CNS Junior Writing

Woke up

Checked media

Played games

Showered, brushed teeth

Got dressed

Drove to work

Worked

Got lunch

Went to umass

Found where to park

Looked up Morril

Got lost

Found Morril 4

Found Morril 2

Walked around aimlessly confused as to where Morril 3 could of been

Attended class

Left class

Drove to a different parking lot

Got my Umass Id made

Drove to west springfield

Obtained necessary supplies

Attended group meeting

Fixed necessary equipment

Drove home

Travel: Drove to Hadley

    Drove to Umass

    Parked

    Located Morril 4,2,3

    Drove to otherside of campus

    Drove to West Springfield

    Drove to Belchertown

Method Paragraph Practice

    There are a lot of locations that had to be visited in order to successfully complete a day. The locations vary in distance, but most of them can be reached by driving. I drove to these locations with my windows down, and music playing loudly enough to cause hearing impairment if subjected to its presence over a relatively large period of time. I planned all driving routes as the fastest paths towards my destinations. The drives were planned so that arrival would be 15 minutes earlier than any scheduled appointment. All appointments were reached early except for one appointment that was reached exactly on time.

I woke up and I picked up my glasses from my nightstand and put them on. I then picked up my phone and scrolled through my notifications and after that I disconnected my phone from its charger and started watching youtube videos. A little bit later, I got up stretched and walked over to my Playstation and turned it on with my controller as I picked up my headset. I turned on my tv and walked over to my computer chair. As I sat down and booted up NBA 2K19, I checked to see if any of my friends were online while the game loaded up. I loaded up MyTeam and checked to see if my KD sold. I quickly redeemed my 370,000 MyTeam points from selling my KD. I then threw my controller and headset on my bed and got up . I walked over to the kitchen while I greeted everyone in my house. I cut up some strawberries and a banana, then I scooped out about a cup of vanilla ice cream, and I took milk out of the fridge and poured out about ¾ cups. I then made a milkshake by blending all those ingredients together. 

I woke up this morning at 5:45 in the morning. I walked into my kitchen to make coffee. I also used the bathroom. I proceeded to return to my room while the coffee brewed to check my phone. I texted my friend to ask her how quitting cigarettes was going for her. I returned to the kitchen to pour my freshly brewed coffee and add sugar and cream. I stirred the coffee and returned to my room. I turned the television on and watched some true crime television. My cat started meowing so I made my way back into the kitchen to feed him. I hadn’t slept well and was still tired so I lay back down to doze off when I watched TV. I fell back asleep for a while and got up in time for school. I took a shower and got ready to face the world. I got into my car and proceeded to drive over to the UMASS campus. I found a decent parking spot and went into my class. I went around the campus looking for leaf miner specimens. I found several leaves that had leaf miner activity and documented them. Class was over and I got back into my car to drive home. On the way home, I stopped at the local Stop and Shop to get a few groceries. I checked out and drove home to make supper. My son wanted meatballs so I made him meatballs. After making the meatballs I assembled a couple of grinders for my son. I cleaned up after supper and proceeded to my room to finish writing my post for the blog for this class. Next, I watched some crime television to put an end to my night. I took my meds after the show and fell asleep.

Sleeping/Waking

I woke up this morning at 5:45 in the morning.

I hadn’t slept well and was still tired so I lay back down to doze off when I watched TV.

I fell back asleep for a while and got up in time for school. 

Today in class I worked on finding different sources of multipanel figures. One hallmark of a multipanel figure is lettered pictures representing a single phenomenon or process. According to Dr. Long, a good mulitpanel figure will serve as a visual abstract for the prospectrive paper. It should tell the story of the point you are trying to make. A good multipanel figure should also be well organized and visually pleasing, ie. not jumbled or messy looking. When deciding how to create our own multipanel figure we should take many things into consideration. Will the prospective reader be able to print in color? Do they have any color blindness that could affect their perception of color? When we are using an object to show the scale, will the prospective reader have access to such an item? It is also pertinent to make sure any images that are used are properly cited or that you have permission to use the image. A simple scale is also helpful to print on the picture to help people get an appreciation for the size of the objects or process. 

The purpose of a well-constructed methods section will allow anyone to recreate your study and find the same results by following your methods.

When constructing a multi panel figure be sure that any images that are found on the internet are properly cited and given the proper attributions. Selecting creative commons images are the safest ones to use without having to purchase a license.

Create figure, number it, title the figure, describe the figure, then cite the image (if taken from the web)

Using the attribution maker is not easy. I will need to relearn the procedure.

Figures will give a graphic description of your research. Should be clean and understandable by you target audience.

Locating specimens of plants with evidence of leafminer activity requires a fair amount of observation.

Target plant species that have a higher occurrence of tracking from leafminers.

The largest concentration of leafminer activity was in the day lily flower bed located at the southern edge of the permaculture garden.

We did not find any evidence of leafminers in any of the trees within our observation area. This may be because it is difficult to see the tracks from the underside of a leaf. I do not believe it is because there are no insects of this type living within the trees.

Generally once you have located one set of tracks, there are many more nearby on the that plant of surrounding ones of the same species.  

I had come up with a few general hypotheses about leaf miners before seeking them out. The first was that leaf miners would target plants with larger leaves to ensure an ample food supply, and the second was that they would avoid any plant that produces oils such as Poison Ivy and Mint plants. By extension, I would of thought that if leaf miners did inhabit smaller leaves, that the leaf miners would then be smaller insects, and would leave smaller galleries.

Excursion 1: Umass Campus

While exploring the campus, I had examined many of the local plants for leaf miner activies. The only leaf showing any presence of leaf miners, was narrow, approximately 1" wide, but very long, approximately 1' - 2', and had long straight galleries present. No other plants seemed to be infected with leaf miners.

Excursion 2: My Backyard

My hypothesis has been disproven by evidence of leaf miners in one of my weeds. The leaves measure 3" in length, and 3/4" at their widest sections. The galleries appear primarily around the edges of the leaf. The longest galleries appear to be about 4" long, and nearly all of the space is a black or dark brown color. On the underside of a leaf is a very small white husk of insect, which is attached to the gallery

Figure 1. Unnecessary Expenses. Rising costs of child birth can be explained by the lavish dining experiences of newborns. "Microbiome Rebirth Incubator / François-Joseph Lapointe (CA), Marianne Cloutier (CA)" flickr photo by Ars Electronica https://flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/43598742915 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license

Figure 1. Planet. Picture of stars in the background of the rings of Saturn. "Space Engine" flickr photo by Wake Up Freeman https://flickr.com/photos/wakeupmrfreeman/14242488763 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license

Figure 1. Unconventional equipment. Lack of equipment forces physician to bring in wine glass from home. "Microbiome Rebirth Incubator / François-Joseph Lapointe (CA), Marianne Cloutier (CA)" flickr photo by Ars Electronica https://flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/43598742915 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license

Figure 1. Life as a Leafminer. Trail of a leafminer during its pupa stage. "Lyonetia clerkella mine on Prunus cerasi" flickr photo by cquintin https://flickr.com/photos/34878947@N04/29976512118 shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license