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"February is American Heart Month" -
https://twitter.com/search?q=heart%20disease%20month&src=typd
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/HeartMonth/index.html?s_cid=tw_cdc2106

This article by the CDC is bringing awareness to Heart Disease Month which is this month. The article also includes weekly tips, which include a plan for prevention and the symptoms of a heart attack,  that can help prevent heart disease. It then reads the bold-print fact, "Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, but heart disease is preventable and controllable." About 715,000 Americans have a heart attack every year. In the United States alone, about 600,000 people die from heart disease every year, which is one out of every four deaths. Even more, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. 

The author of this article is using facts based on statistics. However, whomever wrote this article is stressing a better lifestyle by encouraging us to exercise more and eat more healthier. Other strategies are included in the "plan for prevention" section.

Presearch Process

The presearch process helped out a lot with choosing my topic. To my surprise, I didn't get much feedback from my other topic, students addiction to social networks, so I decided to stick with my topic concerning iPhones.  I believe I want to stick with my proposal to do my research project on:

iPhones:
       The Production of iPhones
                       Materials
                       Cost of Production
                       Where Are They Produced
                       Who Produces Them
                                   Working Conditions
        Why People Buy Them vs. other smartphones
                        Is it Marketing or just the Apple Brand
        What is the Big Deal with iPhones

After conclusive research in the library catalog, I decided to check out the book, "Inside Apple : How America's Most Admired-and Secretive-Company Really Works." This book seems very resourceful as it provides information on Apple's strategies on how they market and draw consumers into buying their products. It also provides a lot of information regarding tactics on Apple's production as well. Its call number is "HD9696.2.U64 A6737 2012"         

Research Update

     So far, the research processes and techniques we've learned in class have proven to be more efficient than the methods I have used for previous assignments. During my research I ran across several sites that weren't to be trusted that I'm sure I would've used in the past. A few of them had various sites on the sides and were written by non credible authors. Many of my findings were blogs which are mostly based off opinion. However, many of my resources, especially articles, were written by real reporters and revised by official editors.
   I have still yet to use our library or any of its online features for this project. As I stated in one of our previous blogs, I had a hard time finding solutions for my topic because it is fairly new. The newest iPhone was launched just late last year so it is hard finding recent resources that will help.

Finalized Topic

         At this point in research, I have decided to choose the topic of iPhones. I want to know why they are  so expensive and what makes society so intrigued and apt to buying them. I want to explore if customers are really getting their money's worth. Is Apple just a trademark brand that people just want to buy because of the "name?" How much does it take for Apple to make an iPhone, where do they make it, how do they make it and what is the morale of the workers that are making it? What are the components that make up an iPhone; are those to blame for the high cost?
         While using the GIL Catalog, I entered "apple company" and I received useful results. "The Apple way [12 management lessons from the world's most innovative company]" and "Inside Apple : how America's most admired-and secretive-company really works" would be ideally utilized.