The last two weeks we talked about Che Guevara, the infamous guerrilla fighter and master of rebellion. But who was he before his surge to infamy? We watched The Motorcycle Diaries in class which explains his background. If you did not know that the main character IS Che Guevara, you would never make the connection. The movie does not indulge in Che's career as a fighter but only his travels as a doctor with his friend, Alberto. Together, they traveled around South America, exploring new cultures and helping people along the way. The movie portrayed as a very nice, kind, sympathetic man, passionate about making a difference to people. To many, Che is still that sort of Saint, but many others see his dark side, leading thousands of executions in his warpath for communism. The movie does an excellent job of turning your point of view to sympathize with this man and making him the protagonist. Even if you knew a little about Che beforehand, you still felt this feeling of "I wa
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This week in class, we discussed the foundations of constructing a research paper. Using the CRAAP test, we can evaluate whether the sources we used are relevant or credible enough to be used in our research essays. Luckily for us (thanks to our FYE teacher), we do not have to actually write a research paper, which is nice. Not to mention, as honors students, we should already be pretty familiar with writing research papers so it's nice to catch a break. The CRAAP test helps us evaluate the sources in five categories: Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. If the source passes all five of the test parameters, then it is a viable source to be utilized. If it fails to meet some criteria, then you should have a look for another source in order to keep your research paper as professional as possible. My (fake) research paper topic is about the behavior of ants resembles human civilization and the parallels that can be made between the two species is fascinating. The