Research Excercise #1

Topic: nuclear energy.
Title: Energy for America, by Dr. Arther B. Robisonson. Publiched in The New American. Appleton, Jan. 7, 2008.

Summary: According to Dr. Arther B. Robinson, we can achieve energy independence for the 21st century without destroying the environment. He claims this can be achieved by switching all of our energy dependence onto nuclear power. This is an interesting fact: "There has never been even one human death associated with an American nuclear power reactor incident. By contrast, American dependence on automobiles results in more than 40,000 human deaths per year." (Robinson, pg.2)

Response: I think it is ridiculous that Americans are afraid of using nuclear power, especially given the fact that people drive their cars every day and that is one of the leading causes of death among Americans. It is proven to be a safe, effective and efficient energy source. Even nuclear waste can now be recycled into nuclear fuel. Using nuclear power has no disadvantages or negative side-effects, and many benefits.

Further research: I can try to find an article or book denouncing nuclear power to see the other side of the argument. I can research nuclear reactors' effects on neighboring communities.

Peer review.

1. I think the peer review should be anonymous.

2. I don't think much focus should be placed on such things as spelling and puncuation, but I mean..if it looks like it was written by a monkey, you might want to tell them to clean it up a little bit.

3. I beleve that people should be allowed to write about topics of their choice.

Possible research topics.

1. Assisted suicide.
Stance: For.
Certain restrictions of course. Possible applicants reviewed by some sort of council or board first.

2. Legalizing same sex marriage.
Stance: For.
Um..why not? Who the hell cares?

3. Nuclear power.
Stance: For.
Proven to be one of the safest and cleanest forms of energy in the world. The only thing holding it back is things like Chernobyl that give it a bad image, when in reality it is a great option.

Completing the sample essay.

Thesis statement: The individual, not society, is responsible for acedemis integrity.

Topic Sentance 1: Cheating is a huge problem.

Topic Sentance 2: Parents are not helping the problem.

Topic Sentance 3: Consequences for cheating are not consistent in schools across America.

Topic Sentance 4: Consistent non-tolerance of cheating is a must.

Conclusion: In conclusion, cheating must be met with harsh consequences. The individual need to learn that cheating has few positive effects, and only hurts the said individual in the long run. The individual, not society, is responsible for acedemic integrity.

Rewriting thesis statements.

1. Road rage causes numerious negative side effects on our highways, such as increased number of accidents and increased stress.

2. The amount of violence in Disney films has been growing over the past 10 years.

3. Army ants are much more organized and intelligent than bull ants.

4. Rescued animals are able to portray a feeling of thanks to that of their rescuer.

5. Deforestation is one of the many reasons for drought.

6. The Shining is one of Stephen King's best works.

7. The Titanic was much too large and poorly constructed to survive the Atlantic Ocean.

8. Drug addiction is sweeping through America's youth faster than ever.

9. Saving Private Ryan is an unaccurate and generally outlandish movie.

10. Rabbits make poor pets because of breeding issues, cost, and health problems.

11. Same

12. Beauty pageants are unrealistic facades that give little girls the impression that education is inferior to beauty.

13. School uniforms are necassary so that nobody has their own opinion and/or expression.

14. William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in English history.

15. Same

Audience, purpose and design.

Usually, my audience consists of either some kind of teacher or other pupils in a class. I don't write too much outside of class, but that doesn't mean I don't like to write. Audience does play a large role in my writing because there are just some things that you would not say in a paper for your English class, that you might mention somewhere else. I try to keep controversial topics and such to a minimum in my papers, unless that is what the paper is about. I just try to meet the guidelines set by the teacher and get a good grade. If I wanted to throw my opinions at people, I would get my own radio talk show or something.

Again, the purpose of most of my papers are school-related. I generally adhere to such things as proper paragraph formatting when writing a paper for school...much more then I would for say, Facebook.