Monday, December 7, 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009

RJA # 15

A.


B. I really enjoyed this class. The class was well structured and gave plenty of resources for research. I was unaware of the majority of websites covered in class. I will continue to use the delicious account and knightcite for future research projects. The knowledge of RSS feeds and using online databases such as 280 slides has helped with organizing and time saving. Overall, this course was beneficial to progress in my college career.

RJA # 14

Flemming, David. Living Scared ESPN, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3711336>


Florida Department of Corrections. Cost of Imprisonment N.p., June 2009. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/statsbrief/cost.html>.


NFL Games Continue to Pull Record Viewer Numbers, CW Sags on Sunday Ed. Watershed Publishing. N.p., 6 Oct. 2008. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://www.mediabuyerplanner.com/entry/33368/nfl-games-continue-to-pull-record-viewer-numbers-cw-sags-on-sunday/>.


Naqi, Kelly. Financial agreement avoids lawsuit ESPN, 17 June 2009. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4262751>.


Schmalleger, Frank. Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction. 8thth ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Publishers, 2010. Print.


"public defender." Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. 02 Dec. 2009. Web. 30 Nov. 2009. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/public defender>.






RJA # 13

Fixmer, Andy. uper Bowl Draws 95.4 Million Viewers, Ranking Second N.p., 2 Feb. 2009. google. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=aKFbmab1jWK8&refer=home>.


OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR. Colorado.gov N.p., 2 Nov. 2008. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1225627001806&pagename=GovRitter%2FGOVRLayout>.


Paolantonio, Sal. Burress begins sentence in gun case ESPN, 23 Sept. 2009. Google. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4493887>.


Werder, Ed. Apologetic Vick gets 23-month sentence on dogfighting charges ESPN, 11 Dec. 2007. Web. 16 Nov. 2009. <http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3148549>.



Wednesday, November 4, 2009

RJA # 12

A. Accomplished
  • Research facts for both sides of argument
  • Individual criminal cases for Professional athletes
  • completed formal outline
  • thesis
  • statistics on state spending toward corrections
  • statistics for Colorado criminal case sentencing
  • completed introduction
Still need
  • field research
  • book source
  • charts
  • visual aids
  • presentation
Will find still need topics while preparing for the power point presentation

B.

The presentation will include slides showing the popularity and influence of Professional football. This will show how many people are involved and how many people are aware of the athletes. Followed by the amount of money involved of professional sports and how much money athletes make. It will also compare criminal cases for athletes and the average crimes. The presentation will conclude with state budgets for corrections that will help illustrate the costs to the taxpayer and affects to the general public.