Saturday, June 5, 2010
Reflection - #1.
I think that the blog was a very good idea. It's just people in our class didn't always write their blogs on time so the whole thing just ended up getting of course. If we would of done our work on time and not let three or four blogs or comments go by without doing them I think it would have been a very good on-going assignment. It was really interesting to see what people wrote and to be able to comment on their blogs, as well as people reading my writing and commenting on it. It was also a good idea to have it anonymous so that if you did terrible on a post nobody could tell it was your post. I think this will work better next semister because that rule that if you do your work late marks get taken off, so this will enforce people to have to do their work.
My Connection - #1.
How Asthma effects a Person
Have you ever been playing a sport and found it very hard to breathe? Well a person having a asthma attack would have this feeling but about ten times more extreme. When you are experiencing a asthma attack you feel like your whole chest is collapsing. You also feel like the only solution to this problem is that puffer, which you probably don't have on you..
Never had this problem? Well your extremmely lucky. Asthma sucks, to be blunt, it sucks because when I was a child I always had to be the one to take a puffer before going outside to have fun, to know when I had to stop playing because my chest would start pounding if I didn't. What eight year old kid wants to stop playing right in the middle of a game because they needed to use their puffer?
Asthma is caused by many things; pollution, genetics, and the way your raised. My asthma was caused because of genetics, my dad has it so I get to have it. Pollution has a big impact on asthma because now that our world is more polluted more childern are born with asthma. This is going to impact our society if we don't find a fix for it, so someone find a fix.
Have you ever been playing a sport and found it very hard to breathe? Well a person having a asthma attack would have this feeling but about ten times more extreme. When you are experiencing a asthma attack you feel like your whole chest is collapsing. You also feel like the only solution to this problem is that puffer, which you probably don't have on you..
Never had this problem? Well your extremmely lucky. Asthma sucks, to be blunt, it sucks because when I was a child I always had to be the one to take a puffer before going outside to have fun, to know when I had to stop playing because my chest would start pounding if I didn't. What eight year old kid wants to stop playing right in the middle of a game because they needed to use their puffer?
Asthma is caused by many things; pollution, genetics, and the way your raised. My asthma was caused because of genetics, my dad has it so I get to have it. Pollution has a big impact on asthma because now that our world is more polluted more childern are born with asthma. This is going to impact our society if we don't find a fix for it, so someone find a fix.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Reflection
#13
The blog that we did this year was something that I haven't really done before. Although I didn't really enjoy it very much, I think it was a good experience for University. I thought that it was okay doing the research, but I didn't find my research topics very interesting. It was alright researching my own topics, but some ideas would have been nice as I had a hard time finding a topic that was interesting to me. It was interesting learning about some of the topics that others wrote about although I didn't read very many. Over all it was a good experience.
The blog that we did this year was something that I haven't really done before. Although I didn't really enjoy it very much, I think it was a good experience for University. I thought that it was okay doing the research, but I didn't find my research topics very interesting. It was alright researching my own topics, but some ideas would have been nice as I had a hard time finding a topic that was interesting to me. It was interesting learning about some of the topics that others wrote about although I didn't read very many. Over all it was a good experience.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Reflection
#9
Throughout this semester i have learned very many things. First i learned how to post a blog and commen t on one too. Also i have learned very interesting facts from other post and my own. I have to say that i did not care for some of the topic we had to choose from in the week i had to post. It was hard to post or comment, sometimes becuase the computer or the site had a problem at the time. This is my last post #9, and i'm glad that it is too.
Throughout this semester i have learned very many things. First i learned how to post a blog and commen t on one too. Also i have learned very interesting facts from other post and my own. I have to say that i did not care for some of the topic we had to choose from in the week i had to post. It was hard to post or comment, sometimes becuase the computer or the site had a problem at the time. This is my last post #9, and i'm glad that it is too.
Course Reflection
#19
The blogging system was a very new addition to the course for me. It was well planned out and helped how we only had certain weeks to do one post or one blog and not something every week, well until the end. I liked how we got an entire week to make our post or comment because then it gave us lots of time to plan it out according to our schedule too and it gave us time if we forgot one night that we still had til the end of the week left before it was due.
The blogs helped me understand alot of concepts about biology that I didn't get in class or that I always wondered about. If we were to post a blog, we had to research on the interent which was alot easier then looking it up in a textbook and also gave alot more information about the topic. However, when we had to comment, we had to read someone else's blog and then reflect. In addition, either job we had, we still learned alot about the topic.
Another concept I enjoyed about the blog was how we had many choices. We got to pick from a list of topics to post a blog about and when we commented, we were able to choose the most interesting to us.
One thing I didn't like to much about the blogs was how alot of people didn't post on their assigned week so it made it hard for the commenters to get their job done on time when the others didn't. However, after a while, we were allowed to comment on anyones post so that we didn't have to suffer being late.
The blogging system was a very new addition to the course for me. It was well planned out and helped how we only had certain weeks to do one post or one blog and not something every week, well until the end. I liked how we got an entire week to make our post or comment because then it gave us lots of time to plan it out according to our schedule too and it gave us time if we forgot one night that we still had til the end of the week left before it was due.
The blogs helped me understand alot of concepts about biology that I didn't get in class or that I always wondered about. If we were to post a blog, we had to research on the interent which was alot easier then looking it up in a textbook and also gave alot more information about the topic. However, when we had to comment, we had to read someone else's blog and then reflect. In addition, either job we had, we still learned alot about the topic.
Another concept I enjoyed about the blog was how we had many choices. We got to pick from a list of topics to post a blog about and when we commented, we were able to choose the most interesting to us.
One thing I didn't like to much about the blogs was how alot of people didn't post on their assigned week so it made it hard for the commenters to get their job done on time when the others didn't. However, after a while, we were allowed to comment on anyones post so that we didn't have to suffer being late.
Reflection
#14
The blog was definatley new to me for a class assignment. I thought it was a good idea and was a good way to gain additional marks. One negavtive was it was easy to forget about because it wasn't something handed out weekly, you really needed to keep your self aware of the schedule or else it was very easy to fall behind. Another negative was when it was your week to comment on a certain topic, and there was no post for that week, although we were able to comment on other posts from previous weeks.
One positive was that it was a good way to learn new things related to biology, you either have to research a topic and post it, or you have to read the post and comment, so either way you were learning something new. I also liked having homework that only needed the computer and internet for.
The blog was definatley new to me for a class assignment. I thought it was a good idea and was a good way to gain additional marks. One negavtive was it was easy to forget about because it wasn't something handed out weekly, you really needed to keep your self aware of the schedule or else it was very easy to fall behind. Another negative was when it was your week to comment on a certain topic, and there was no post for that week, although we were able to comment on other posts from previous weeks.
One positive was that it was a good way to learn new things related to biology, you either have to research a topic and post it, or you have to read the post and comment, so either way you were learning something new. I also liked having homework that only needed the computer and internet for.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Personal Conection: Allergies
# 16
Like many people I have allergies a disorder of the immune system. Allergic reactions are cause by usually harmless substances known as allergens. These reactions are very rapid and very predictable and usually happen at a certain time in the year annually. Common allergic reactions include hay fever, asthma attacks, food allergies, and reactions to the venom of stinging insects such as wasps and bees. Personally i have hay fever reactions. Hay fever is an inflammation of the nasal airways. It occurs when an allergen such as pollen or dust is inhaled by a person that has a sensitized immune system and it triggers antibody production. The antibodies bond mostly with mast cells which contain histamine. When the mast cells are stimulated by pollen or dust they release the histamine that causes itching, swelling, and mucus production. When mucus builds up it can start clogging up your airways. This can make it harder for some individuals to breath and stress the respiratory system. Swelling of the throat can also make it harder to get air to the lungs when an individual is struggling with allergies. The goal of treatment for hay-fever is to reduse the symptoms caused by the inflammation. Hay-fever can typically be treated much like any other allergic condition. Eliminating exposure to allergens is the most effective preventive measure, but requires consistent effort. Many people with pollen allergies reduce their exposure by remaining indoors during hay fever season, particularly in the morning and evening, when outdoor pollen levels are at their highest. Closing all the windows and doors prevents pollen blown from the wind from entering the home. When traveling in a vehicle, closing all the windows reduces exposure.Several drugs are used to block the action of allergic mediators, or to prevent activation of cells and degranulation processes. These include antihistamines, cortisone, dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, epinephrine (adrenaline), theophylline and cromolyn sodium. One antihistamine, azelastine, is available as a nasal spray whish some people find a very attractive alternative. However many allergy medications can have unpleasant side-effects, most notably drowsiness. That is how allergies can effect the body and how it can be treated.
Like many people I have allergies a disorder of the immune system. Allergic reactions are cause by usually harmless substances known as allergens. These reactions are very rapid and very predictable and usually happen at a certain time in the year annually. Common allergic reactions include hay fever, asthma attacks, food allergies, and reactions to the venom of stinging insects such as wasps and bees. Personally i have hay fever reactions. Hay fever is an inflammation of the nasal airways. It occurs when an allergen such as pollen or dust is inhaled by a person that has a sensitized immune system and it triggers antibody production. The antibodies bond mostly with mast cells which contain histamine. When the mast cells are stimulated by pollen or dust they release the histamine that causes itching, swelling, and mucus production. When mucus builds up it can start clogging up your airways. This can make it harder for some individuals to breath and stress the respiratory system. Swelling of the throat can also make it harder to get air to the lungs when an individual is struggling with allergies. The goal of treatment for hay-fever is to reduse the symptoms caused by the inflammation. Hay-fever can typically be treated much like any other allergic condition. Eliminating exposure to allergens is the most effective preventive measure, but requires consistent effort. Many people with pollen allergies reduce their exposure by remaining indoors during hay fever season, particularly in the morning and evening, when outdoor pollen levels are at their highest. Closing all the windows and doors prevents pollen blown from the wind from entering the home. When traveling in a vehicle, closing all the windows reduces exposure.Several drugs are used to block the action of allergic mediators, or to prevent activation of cells and degranulation processes. These include antihistamines, cortisone, dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, epinephrine (adrenaline), theophylline and cromolyn sodium. One antihistamine, azelastine, is available as a nasal spray whish some people find a very attractive alternative. However many allergy medications can have unpleasant side-effects, most notably drowsiness. That is how allergies can effect the body and how it can be treated.
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