AP Language Class Notes
Objective: APELC students researched argumentation paper topics in the liberry.
Five, we met in the liberry to research today to do some investigating. Several of you were having difficulty discovering topics to write about, which was surprising (and disappointing) since you’ve had the assignment for just about two weeks.
Take some time to consider what’s happening in the world today, and consider what you feel passionate about. Scan the periodical links on the left hand side of this page for inspiration. There are numerous history-shaping events about which you can take a side, it just takes some earnest attention and investigation. Just today on NPR, three stories were aired over tragedies around the planet:
- “Politician’s Slaying Stokes Violence in Kenya”;
- “Children Try to Make a Living on Afghan Streets”;
- “Iraqi Women Defying Extremism Face Dire Threats”.
More issues are getting less press, like the (all but ignored) genocide in Darfur and the poverty problem in Haiti.
- “Haiti’s poor resort to eating dirt” (also look at the BBC’s recent series “Dollar a Day”);
- “Scarce Resources, Ethnic Strife Fuel Darfur Conflict” (What happened to “Never again”?).
You might take on a less material topic. For example, when asked what I might write about (you knowing my leanings), I repsonded that I might argue the exclusivity of truth and the fallacy of relatvism or the failure of Humanism as a worldview.
Whatever you choose to argue, this paper is an opportunity for you to say something important (even if you don’t believe what you say will make a difference in anyone’s lives) and practice for your entry into public debate. Make it count.
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You spelled LIBRARY wrong.
(Not looking for extra credit. Just wanted to inform you.)
You’re welcome.