Blog 8

my research topic is drinking age. My thesis is It should be lowered because even with the drinking age at 21 alcohol is still a major problem, its not fair to those who are adults but they are not allowed to drink and it has benefits to our Country to have it lowered. Regardless of the fact that we have a higher drinking age, we still are one of the most dangerous countries when it comes to drinking. It because kids dont know how to drink, and even up binge drinking and causing more danger to themselves. Also, i dont think its fair to let kids vote, and go to war but not be able to drink alcohol. And lastly, it has certain benefits, kids will now know how to drink and wont be in danger, also the financial gain from allowing kids to drink is also huge. Of course underage drinking will always be a problem, but changing the law will help make drinking overall a less dangerous situations.


i commented on donvoans paper. 
 

Blog #7

"Legal Age 21 - National Minimum Drinking Age - Choose Responsibility." Drinking Age. Web. 17 Feb. 2012. <http://www.chooseresponsibility.org/frequently_asked_questions/>.


I found this by using google search. Since it is a .org, and they website gave good information i considered it to be a valid source.


This webpage from choose responsibility has a lot of useful information about the drinking age. If gives the pros and cons have having a higher drinking age that is useful for me to compare and contrast the different views. It also has charts a graphs to help further prove my point

Post #6

Austin Powers strikes again in this hilarious film. Austin Powers (Mike Myers) tries again to stop his arch nemesis  Dr. Evil (also Mike Myers). But Dr. Evil has a partner this time, he has joined forces with Goldmember (also Mike Myers) who has kidnapped Austin Powers father and brought him back to the 70's. Austin Powers goes back in time and partners up with Foxy Cleopatra (Beyonce Knowles) to stop the evil duo. This film is packed with a lot of action and humor that will keep you on your seats. 

Blog #5

"You are always supposed to make an argument" This statement i believe is true. The book talked about the difference between a research paper and a research report. While you don't need an argument in a research report, a research paper IS about making an argument. Most people when they think of research paper think they just need to find information about something and write about it. But thats wrong you need to make an argument and explore that, the point of a research paper is to try and convince your readers of something.

"You can use your own experiences and observations as evidence" Not only do i think this is true but i think it's a really good idea. Think about it when you are trying to convince your friends that something is true, isn't it more believable when you say it happened to you. Like if i were to say the flu shot can make you sick and my friends don't believe me, then i told them how last year when i got a flu shot i had an 101 degree fever, isn't that more convincing? Its the for same research papers, they help legitimize your argument to the readers.


i commented on Scotts and bryans