Researching all around us!

this chapter of the book talks alllllll about research. it goes into great detail about how to write a research paper. it starts from the very start, from forming an idea and ends with how to polish off your essay to make it great and unique. one part of the chapter that caught my attention was when it talked about researching in neighborhoods. i thought this was interesting. i feel as though this isnt really done anymore and it would be a fun and creative way to do research for when i do my research paper. the part about the communitys citizens was interesting. "People who have lived in the community for a long time can tell you about the history of the community or about their perspective on the affects of past events". this to me was perfect. my community is made up of mostly older citizens which would be perfect for my research project. with my topic perhaps going to be school budget cuts, perhaps i could make a survey of some sort to take around the community?

Comanies lend helping hand in a crucial time

The article that was about a conference that talked about Companies in the bay area helping out in their communities. The conference was held in Palo Alto just the other night. The speakers urged other fellow businessmen to get their companies to become active in their communities. They stressed that this doesn’t have to be a donation. It could be building a playground or helping out a soup kitchen. There was a catch to this meeting. It was said by “Bret Waters, chief executive of Woodside software start-up Tivix, told those gathered that consumer surveys show people will buy products that they associate with companies that do good, all other things being equal”. This would give businesses an incentive to help out the community. As I pondered the thought of this I thought that it was a little shallow, I mean they should be helping out in the community in the first place! As I thought though it was okay with me! These corporations and businesses are helping out in a time of need. Many schools around the bay area and the country are being cut of millions of dollars. If these companies and corporations are helping schools in any way shape or form, hey that’s wonderful! People are not doing so well economically speaking. These companies cannot be doing very well either. It is nice to see and hear about companies lending a hand and helping out the community. One non-profit organization called HandsOn Bay Area is committed to helping corporations get involved in their own communities. They aim to give these businesses an opportunity to return the favor back to the community. The thought of these huge corporations giving back gave me hope that there were still people out there who care about the communities that they working in.