Blog 5

     The hardest part for this paper so far has been coming up with a topic that will interest me enough to write about it for the next few weeks. There are so many topics to choose from, and I don't know if my original idea will work as well as I thought it would. When I am writing my paper I think the hardest part will be finding interesting and credible primary and secondary sources that contain supporting information for my argument. I think the most enjoyable part of this assignment will also be the research portion. Learning more about a topic that interests me is always an enjoyable experience. I look forward to becoming more knowledgeable about my topic during my research. 

Research Paper

For this research paper, I believe the most challenging part will be separating my own beliefs and ideas from the ones I find researching. It is common for me to think something was my idea after a couple days of reading it somewhere else, so I will have to be sure to take good notes while researching to avoid this. I think the most enjoyable part will be learning and better understanding a topic that effects me so deeply, the cost of college. The more informed I am, the better equipped I believe I will be to deal with my own financial issues. Presenting my topic in class proved very helpful. I was able to get some good ideas of examples to look up. I also was given some good counter arguments that I will hope to address in my paper.

Research Paper

Righting about anabolic steroids has some pros and cons. There are only so many things you can talk about such as the detrimental effect that they have on the athletes and also how they are ruining sports by creating unfair competition. So I don't really know what else I can talk about right now so I'll have to do more research.
But also finding research should be very easy for this paper. Most credible sources agree with my argument since anabolic steroids aren't really promoted throughout sports, so I should have plenty of supporting evidence. This is a topic that I enjoy, I enjoy sports and seeing how athletes cheat the system and how they're effected by steroids.

I am going my research paper on the drug “molly” and how the music industry influence the college age group. I did not understand the drastic increase of the use of this drug until I had attended Ultra Music Festival. Madonna blatantly asked “Have any of you seen Molly?” Madonna is a famous icon, with people constantly getting influenced by her. Additionally, famous rappers are creating songs all describing the amazing effects of “molly” Does this influence college kids? The most challenging part of doing this research paper is gathering all the information. I have various songs referring to the drug, but I find it difficult to put it all together. I sometimes also wonder if I have too many songs and should strongly focus on two songs. It is also difficult to find research on the specific drug “molly.” Many articles are focus on a variety of drugs, not just “molly.” I think the most enjoyable part of this research paper will be learning the statistics alongs with finding out the negative effects of the drug amongst students. No drug is good for a human and I wonder if “molly” has an even higher effect during the studious college years. I thought the class input on the slips of paper was extremely helpful. It helped me create a drive for my paper along with what points to strongly focus on. 

Alexis Voke

I am doing my research paper on how sharks around the world are being targeted just to be cut a part for their fins, and thrown back into the ocean to wait for their death by predators. I believe that the most challenging part of this paper will be finding a way to show the reader what can be done. I know that you can say to end the killing of sharks, but there are many other reasons that sharks are killed and it is more necessary for that. Even with the laws today that are to prevent to many sharks to be killed they are broken everyday and there isnt much people do or much that can be done. The most enjoyable part of this paper for me is that i have always been an ocean lover for my entire life. I started scuba diving when I was ten years old and i have a great love for the ocean. When I see the sharks being killed for such a small thing like a fin, it is something that i feel i need to change. I will enjoy this because i like to learn more about things that are occurring in the ocean and causing many problems for the life under the sea. It was helpful to me to hear my peers feelings on my paper because it showed me a lot of what the reader of my paper will feel. I usually just write about things in my paper and will see that it does make sense to me, but not always to my ready. They showed me that i need to look at the bigger picture. I need to explain why this subject means so much to me and how it affects me. They presented to me different views to look at on the subject and how to show the reader a more interesting paper that everyone would enjoy. Also views that i need to hit so the whole paper makes more sense and i hit all the correct sides.

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With choosing the topic of  New Orleans Bounce music and how other genres of music like hip hop, R&B similarly relate to bounce music  of bringing different people of different backgrounds together peacefully . The most challenging part of my research paper has been trying to find scholarly sources that could make my paper creditable I have only found popular sources it made me so nervous that I was thinking of changing my topic. Which I think would be a bad Idea.  The most enjoyable part of typing this paper is already having knowledge of this subject and being able to relate to this. When it was presented in class I was very interested because I dance and listen to this type of music and I could actually relate something I enjoyed to something I did not which was English. The most interesting thing will be learning new things I never knew about New Orleans bounce music and presenting it to my peers. I really enjoyed telling the class about my topic because when the question and comments came out it made me think outside the box and opened my eyes about the topic that I knew so little about I really hope I enjoy writing this paper. I cannot wait to see how my paper will grow as we turn in our drafts.

Jamie Gatheright

Research Paper

I am really looking forward to this research paper, but I can already tell that I am going to face some obstacles. I am researching the effects of Obamacare on patient care in the hospitals. It might be a challenge to not simply provide my opinion, but instead I need to make sure I provide the facts to support my purpose. Also, this topic is very personal for me. I am a nursing major so I am looking into facts that will forever change my career path. This might become slightly discouraging and could possibly tweak my vision as a future nurse.

While that will be a small challenge, I think that is what will also make my research paper enjoyable. I believe it is important to be informed properly on current politics. I look forward to having facts about Obamacare rather than just listening to what people around me are saying. I think it will be beneficial in the long run to look further into the details that are often over looked by the public.

I felt that the exercise on Thursday was helpful. My classmates provided useful questions to spur my thought process. I realized after reading their comments that while I understand what I am saying in my head and I have my paper planned out, I need to do a better job communicating my thoughts in a way that the reader/listener will understand.