A Research Letter to Myself

{ September 21, 2010 @ 1:07 pm } · { Day in the Life }

[Note: I am taking an English class on Argumentitive Writing. Our first big paper is to write about some sort of controvercial topic and use the correct useages of Ethos Pathos Logos. This is my notes of what I want to do, and where I'm gonna look for it... in fun letter format!]

from: Kiwi<*******@gmail.com>
to: Kiwi <*******@gmail.com>

date: Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 1:27 PM
subject: Reading Response 2 Outline/Essay/Look Up List
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DEAR KIWI!

In light of the fact you have an essay coming up about a debatable topic, I thought it would be fun and dandy to pick the brain of our favorite political movement since NickCarterism – The Tea Party. Since I know you are super busy listening to your lecture as you are typing this (Hello Multitasking!), I put together a list of tips, hints, guidelines, and scary monsters for you to look up when you get around to writing this chizz out. Now all you have to do is look stuff up and make it look pretty. You’re good at that. Well… Sometimes you are… anywho… the list!
1. Describe Topic – Is the Tea Party political movement an accurate representation of the majority of Americans?

What does the Tea Party represent?
What are the current beliefs on those trends held by a majority of Americans?
Who are the figure heads of the movement?
How are they received by the General Public?

2. Reasons behind Popular opinion of topic – I don’t know the popular opinion

3. Reasons behind YOUR opinion of topic – I think they’re crazy.

Radical ideas that don’t accept change
Base policies on emotion and fear – don’t seem to see other side of argument
Glenn Beck is a loony, and I don’t need Keith Olbermann to tell me that.

Articles from EBSCOhost and Following Websites for Information Thus far.

Teapartypatriots.com
Teaparty.org
Teapartyexpress.org
Teapartynation.com

Also look up following People and see where they fall in to the mix

Sarah Palin
Glenn Beck
Barack Obama

Find Poll Results on both sides of spectrum.

DailyKos
CBS
NBC
ABC
FOXNews
CNN

Enjoy searching through the slimy depths of Fox and Friends while trying to keep an unbiased mind about such things. It wouldn’t be right to come in to Fox News with a preconceived notion of what side they are on. That’s not fair OR balanced! Hey… you could always be doing your Math work. How are those slope/interception equations coming? Yeah… I went there!

Good luck, dear! And try not to vomit when listening to Palin/Beck.

LOVE,
-Kieran “Kiwi” Bailey

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