Do all animals have rights?

Regarding this topic, a question I would like to research is "What laws have evolved since the start of animal rights activism?"

Some key words that one could use to research this top are:

• animal rights
• laws
• animal right activism
• start of animal rights

I found a couple good resources for researching this topics:

Animal Rights: History & Scope of a Radical Social Movement

A Complete Guide to Animal Rights Movement

Do Animals Have Rights?

Other good sources for research can be found at:

Google Scholar

Murray State Library

MOH Survivor Guide

I just got back from an incredible 24 hours.

One of my best friends, Brandy, is getting married next weekend, and we decided to head on down to Nashville to celebrate her last weekend as a single woman. I am the Maid of Honor (MOH) in her wedding, so I had the awesome privilege of planning this amazing weekend! I knew she Brandy wanted to go to Nashville, so a couple months ago I started doing research on the Music City.

My research began with Google.
Step 1 - I looked up a dozen hotels and good deals. I finally decided to use PRICELINE. I used their "Name Your Own Price" feature, and found an awesome hotel in downtown Nashville. We stayed at the Millenium Maxwell House for $68 for one night.

Step 2 - The next step was to look up entertainment. I used Google to research a ton of restaurants, coffee shops, dancing joints, etc... Here is what I planned for the weekend:

Friday

Dessert at Sweet CeCe's Frozen Yogurt.(This place is AMAZING)

Line Dancing at the Wildhorse Saloon. (Great place to go if you're not into the CRAZY party scene!)

Saturday

Breakfast at Crema Coffeehouse. (I had a DELICIOUS pour over coffee, and a bowl of granola with banana's and soy milk. Spent time with the girls and the Bible here!)

Shopping in Hillsboro Village. (A real hipster part of town with great boutiques and restaurants. PLUS we spotted Taylor Swift here, seriously. The photo I snapped:

Lunch at the Puffy Muffin. (A local favorite! I had an awesome California Chicken & Black Bean Salad)

That's a complete recap of our weekend.

It was wonderful. Thanks to research on Google, I was able to have success, and an AMAZING time with the girls! Most importantly, the Bride was pleased. :D

"What is Information?"

What an interesting question!?

Initially, attempting to answer this question seems like a daunting task. This is something I have never considered to ask or have been asked before.

Information has many different meanings. According to Edward M. Housman's poem, The Nature of Information, information comes in two forms, biological and physical. He writes also that "information can be expressed in different ways: a voice, a letter." The best description Housman writes is, in my opinion, "information is the substance that passes between us when I tell you something."

I wanted to take a deeper look into what scholars were saying about information. I found an article on Svieby Knowledge Associates website. In an article entitled, What is Information?, Karl Sveiby proposes that "The way the word information is used can refer to both "facts" in themselves and the transmission of the facts." Sveiby goes on to critique other scholars' definition of knowledge.

After reading through this article as well as many others, I have come to the conclusion that I agree most with Housman. Simply and plainly stated, "Information is the substance that passes between us when I tell you something."

Questions

At the beginning of last year, my car's transmission died. In this situation, I had to ask several questions:

• How much does a new transmission cost?
• How long does it take to fix a transmission?
• Who will fix my Jetta's transmission since it is a foreign automobile?
• Who will give me the best price to fix the transmission?

When this even first took place, I had no idea where to begin. Thankfully I have an awesome dad who helped me with this venture. We looked online and google-d different Volkswagon transmission prices. Some examples of the websites are as follows:

• Edmunds
• About.com

Then, we visited several different dealers in Louisville, my hometown. We got several estimates on the repair before deciding which dealer to use. I'm sure there were a lot more questions that my dad knew to ask. This is just one simple example of a "real situation" and how life can bring up many questions!

First Day of Class

The first day of class in LOR 101 was amazing. We discussed the syllabus and all of the exciting things we are going to do this semester. Ms. Farmer did an excellent job of explaining all of the things we can expect from the class. We looked at the course on BlackBoard, and we took an awesome tour of the library. This class will be a great way to end my days on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

I'm really glad that our main project for this class is keeping up with a blog. I have to admit that I am a bit of a blog junkie. I read blogs often, and have a hefty list of blogs that I follow on my Google Reader account. This will be fun!