Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Brainstorming Technology

Quick Write:
  • technology is development of tools to adapt to the environment. Scientific Knowledge
  • Computers, Cell phones, ext. represent this technology, science
  • EVERYONE controls it, well most of the time, government will step in when necessary to keep an eye on the peps.
  • People take advantage of you when you lose your own personal information, people will try to profit somehow of you. BLACK MAIL!

Monday, March 2, 2009

Outline

Thesis: Financial aid and students loans are affected devastatingly by the national and California economic crises.

I. Introduction
A. State Thesis

B. Overview of the topic/ lay out the plan for the paper

II. Major Student Loan Companies

A. Lehman Brothers
1. The fall of Lehman Brothers
2. The destruction they caused for the students

B. Best bet for student loans
1. How tough it is and is going to be for students to get good loans
2. Good companies for student loans

III. What has our government done?

A. Congress laws passed
1. Did it help?
2. What else can they do?

B. Future plans
1. Will Obama help out students?
2. Are there any laws/plans in the works?

IV. When can we expect this to end?

A. Time line?
1. Expected end to this
2. What we can do in the meantime

B. How will this affect future generations
1. Long-term effects
2. What we can do to make the situation better

V. Conclusion

A. Restate the Thesis

B. Lessons we can learn from this
1. Its not THAT bad
2. What not to do again

Cartoon:
http://students.ou.edu/H/Kasey.L.Hahn-1/StudentDebt.gif