Article

This isn't a very long article but I thought it was interesting, http://www.omg-facts.com/History/After-9-11-The-CIA-Used-Eminem-s-Slim-Sh/51797?lp=1

I only looked at the first article because they are all very different. This one is about The CIA using music as a torture technique to get terrorists to give up information. Even though water-boarding is an extremely effective technique the CIA decided to also use a type of music torture. By playing songs like "Enter Sandman" by Metallica and "Bodies" by Drowning Pool those being interrogated would begin to feel uneasy and accidentally give up important information.

This isn't really a opinion based article or an argumentative one, the author is simply stating a fact about something that not many people may know about the CIA. This short piece does make me wonder about the affects of music on people. If it causes those who have never heard it before to have anxiety issues and feel jittery then should we really be listening to it as well? It's something that I want to look u more about now.

More on Researching

So far the researching we have done in class is not too much different from what I had to do in my English class last semester. I did not use the GIL program last semester though and it has been an interesting resource to learn about. I think it will be a search engine I will try to use for this project but if I cannot I know for sure that I will be using it to find resources for my next English paper.

Nothing really confuses me at this point about the things we have covered in class. Everything was taught in a straightforward manner and had very good visual aids to go along with it. 

There also is not anything that I feel the need to focus on, like I said, everything was taught very clearly. I just look forward to seeing what we will do next!

Special Collections

I'm not sure really how I can use Special Collections in this research project since I am writing it about the gradual acceptance about Geek culture. I would not think they would have a lot of information about old Sci-fi shows or movies.

I do think that I could probably use it for my English 1102 class later though when I have to write a paper about the movie The Secret Life of Bees and compare it to other aspects of the South at that time. Since they have so much information on life in Carrollton throughout the years I would assume they would have a lot about the South in general that I may not be able to find in regular books.

I think it is important to use Special Collections because they have many things that you can not find otherwise on the internet. It's also neat to find first or very early editions of printed materials which make great resources for a Works Cited page.