In class we have been talking about how to write a well structured research paper. I have always dis-liked writing research papers the most. I always find them quite tedious and time consuming. Also, I find that it can be incredibly overwhelming when the time comes to sit down and put all the information into a written paper. Now that we are reading the book They Say, I Say, I have picked up some tips on how to write a persuasive and a research essay. The only problem I have now is choosing what to write about. Originally, I decided to write about the aftermath of September 11 2001, tackling the issues of security and racial profiling. I feel this is a lot to tackle and also too broad of a topic to do an entire paper on. I cant decide what I am truly interested in, with out being truly repetitive in what everyone else always writes about. I need something new, current topics, I believe that will keep me more interested. Hopefully I can figure it out before the deadline.
Group Work:
" Awareness of ADHD: Positive of Negative Impact?" by Kate Decker (SP,77-80)
1. Decker claims that as the population has grown more aware of ADHD, and the symptoms following ADHD, people are too quick to jump to the conclusion that their child exhibits the symptoms of ADHD, there for their child has the disorder.
The purpose of the essay is to make the audience more aware of what exactly constitutes as ADHD and why every child does not fall under that categorie of that disorder.
2. Decker supports her claim using various information from different doctors. An example of that would be " The number of children who received a diagnosis of ADHD increased 250% from 1990 to 1998" stated Pomerantz, a doctor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She also used information from other medical doctors as well. I would of definitely made the same choices. By using these doctors it makes the reader believe more and might even persuade the reader.
3. Yes, Decker does use the "They Say, I Say" template in her essay. Int he very beginning she states the "they" by acknowledging how popular the topic of ADHD is in present day. She also uses, rhetorical questions like " Is ADHS a real disorder or an invented diagnosis"? I believe questions like these are very affective and get the reader to think more.
4. Decker does cite correctly, she uses MLA citation. When ever she quotes or uses direct information from her sources she uses parenthetical notation. I know that this is correct because I my self had to write papers like this in high school and am now learning to in college.
5. Decker does use the "so what, who cares"? because she offers a clear claim and also information to help back up that claim. There is not really a specific spot because she really writes all over her essay on why this matters, and shows who cares. Especially when referring back to doctors from Yale medical school and psychiatrists from Harvard.
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I was really struggling in trying to find a topic, and now that I found one that I think is suitable, I have to struggle in writing the actual paper! I have the same anxiety of it as you do. For a topic, try thinking about the other classes that you take. Perhaps there's an issue in one of them that interests you, that's how I found mine.
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