Final Post!!!!!

I was just thinking about the ideas I submitted for the class that deals with an aspect of chemistry. I thought that some of the ideas I found were very interesting. I like the disappearing ink suggestion I made. I find that stuff fascinating. I went to my friend Sarah’s house the other day and she threw some of that stuff all over my new shirt and I was freaking out! I was about to cry but then it disappeared and she was like, “What are you whining about? I don’t know what you are talking about?” Then she showed me that it was disappearing ink and I starting throwing it all over the place and it would disappear within seconds. That stuff is so cool! I definitely think that would be something cool to look into. I also found this topic about why flamingos are pink? I guess it has to do with the food that they intake. I found that very fascinating and a very cool topic to think about discussing. I like the topic about mood rings too. How do those things work? I always thought it had to do with the warmth of your skin touching the ring or necklace, whatever type of jewelry it is. I would love to look into that. In my earlier post I said that I really like these blogs. I think that if there is a lot of time in my schedule within the next few months that I might actually open up another blog and keep it as a journal for my thoughts. I love to write and I think that I might actually keep one of these blogs for myself. It is fun and I think that it should be continued as a requirement for the class. I really think it gives the teacher a better insight to our feelings and knowledge on the assignments given to us. I think that the papers assignment weren’t that bad, sometimes a little confusing but if I read through the instructions a couple more times I got the picture. I had a good time taking this class and now that I have my AA transfer degree I am ready to get my career moving.

Malaria, Bayer and Chemistry

Malaria is a disease caused by the bites of infected mosquitos. These types of cases usually take place in Africa. Malaria really relates to our current society because there will always be cases of Malaria out there. There are ways to prevent getting it and it is curable. Bayer is relatable to our current society because they make medicine for people to take like aspirin and other pharmaceuticals that are meant to heal. There are many chemists who are responsible for such things to even be possible. The name Bayer is still known in today’s society and is still used often. I have completed my presentation for my final and I am very happy to be done with it all. I am happy now that I have completed all of the homework that I know of in this class and I think I have successfully passed all of my classes. I am off to MSU next semester and I cannot wait. Finals week was fairly easy for me and I am happy to say that I am done with it. This course was really interesting for me, I really thought it was challenging in some aspects but then not too confusing. I really like keeping these blogs because it keeps me thinking. It is like a journal I can speak freely to. I would definitely keep the journals even though I am turning mine in late. I just haven’t been able to get on the blog website in a couple of days so I am completing them while I still can. Sorry!!! I will admit thought that it is my own fault and nobody else’s. I am not making an excuses other than I am an extreme procrastinator. Don’t be like me fellow readers…..

Witches and Chemistry

Witchcraft and Chemistry is a very interesting subject. When I researched into this subject area I found a lot of interesting things but I also have my own thoughts on this matter. I think that we take the word witches a lot more lightly than people used to back in the days. I think that people now a day think of witches like a joke, take Harry Potter for instance. Who really thinks that anything like that is real? I do remember when I was younger and those movies came out that there were parents really against it. Kids will believe anything because they are naïve but parents seem to be more acceptable to the term witches. I think that witches play a big part into the make-up of our society today. In the past witches were thought of as evil beings that sold their souls to the devil. Witches to people back then were magical beings that cast spells and such nonsense. The term witches to me is more of a medicine woman. Most people accused of witchcraft were women that is why I say medicine women. I think that there is a lot of chemistry involved with witches because they make potions and they also have “magic” which in my case is just a combination of chemicals that make it seem like an unnatural explosion or mixture that most people are not used to. Witches are like Chemists! They know how to mix their potions. But most of the potions were meant for healing purposes and they used items that come from nature in order to cure other people.

I have written my outline. I felt a little better after making my outline because I thought the paper was actually easier knowing that all the information going into it came from my own head and that I didn’t need any sources. It was nice to be able to do that and I think a lot less stressful. I wasn’t surprised to submit an outline. I just didn’t turn it in until I had actually had most of my presentation finished. I knew that this week would fly by fast and I was happy. I am a little late writing these blogs so sorry if I am getting a little confusing. I wouldn’t change anything about this course. I really enjoyed taking this class a lot more than I thought I would.

Final Paper and Texitles/Plastic Discussion.

We are supposed to cover the topics of textiles and plastics. We have discussed this topic a lot in class. There are several different kinds of plastics and they can be made from several different sources. We used plastic everyday it seems. I am sure that the keyboard I am using to type this blog is made of plastic. A lot of things we use are made from some kind of plastic. Textiles are in many household items too, mostly clothing and yarn. I know that I probably mention this a lot but we really don’t think about what our items are made from until we are forced to do it. I didn’t know that a lot of these products and their materials had special names. I still like to research and read on the history and the making of products and what it takes to make each thing. I was pretty nervous about the paper. I think the thing that made me most nervous was how to organize it. I am still in the process of starting it and throwing it all together. I have done some thinking on what my products Kodak and Vitamin C mean to me since I am not allowed to paraphrase or take quotes. I am so used to being able to quote things for my papers because I couldn’t word the sentence any better myself. It is going to be different just giving my opinion on the matter of my two subjects, and then I also think it is going to be a lot easier on me because I don’t have to do any research. I guess it’s a win win situation. And now we are going into the subject of Natures Drugs. What I expect to learn is about medicine and things that come from our environment. I think of things like aspirin and what I just wrote my synthesis paper over, folic acid. I think of anything that comes or is made from nature that has healing properties. Even my topic of Vitamin C has healing properties, I remember reading from our book Napoleons Buttons that Vitamin C helps treat scurvy. I think that the final project will be due sometime around finals week. Maybe at the end of finals week….at least I hope :P

Natural Polymers

Natural Polymers relate to our everyday society through so many things. Some natural polymers are found in carpets, hardwood flooring, clothing, paper, cotton, textiles, etc. There are so many things that we have already discussed in our recent discussion board in our class. It was interesting to read in detail about 3 of the long list of natural polymers that we were given. I did mine over carpet, cotton, and hemp rope. If I would have gone into greater detail with my research I could have seen how close natural polymers relate to one another. I think that everything that we have in this world has to come from some kind of chemistry, because nothing can really be made unless we combine two different things to make something new. I think it is really cool how everything we have is even made possible just from chemistry. I never really thought about how much chemistry has influenced our everyday lives until I have taken this class. I feel so much more educated and my range of knowledge has increased, I feel a lot smarter. The Final Exam is in a couple of weeks and I am gonna be honest...I am not ready what so ever. I have been really stressed with school and me starting a new job, I just have so much stuff to memorize from both places I don't know where my head is most of the time. I chose to do my final over Vitamin C and Kodak. I am preparing an outline for my project, or paper. I haven't decided whether or not I am going to write a paper or make a powerpoint. I think that making a powerpoint would be less stressful and since I am mostly just a creative person I think I could have fun with it more that way. I hate to write papers that are boring and I have no interest or really care to whether or not I understand the subject completely. I don’t think that I can say I have any regrets or anything I would take back doing in this class. I feel as though everything happens for a reason and we shouldn’t regret what we do because it was probably what was meant to happen. If things go great for me….then YAY ME! But if not then oh well…..bummer. I guess the real decision for me is whether I am going to do a paper or powerpoint. I guess we shall just see what I have time for and what I feel like at that point in time.

Medicinal History and Group Project

I am so happy to be done with the group project!!!!! I feel a little less occupied but I feel as though I have been slacking off a bit. I feel horrible for doing that but I have so many issues going on in my life right now. I have been really stressed and it is nice to eliminate one of those stressors, being the group project. I will tell you all what I did in order to finish the project. I finished the annoted bibliography, completed parts, and any other outline thingy that needed to be dropped off in the drop box for the group project. I made an outline of all that I wanted on the powerpoint and sent it to Baron and Michael. Baron made a powerpoint template which we used and then we did individual slides. I combined them all, added transitions, pictures, and sound effects to finish it all up. I posted the project on blackboard in the discussion board and the teacher emailed me back saying it looked great. I was happy to get good feedback on it and get that off my shoulders. Now I have completed my group evaluation sheets and now I am catching up on these blogs and discussion boards posts for the class. I am beginning my final paper. I am getting a late start on it but I think after this week it should be completed. I have a lot of time to do my homework when I work the late shift at my job. I was pretty confused on what we were supposed to do or how the paper or powerpoint is to be set up. I think now that I have actually looked in detail as to what the teacher wants under the lessons tab I will be able to complete my project. Yes I was worried when he said no sources or bibliography but now that I think about it, it just leaves more room for me to talk with my own opinion or the whole subject matter. I will only discuss what I know about my compound and company. This blog post requires me to talk about what I thought of the Medicinal History lesson we did wayyyyyy long ago. I really found it quite interesting to see the different compounds that are used in medicine. I did my post over 3 compounds you can easily find on the periodic table, like gold and bismuth ( I can’t remember the other one right now). I also remember finding some very interesting information on all three of my compounds. I guess you could say if I got a little excited over the research that I enjoyed it. J