Student: Joeleen Ortaleza
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Final 5-page paper on a renewable energy topic, including these topics: What did you learn this semester? Did the writing intensive format help you learn the material and improve your writing? Did the selection of guest speakers add to the class? Finally, did the class affect your personal choices?
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ItemStudent interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, clip 14 of 14( 2015)Brief excerpt from interview: The Writing Intensive course definitely helped better my writing skills, like Professor Turano, by digging deeper and not answering superficially . . . well-rounded in different areas of writing so I can answer scientifically, I can answer from my opinion.
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ItemStudent interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, clip 13 of 14( 2015)Brief excerpt from interview: I would say it is the next Honolulu, under a lot of development, malls being built, lots of housing being built on that side [west] of the island . . . the [light] rail project . . . It is undergoing transformation from barren agriculture lands to urban areas for people to live.
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ItemStudent interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, clip 12 of 14( 2015)Brief excerpt from interview: The take-home message of every course will carry on through whatever challenges or career choices I have in the future . . . UH-Mānoa students are more culturally aware of other people, of other ethnicities, not so closed minded.
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ItemStudent interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, clip 11 of 14( 2015)Brief excerpt from interview: Hawaiʻi is not the most ideal place [for a job, specifically a veterinary job].
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ItemStudent interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, clip 10 of 14( 2015)Brief excerpt from interview: I think if all else fails I wouldn't mind going into English. I wouldn't mind even teaching English. I learned I had a passion for English in 8th grade, emphasized through AP courses in high school. I think I'm a strong enough writer to go into something. I'm diverse enough to adapt.
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ItemStudent interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, clip 9 of 14( 2015)Brief excerpt from interview: My relationship with my family and friends was enhanced because I could take away knowledge and share it with them and help them better their lifestyles. I yell at them, ʻTurn off the light. How much is our water bill? You know you can reduce the cost with this and that?ʻ
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ItemStudent interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, clip 8 of 14( 2015)Brief excerpt from interview: I went to Kamehameha Schools for six years, so I had a Hawaiian culture lesson every single day for six years . . . so I learned how to speak the language, cultural practices and things to reinforce why I am proud to be Hawaiian . . . This course layered onto what I had experienced . . . If I had not gone to Kamehameha I really wouldn't have understood the cultural.
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ItemStudent interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, clip 7 of 14( 2015)Brief excerpt from interview: I'm now aware of other [energy] alternatives . . . I'm able to make decisions that better my lifestyle but also ensure there's a future for everyone else to come . . . We related a lot of the topics back to Hawaiʻi because we're in a location with an abundance of resources that aren't being fully utilized . . . Those are issues that were controversial because you had to weigh the cost of being a more sustainable island and not having to rely on outside fuels versus protecting the organisms we have here that are only found here and ensuring that the people are happy.
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ItemStudent interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, clip 6 of 14( 2015)Brief excerpt from interview: I feel more secure when the writing process is my own . . . houses are like people: you canʻt base them off a standard. it's based off geography, culture, region, place.
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ItemStudent interview for Place-Based WAC/WID writing instruction in Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, clip 5 of 14( 2015)Brief excerpt from interview: It usually takes me a really long time to get a solid thesis, but once I have that I can easily refer back to that and show continuity throughout my writing . . . Writing not just for a grade but to get real understanding, something to last longer than just this moment . . . sharing knowledge . . . Teacher's take away from the course not just the mechanics behind renewable energy but to better us as informed decision makers for the future.