Elizabeth Mahler's Blog

 A Reflection On Note Taking Styles  One Word, One Phrase, One Sentence This had to be my least favorite of all the note-taking skills we practiced in this unit. I found it very difficult to use my notes in a discussion setting, and it did not facilitate helpful learning skills. When referring to my notes and how I explained my choices of words, phrases, and sentences, the notes themselves did not help me collaborate with my peers nor did they help me when writing my final blog. I believe that using this method within another not taking style would be more beneficial than the original style itself. As well as the note-taking method itself, I do not think the enforced discussion method was helpful at all. The strictness and blandness of the discussion almost warrant  the exercise useless and irrelevant to our learning. I do believe this style helped me in one way, and that was that it showed me I prefer and need less structured notes and open discussion on topics to bene...

The Government Should Stay Neutral on Obesity      When we focus on the topic at hand, the subject of obesity, we must not only look at personal responsibility and government responsibility but the options that are given to us as citizens, to begin with. Now more than ever has the US society become lazy. With countless options like fast food restaurants, takeout, and delivery becoming more prominent in the average U.S. citizen's diet, the lack of proper diet decisions has become more evident in the past decade. Because of convenience, we have swapped out homemade meals for fast food with ingredients that we have never heard of and could be detrimental to our health. People should have the right to do what they want, but they should be responsible for the consequences of their own actions, and they shouldn’t have to pay higher health care costs to cover the irresponsibility of other people. Although focusing on the topic of obesity, this holds true for many things. Such ...