Month: March 2019

10:45-11:00

As I watched for the 15 minutes, I only saw one eagle. The eagle was puffed up and didn’t move much. The only movement I observed looked like the eagle was taking deep breaths and it occasionally picked up its head and looked around. I was raining throughout the time. I also saw a warning that said it contained footage of a dead bird, but I didn’t see that. I’m curious to know who was the bird B13.

Looking at the CLASS DARA, what conclusions can you drow about the nutrition value of the meals/ snacks this group of students is consuming?

The nutritional value of the group’s meals is not very good. In all but one category, the majority of the class did not get the recommended amount of the nutrient. Also, the students that got the recommended amount of nutrients was last in every category.

Assuming the majority of the food consumed is from the Commons dining hall and/ or other venues on campus, what suggestions do you have for the food service managers?

I would suggest that they provide more options for people that might not like what’s being served.

What spices do you wish were available at the dining hall? Are there nutrients in spices?

I wish there were garlic and ginger available at the dining hall. There are nutrients in some spices.

When I started to watch the eagle cam, there was one eagle lying down with its head up. It looked around and twitched its wings a few times until putting its head down after about three minutes. When it put its head down, its wings moved to the side of its body exposing its white tail. This was the majority of the movement I saw. Towards the end of the 15 minutes, the eagle sat up at started to dart its head around with its beak open. Its wings moved more central again, covering its tail. It also started to breath heavier. That is all I observed during the 15 minutes.

Questions to answer before watching this video

• In what ways do you see yourself as a writer? Are you a poet? A journalist? A blogger?  What style of writing is most familiar and comfortable for you?

I am primarily a composition writer because most of the writing I have done in the past has been in English class. I am most familiar and comfortable with a traditional five-paragraph essay.

• What is your impression of scientific writing?

When I think of scientific writing I think of a long, boring piece of writing that is difficult to read.

Answer this question after you watch the video

• How do Wilson’s ideas fit with your experience or ideas about scientific writing?

The poet mindset was different to me because, in my experience of scientific writing, it has not had that effect on me. I also haven’t experienced scientific writing that is written like a journalist. For me, the reading has been much more confusing

• What if anything surprised you about Wilson’s description of scientists, and their emotions and values as they fit into the process of science?

Most of the descriptions Wilson used surprised me because when I think about scientists, that is not the picture that I paint in my head.