Tuesday, April 26, 2016

8th Blogpost

(Academic Level & depth of your entire argument):
After consulting with another peer in my dance class, and allowing her to view the work proposed for my critical argument, she found that a lot of the work should be specified more and given greater depth. She also states, "Although the topic at hand may be specific, the concept is too broad. It should be narrowed down to focus on one centralized portion of the argument." 

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Successful Arguments

(Post 7: April 8, 2016)

A successful argument varies on the contextual evidence and background information that can be provided on the topic. It also about challenging what is perceived as the constructed norm and proving why it can be challenged and thus, changed. These traits are successful and important in order for a new idea to emerge. It is the idea that going against something can entail a completely new perspective that can eventually lead to deeper understanding of a topic or a new discovery.

Brainstorming/Planning for Sequence III

(Post 6: March 23, 2016)

How would I describe sex trafficking in the United States? 
Does sex trafficking continue today?
Are we working towards helping these victims? 


These are a few of the questions I asked myself while brainstorming this topic. In planning how I would approach the answers to these questions, I took my own internal perspective without tying an emotional appeal to my response. I figure that being bias in a research paper will ultimately cause the reader to lose interest, because they cannot construct their own opinion. In asking other's opinions, how would you approach these questions? 

The Process

(Post 5 - March 18, 2016)

The development of my topic for Sequence III varied on the concept of what I believed could be researched in greater depth. Instead of looking towards a topic that was easily accessible in terms of resources, I chose a topic that varied extensively in where I could acquire more information.

After deciding on the topic of sex-trafficking, I tried taking the broad topic to a more specific location, geographically. Being from the South had already exposed me to this topic, but it was still surface level. I figured that researching sex trafficking in Atlanta, GA specifically could be an interesting topic. A few minor setbacks during the process of research were finding online resources that could help further explain this ongoing issue.

As I looked for resources through search engines like Google, I found that certain publication companies like CNN had covered the topic. As I became familiar in what websites were resourceful, I found new information that could eventually be further explored throughout my explanation.

Overall, the research for this Sequence assignment became easier as I figured out which websites, resources, and films could expand my interpretation of sex trafficking.