Facebook

I am a member of facebook, but when I first signed up it was much simpler. It did not ask for so much information and didn't ask us to download 10 new applications every time we sign on. I still like facebook, but I see where Hass is coming. No one actually has to put up all of the information users are prompted to. There are also privacy settings that only allow people who are your friends to look at the profile. As far as the idea that cops and future employers are able to go online to get another view of potential people of interest, I think its a great idea. People cannot be arrested for having parties, they just have to be more careful that the people they invite are old enough to drink. I believe that it is a smart idea for people to look people up online because in today's day and age, a resume will not give some employers all they need to know about a potential employee and really their investment in that person.

research proposal

As I understand it, this assignment is for us to explore deeper into the research paper. It helps us look for a more direct and specific thesis. It lets us look at what we are really trying to say in our papers and figure out what information is important enough to keep in the paper in order to effectively narrow our topic and help the readers understand the point better. It also pushes us to get into the mode of researching to push us further toward actually sitting down to write the paper. The research proposal in a helpful tool!

My Plan

My plan for this research paper is to build upon a short paper that I wrote for English 112. I believe that this is a great controversy that I feel very strongly about. I think I will start by explaining the intensity of modern compeitive cheerleading and some statistics of how the sport has grown recently. I want to explain the athletic talent it takes to compete in cheerleading and why it should be considered a sport instead of somply an activity. Then I will talk about the common counterarguments that others make about why cheerleading is not hard enough to be considered a sport. I think that I will be able to plead a very good case for this because I will then respond to the counterarguments with suggestions or proof that I have found that proves my point. I think that I have enough personal experience with this topic to discuss it and argue for it strongly.