with my tv on and I listen to music on my laptop with my headphones in while I blow dry my hair. I dry my hair in sections and then push it over to the side so that I get all of it dry. When it's all dry I pick up my laptop and carry it to my dresser where my mirror and hair straightener is. I keep my head phones in while I straighten my hair. First, I straighten the top layer of my hair and then I put it all up in a ponytail with only a little bit of hair down, then I straighten that part, followed by pulling more hair out of the ponytail out until it's all straightened. After it looks the way I want it to I run my fingers through it and voila the finished product.
I'm pretty sure I'm going to continue the same routine my entire life because I have been doing it as long as I can remember even upon moving to new places. If anything is different in my routine, it feels like something isn't right all day.

Post 1

The last paper I wrote in ENG 103 was my favorite. We were able to pick the type of paper that we wanted to write. I chose to write an analysis. I wrote about the movie Juno. Since I was interested in my topic I didn't wait until the last minute to write it, like I usually do. I watched the movie all the way through and then highlighted on the main parts after the movie was finished. I used these highlighted scenes as a starter for the actual paper and also for a rough draft. When I wrote the final draft I watched the movie in sections and wrote as certain things happened. Whether it is the movie playing or my roommate talking to me, I always have to some kind of noise. I can't concentrate when there is silence and find myself easily distracted. The weird thing about this is that I was the complete opposite in high school.

The difference to me between editing and revising is that when you edit something you go through and look for mistakes. Whether someone else is reading the paper or you are proofreading, the mistakes are usually crossed out and suggestions are made. Revision is when you actually go through and rewrite the edited areas and piece them in with the paper.