Wednesday, September 22, 2010

I Can Do It!

You have an important personal question you’d like answered. Explain the procedure for getting your question answered and why this method appeals to you (you don’t need to get specific, but let’s assume the answer does not require specific expert knowledge, as from a doctor).

The transition from home life to living on your own in an apartment includes major changes. My mom made dinner almost everynight. Once I moved into my own apartment things changed. I began having to cook for myself. My mother is the best cook I have ever met She runs a catering business out of our kitchen and takes boxed meals from the frozen food section and creates masterpieces that are not even close to the meal that she purchased. I have learned many things about cooking from her, but not everything. I have, on many occasions, needed extra assistance while cooking dinner or coming up with ideas about what to have. I first inclination was to phone home and talk to my mother, however my mother is not just waiting by the phone for me to call and I needed to find an alternate solution.
I turned and saw my computer. I  immediately thought, "I'll Google it!" I typed in what I was looking for in the search bar and was greeted by several hundred thousand sites that wanted to help. I looked through the first site and did not see what I was looking for, so I simply went back to my search results and selected the second link. There I found the directions that I was looking for, which even included pictures for each step, problem solved!
I prefer to get information from a personally trusted source, like my mom. I know that she would never lead me astray, and that she is only a phone call away. Personal sources however are not always available to help find the answer that I might be looking for. That is when I must trust another source, my go to source being Google. This appeals to me because I have access to the internet almost anywhere I go and Google is quick and easy to use. Sometimes I must look at multiple search results but it is still faster than going to the library or finding alternate means of solving my problem. I have used Google on countless occasions to find a quick solution, do research, or get directions to complete a task. I have learned everything from recipes to how to change out parts on my car to rules of a game.

1 comment:

  1. Excellent example. My mom's cooking inspired me to try for much better... now I'm the gourmet in the family (yes, I'm saying she wasn't such a good cook, sorry mom).

    I love the food blogs - I know real people have made what they're sharing.

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