Reflections

The audience I choose for this assignment was a very broad one because of the wide age range of people with this problem. I wanted to be able to address everyone who had question and concerns whether they were young or old. The reason I wrote this was just so people were aware the harmful side affects that could result form these procedures. Also I know many young people, including me, do not always follow the instructions given from our health care providers and that can and will cause problems. In this argument I was trying to prove that with the new technologies also come more intense and serious consequences. I am not trying to convince anyone not to get help with their vision problems, but to be aware of the possible damages or consequences that may come with them BEFORE they make a decision.

I am proud of the fact that I am helping other people by using my own experience. I know now the dangers and want to warn others about them. I have a great, not so great for me, personal experience that hopefully will help people realize this is serious stuff. I know already people have told me every time they fall asleep with their contacts in they think of me. Or that they are going to start taking their contacts out more often. I wish I had more time to work on this paper because of all the other assignments I have at the end of the year I have been very stretched for time. I also wish it did not have to be a hypertext essay. I still vary much so do not like those and would rather just turn in a paper. With it being hypertext not only do you have to write the paper but you have to design the pages, make sure all your links work and all that jazz. Because we are only able to access Dream weaver at school that is the only opportunity you have to work on it. I know for me personally that if I do not get it done in class it is very hard for me to find extra time because while I am at school I have classes back to back till 10 at night and the days I am not at school I am at work from 6am till 8pm. This does not give me personally a lot of time to come back to school and work with dream weaver.

I think the peer reviews are very helpful and enjoy doing them.

Argument Paper: Week 12. Day 1

My Topic is about how the new technology has better results for eye procedures but the side effects and "gone wrong Stories" are now more severe.

1. How does with the invention of new technology do the side-effects/ dangers of the new technology get worse?

~Is the risk worth the end product?

2. With the invention of new technology the risks you take of permanent damage is also increased in regards to eye care.

3. Evidence:

a. Dangers that come with these new technologies.

b. Examples: Articles already collected

c. Facts: Problems that have already arose.

4. I will find this evidence in the data base here at school.

a. Inspire

b. Google Scholar

5. Sources:

a. Meadows, M. (2003, January). FDA Issues Warning on Decorative Contact Lenses. FDA Consumer, 37(1), 18. Retrieved March 20, 2008.

b. LASIK eye surgery: Alternative to corrective lenses [Electronic version]. (2007). Mayo Clinic.

c. Rados, C. (2006). A Focus on vision [Electronic version]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

d.
Focusing on Contact lense saftey [Electronic version]. (2006). U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The above sources are ones I used previously and are proven to be good reliable sources.

e. http://69.20.19.211/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01127.html :

f. http://ezinearticles.com/?Contact-Lens-Infection---The-Dangers-Of-Wearing-Contacts&id=802737

g. http://www.allaboutvision.com/askdoc/contact-lenses.htm

h. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/06/04/health/main511003.shtml

i. http://lasik-dangers-exposed.org/

6. Evidence:

a. Personal Experience: http://noveltycontactlens.blogspot.com/2007/12/dangers-of-novelty-contact-lenses.html

b. http://www.fda.gov/Fdac/features/2003/103_eyes.html

c. http://www.pendletoneye.com/danger.htm

d. http://www.lasiksucks4u.com/

Argument Paper

1. How does with the invention of new technology do the side-effects/ dangers of the new technology get worse?

~Is the risk worth the end product?

2. With the invention of new technology the risks you take of permanent damage is also increased in regards to eye care.

3. Evidence:

a. Dangers that come with these new technologies.

b. Examples: Articles already collected

c. Facts: Problems that have already arose.

4. I will find this evidence in the data base here at school.

a. Inspire

b. Google Scholar

5. Sources:

a. Meadows, M. (2003, January). FDA Issues Warning on Decorative Contact Lenses. FDA Consumer, 37(1), 18. Retrieved March 20, 2008.

b. LASIK eye surgery: Alternative to corrective lenses [Electronic version]. (2007). Mayo Clinic.

c. Rados, C. (2006). A Focus on vision [Electronic version]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

d.
Focusing on Contact lense saftey [Electronic version]. (2006). U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The above sources are ones I used previously and are proven to be good reliable sources.

e. http://69.20.19.211/bbs/topics/news/2004/NEW01127.html :

f. http://ezinearticles.com/?Contact-Lens-Infection---The-Dangers-Of-Wearing-Contacts&id=802737

g. http://www.allaboutvision.com/askdoc/contact-lenses.htm

h. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/06/04/health/main511003.shtml

i. http://lasik-dangers-exposed.org/

6. Evidence:

a. Personal Experience: http://noveltycontactlens.blogspot.com/2007/12/dangers-of-novelty-contact-lenses.html

b. http://www.fda.gov/Fdac/features/2003/103_eyes.html

c. http://www.pendletoneye.com/danger.htm

d. http://www.lasiksucks4u.com/

Recent Argument

The last time I got in an argument it was over my puppy. I believe that she can be left out for short periods of time while we are out of the house. This is the only way she will learn how to be out of her cage while we are gone. Starting a little at a time and building up the time we leave her out I believe would be the best way. Plus I hate having to lock her up in her cage every time we leave, she looks so sad. :(

Some Dangers of Corrective Eyewear

I choose to do the essay I did because I recently had a problem of my own in regards to my subject. I wrote this with the audience of a regular person reading this essay. The issue I am talking about is a common issue and affects many different people all over the world and I believe this essay can relate to every one of them.

The layout of my project I tried to keep simple and easy to follow. I had three very clear topics and I believe they were easy to follow. If someone only wanted to read about the contacts it was very easy for them to simply click on that link and find all the information they needed.

My podcast was personal story and why I decided to do this topic. I did not want to dwell on and on in the podcast about me but the fact that we need to listen to the instructions that are given to us because they are there for a reason.

My power point was mostly helpful tips on how to protect your eyes. I also added some visual aspects to it just to reiterate my point of why we need to follow these instructions given to us. I hope nobodies eyes ever look like the ones in my Pictures.

I enjoyed doing this project because I got to see the many different ways you can injure your eyes and I also learned more about what I did to my own eye and I know I will never do that again!

If I had more time I would develop my sections deeper. I have more information that I could have added into my essay I just did not have the time to do it. I would also organize it so it was in a clearer format.

My sources were all scholarly and taken from credible magazines or journals. I would use a larger variety of sources if I could have found them.

Podcast

My Topic is the misuse of corrective eye wear.

http://student.calumet.purdue.edu/~mihajlovichj1

Technology ideas

I am doing my essay on how the missuse of technology can bring harm to you. I want to explore ways that technolgy not only helps us in our lives but also how if we missuse it and do not follow it as directed it can be harmful to you. Technology is advancing in hopes to help and enhance people's lives. When people do not listen or follow the directions how harmful can technology really be?

http://media.www.thecampusnewspaper.com/media/storage/paper1117/news/2008/02/19/News/Technology.Harmful.To.Eyesight-3217579.shtml

http://media.www.dailycampus.com/media/storage/paper340/news/2008/02/20/Commentary/Too-Much.Technology.Can.Be.Harmful-3222010.shtml