RESOURCES AND WRITING PROJECT # 2

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As I look at the website “Yelp.com” I see many usual tools that would help me or anyone for that matter, in their quests to find the perfect restaurant, event or store. I myself have never used this site, and on closer inspection, I noticed that I should have a long time ago. I heard about Yelp.com but never really took interest or even bothered to check it out and seeing the home page just makes looking for a place a breeze. Looking through some of the reviews and comments, I notice that there is a mixture of positive and negative responses. People have different tastes and they make it known to whoever will listen to them. Some people rave about a restaurant and that the food there is delicious. Or others will comment on the same restaurant complaining that they had horrible time there because their waiters took too long delivering their food. Different people different stories, it’s all a matter of what a person is looking for and what they like. I myself am picky with what I eat and how I like my atmosphere. So this website is a creative tool that allows people to help others, through stories and accounts about how a place is. Being able to critique is important and it sometimes helps people narrow down their searches for better places to go. The ability to analysis why a place is “good” or “bad” will help people see the causes and effects that this place will cause. Some places may have a negative connotation and it is probably best to stay away from a place like that, and like the example you gave in class about eating healthy on campus, there really isn’t a place to go for healthy foods. We would have to travel a long way in order to eat a healthy meal, so that would be the problem with the ASU campus. There is no healthy, cheap, or close place to buy a meal on campus. Now for my writing project # 2 topic(s). I chose four gardens on campus. ASU has many plants and trees scattered around the campus, but what sticks out the most is the gardens because there are actual colorful flower there or it provides a calming and soothing atmosphere to just sit and relax or do some homework. The good things about the gardens are that they are pretty, calming, and relaxing. The bad things about the garden can be that people can be allergic to the plant life here. That could be a good research project where I can see which plants are hypoallergenic or not. And I can also check online to see what seasons in the year affect people the most. Or I could also just focus on the ambiance of the gardens and how it affects the moods of people. There are so many research possibilities with the gardens that I could choose from it’s just a matter of narrowing down what I need to get done.  Maybe I could even do both, it just depends on whether they relate well together or not.