Hello FRIends:
I hope I got everyone that responded. I just wanted to give all of you that were very kind to respond to my thread last month an update on the research/argumentative paper I did if anyone is interested.
I had a hard time deciding on a topic. Everyone had such great ideas...quite a few that I would like to know more about! And some of them made me think of other topics.
I considered quite a few topics...some that I came up with on my own, a couple from this thread, and others that were inspired by this thread. These are some that I considered:
GMOs
ANWR
DDT’s elimination and consequences
The left’s domination of education
Foreign aid to Africa—I was going to rely on Dambisa Moyo’s book, Dead Aid, for bulk of it
Police tactics and civilian deaths at the hands of police
And these two others are the ones I considered the most:
The feasibility of recycling
And the war on masculinity
I looked into recycling, but it is so complex...it depends on MANY factors and it has evolved. It would have been hard for my brain to write a distilled and coherent paper.
So I chose the war on masculinity as I see it. I relied on articles by Christina Hoff Sommers, Camille Paglia, Dennis Prager, and Mark Steyn to support my own opinion.
Thankfully, the teacher had rough drafts that were due for all of our papers so that kept me on the ball. Without that, I would have procrastinated to the last minute like I always do, and I don’t think my finished products would have gotten the grades they did.
I checked my email at the school website today, and I found out I got an A on this last paper...96.67%. This from a teacher that is VERY much on the left. He was very fair, though, with opinions that he doesn’t agree with so I respect that.
Because of my grades on all my other papers and discussion board assignments, I have a solid A for the class, I do believe. I’m very happy it’s over, and I feel like I learned a lot about writing and myself just by doing the writing and talking things over in class. Last semester and this semester were very good experiences for me.
Thank you all again very much. I think this was a good thread for me, and, in general, for people that wish to delve into issues more.
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Congratulations on your grade!
That is great, congrats! I’m glad your teacher is fair minded also, that’s so important.
Bloody outstanding!
Aced it!
Yay! Good job. Gives you a great feeling to have a well-earned A.
Most teachers, not all, do accept ideas that aren’t consistent with their own thoughts provided there is evidence to back up the positions. I’m glad this was that sort of teacher. And, you got your idea out there and into his brain for cogitation.
Proud of you!
Yay! You got an “A”! I’m so glad I could be a part of your brainstorming. T’was fun.
Excellent topic, you had a strong opinion to defend, and plenty of support from those opinion leaders.Congrats on the A!
Well done, beaversmom! Glad to hear you got an A!
The War on Masculinity sounds like a great topic—and an interesting counterpoint to the Left’s oft-stated “War on Women” that they say the Right is conducting!
Any chance you could post your paper as a vanity or make it available in some way so FReepers everywhere can enjoy what you wrote? Links to the articles you cited would be a nice alternative if you can’t post your paper. I would enjoy reading what Hoff Sommers, Paglia, Prager, and Steyn have to share on the subject.
Outstanding...love that you chose that topic for a male professor. Congratulations. ..maybe you can get it published as an op - ed in a local newspaper??
Great job on your part.... and a wonderful topic