E110 FA19 Class Blog

My plan is to talk about how movies are subtly influencing politcal opinions. I want to start with a popular example that people may not have realized was political. From there, I will explore how these political influences are being worked into the films. I am nervous about the sources that I have found because most of them aren’t directly related to my topic. I hope I will be able to create solid connections between my sources and my thesis.

I’m writing my research paper about the positive effects exercise has on mental health. I always have a hard time starting a paper because I get stuck on the introduction. So, my plan for this paper is to start with proving my points in my body paragraphs. Then I will work back to the intro and conclusion. I’m anxious my paper will be repetitive and won’t be long enough to meet the length requirement.

I am wiring my paper on overuse injuries and their abundance in youth athletics. I am going to go in depth about why the increase industry of youth sports in America has majorly contributed to more serious overuse injuries in kids 10-18 years old. My plan is to start with my background knowledge and just build that into my thesis and research. My anxieties about writing this are not being able to find the exact research I need to connect my thesis to my argument. I am concerned that I have not yet found any specific articles or books that correlate the growth in competitiveness in youth athletics to reason why youth athletes are at a higher risk for these long term overuse. They are at high risk for overuse injuries because they are not fully developed. I feel good about my ability to write this paper in a timely manner and finish on time. I am just worried I may have to slightly tweak my thesis so my research properly supports my argument. I am also worried I may go over the word cap for this paper. Whenever I assignments such as this I just get everything out on the page and it ends up ending being way too much. So I will definitely need to go back and revise/ cut my paper down. Overall I am confident in my abilities to write a good argument with good research to support it.

My plan for this paper is to question the idea of why millennials are hated in society, why the hate they receive is not justified, what good things they have provided society with, and also recognize the pattern in history of generations of the past constantly hating on the modern ones. I have facts and statistics on all of the points that I am delving into that will assist me in making my argument valid.

My anxieties are that I feel like the argument might be viewed as slightly not scholarly because it isn’t something you would typically see in a paper. Also, I have anxieties about which way of organizing this paper will be the most effective so I still have to decide that

For my research paper, I plan to prove why there is a need for not only additional governmental funding for programs run through the Special Olympics and Unified Sports, but the benefits that are associated with them and why the United States must implement and increase the prevalence of these essential programs in schools across the nation. I will be taking a case study approach to this paper by using a series of experimental studies that relate to how exercise affects intellectual disabilities and the positive affects of the Special Olympics programs and Unified Sports on individuals of all capabilities. I will then use these studies as evidence to explain why it is necessary to increase funding for these essential programs that benefit such a large quantity of people.

For my research paper, I want to start the introduction and thesis talking about eating disorders in general and how the media plays a huge toll on confidence and image especially on young women. In addition, I would like to talk about the research I have done and give a lot of quotes and percentages on how social media has effected women. Later, I want to talk about Instagram specifically because I feel this is where people start to compare themselves the most with famous instagram influencers. I would talk about celebrities like Kylie Jenner and the rest of the Kardashian family and how they even facetune and alter their bodies on social media. Also, I would like to talk about this instagram page where it shows celebrities before and after photoshop because it shows how instagram influencers are being completely honest too.

I am writing my research paper about the condition of narcolepsy and how those patients experiencing dreaming differently than other people. I will be including data from several studies that have been done regarding this which will help explain how narcolepsy patients experience dreaming. I also plan to include background information about the condition of narcolepsy in general as well as how a “normal” person dreams. This will then lead to my thesis and argument and will set up the paper well. 

I feel confident in my ability to manage my time and complete this paper efficiently. Although, I am worried because I have never written a paper of this length. I hope that I have enough data to create a strong argument and help people understand my thesis.

My research paper is going to be about psychological experiments on children throughout history. I will include many case studies on children and analyze them to determine if was justified. As well as if it was worth the breakthrough in Psychology, or if there wasn’t one. My plan is to begin the intro with my position on the topic then I will dedicate each paragraph to a single case study and the affect it had on its participants. I will begin writing the essay a little everyday because if not I would get overwhelmed and get stuck on the essay. I am anxious on if my essay will flow together, and how I will rebuttal the counterargument. Since this is such a huge part of our grade, I am also anxious on making sure it is well done. 

The broad version of my research paper is based on how social media can cause eating disorders. From research, I have learned a lot about this topic and have found vital statistics that I have put in my paper. After talking about eating disorders caused by the media, I will focus on specifically Instagram influencers and how influential they are towards young women. In recent years, Instagram influencers have created a platform where they can essentially have a job from posting photos because they have so many followers which get them sponsors. A lot of instagram influencers have the same body type which make the followers feel they have to have that type too. I will spend around an hour on this paper per day because it is difficult for me to write all at once.

My plan for my essay is to show how animals are beneficial to humans. I have decided to leave the final decision of my paper until the end because depending on the word count by the time I finish writing about animals, like the ones we have come to view as pets, I will write about how all animals are beneficial to us (i.e food and entertainment). My only anxiety about this paper is that I won’t be able to get my point across clearly. Even though my topic is something many people believe is true, I hope to be able to have my ideas come off as complete and persuasive thoughts.