APA Style B-9

A specific detail that I'm struggling with is trying to determine whether to use both a detailed graph and a table.  In the A&B book they show using both in the APA style and I'm not sure if I need both.  I think I have some more to learn about APA style.

Primary Research B8

I was a board member of The Northern Chapter of professional Surveyors for four years and one of things I had to research was the trends on how many out of town people came to the Surveyors convention, that only happened once a year.  We were trying to get the number of people up and we accomplished this by having the convention in a city that was centrally located. 

Changing a Kids game

I am currently writing a response letter to a published magazine regarding youth hockey.  This person whom I'm responding to is trying to change the way that 8 year kids play hockey.  The game itself is hundreds of years old and all of a sudden they want to change it.  I don't want to get into the details but, I hope my response letter will be read and taken into consideration.  Along with myself I have numerous people in my letter that have given me permission to use their name to go against what there trying to do.  I am not afraid of change, but some things are better off left alone.

Draft Revisions

What’s working well in my draft is that I can type one thing and mean another and go back and change it.  I’ve changed my draft around four times and I’m pretty sure it’s a good read now.  Another thing that is working well, I’ve been calling some friends and family and asking questions about the particular topic I’m writing on and I’m getting good feedback.  It’s helping tremendously.

My strengths and weaknesses of writing summaries

What I have found most difficult about responding to the article that I have chosen is, trying to put all my thoughts and ideas into sentences that make sense. One thing that I’m finding difficult is coming up with words or phrases right before I quote the author.  I’ve been reading quite a few summaries and response papers online and I think I’m starting to get the gist of it. The good thing about the article I chose is that it deals with something that I have been doing a greater part of my life.  If you have suggestions or ideas regarding how to transition into a quote, please respond.