Blog Assignment 5

I had looked at several topic for essay 2. I still cannot come to the conclusion on which one would be the best one for me to do. I did do some research on the Pinkerton Detectives. They were a private U.S. security guard and a detective agency. It was established in 1850. Their security services ranged from security guarding to private military work. There were more agents employed than there were members of the standing army of the U.S. The Pikertons were hired to track western outlaws like Jesse James, the Reno Gang, and the Wild Bunch. It is pretty neat that there were private agencies hired to track down some of the wild ones from the West. I still do not think that I have enough information about this to be able to write a 6-8 page paper so I am still researching for others.

Blog Assignment 4

Weather has made it difficult for me to do assignments this past two weeks. I was not able to do peer reviews but I have looked over my paper and changed a few things. I was trying to get a good introduction and after a few times reading it I think that I got it this time. I found several grammer mistakes in my paper and have changed them. I am going to submit my paper and hope for the best. Hopefully next time I can get reviews to help me with my paper.

Blog Assignment 3

In this week's blog we were suppose to discuss our peer reviews that we had received on our essay. Due to the weather I was unable to submit my essay in time and I could not respond to anyone's essays. I just now got power back and I am trying to catch up on all of my assignments. I am sorry that I could not read and respond to peer reviews in time. Trust me I would have rather done anything than what I was doing. It was pretty rough without power for almost 2 weeks. Hopefully things will get better and everyone can get caught up on all of their assignments. I hope everyone is ok and everyone gets power back soon if you don't already have it.

Blog Assignment 2

1. www.theodoreroosevelt.org
This website is amazing. It gives great detail about anything you would need to know to get to know more about Theodore Roosevelt. It has different links to click on to guide you on what you want to read about. It has biography link, photographic bio, timeline, quotes, and much much more. This is quite a resourceful site. It helps to understand more and is going to be helpful in my essay.

2. www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/theodoreroosevelt/
This website is definetly credible. It just does not give enough information to be able to use in my essay. This site gives a quick overview as his life as president. It does not go into great detail, but some may learn about some of the hightlights as president.

3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt
I have always found these websites to be helpful in my writing of essays. This type of website uses other resources to create their site. There are many different catagories on this site. This is why I like them so much. It gives information about every little single thing that occured in Roosevelt's life and all the great accomplishments that he made. It has a variety of information.

4. www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/theodore_roosevelt.html
This website was very different from the rest of the sites I explored. This site does not give any information about his life or accomplishments made. This site simply gives quotes that were made by him throughout his life that have stuck with people today. It is very neat to read some of the things he had said. Some companies even got their saying from Roosevelt. Read them you might find them interesting.

5. www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/i_r/roosevelt.htm
This website is great for my essay about Theodore Roosevelt. It had some other information that was more important to my paper compared to other sites. This overview of his life gave more of a connection to him and the West. It tells about his contribution to the West and the people that lived there. This site gave more information than just him as President of the United States. This site will be a big source for my essay.

Blog Assignment 1

This semester is going to be quite interesting. The wild wild west is something that I know nothing about. I do not get into western movies. I have watched a few before, but they are not for me. There is a few people that I have heard from the old days. I have heard of Jesse James, Billy the kid, and Big Foot. I do not know a lot about any of them. I hope their lives were interesting. This will keep me more into what I am writing about. This is a hard subject for someone who has never really got into it. Some of you may enjoy this semester. I know there is a lot of people who enjoy western movies and subjects. The only thing that I like about the wild wild west or western style shows and subjects are the buildings. I love the swinging doors on the fronts and the look of the buildings. All the towns seemed to be small too. That is something else I would have enjoyed. I wish everyone good luck this semester. I hope to learn a lot about this subject.