Monday, March 30, 2009

Issue Paper strengths and weaknesses

I have found a good amount of information and based on what i have found, i think i can come up with a strong argument for my topic. Since my topic is based on the procedure of things, it will be difficult to go over all the other aspects of fact, definition, and quality. I'm really good at presenting facts but analyzing and creating my own thing and condensing all the info into an eight paragraph essay will be challenging.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Issue Paper plan

March 23-27 Copulate ideas and make connections, finish majority of write (global)

March 27-April 3 Review paper and revise. Simplify complicated sentences, work on transition, sentence flow, grammar, and style. (local)

April 3-6 Make final touches and presentable for turn in.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Article 8b write

The author chose to capture the readers with a description of a general who devoted his life to saving children from violence caused by the media. He supports his claim with multiple evidence of increased crime since the start of the gaming age. He provides examples of lab tests where scientists tested for increased testosterone levels within test subjects. He also gives examples of how television in certain areas have been banned due to increase of crime and gives multiple studies from colleges relating to such results.

Monday, March 2, 2009

issue paper

-Abortion adds on television
-Do ratings work?
-church and state, views of the news
-Are American values shaped by the mass media?
-Can the music industry survive despite technologies that facilitate downloading?
-Do African American (Asian/Latino/Middle Eastern, etc.) stereotypes still dominate entertainment television?
-television programs stereotype women