Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Blog Post #5: Position Paper Prewriting

TOPIC ONE
Censorship in the United States

My stance: There should be no form of censorship whatsoever in the U.S. on television, radio, etc.
Opposing stance: Explicit language, violence/gore, ideas, nudity should be censored so children and fragile minds are not able to view it.
Major points of contention:
  • Freedom of speech
  • Would kids be allowed to view/read it?
  • How does this affect impressionable minds?
  • Everything will go overboard since there are no restrictions
TOPIC TWO
High School & College Education

My stance: Students should only take the classes that they want to take/or that pertain to the major. I.e. if they want to study computer science, they do not need to take a Biology class, unless they want to.

Opposing stance: Students need a varied learning experience to become the complete individual.

Major points of contention:
  • Will this increase the attendance in high school/college? Increase drop out rates?
  • Are these classes really necessary?
  • Will this close new pathways that would've been left open? (Student takes biology, changes major to biology)
  • Increase in laziness? Is being uneducated a bad thing?

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