English W131

The first day of English class I honestly thought it was going to be unbelievably tough. But, once I got the first writing assignment and realized that there were no tests, just papers, I knew I was going to do okay. I know the past couple of papers I've slacked off and I have no excuse, but I'm trying to make this final paper the best one I've written. Through writing these papers, I've come across a lot of topics that have grabbed my attention as potential topics I'd like to pursue in my personal time. I've also found out a lot about myself and how I feel about certain topics. For example, this proposal paper is going to cover one of the topics that I have strong personal experience with... child abuse. I'm going to cover various views on what child abuse is and my proposal is that there be a minimal sentence law for specific child abuse crimes. As a writer, and as a student trying to pass this class with a decent grade, I'm putting my all into this paper. Over the past few weeks I've learned a lot about myself and the way I write. There are so many times where I want to put my personal emotion into my papers and yet it would be inappropriate for the topic and type of paper. As a writer I've discovered that I am now trying to include more 'studious' vocabulary in my writing. As a student, I've actually started to slack by letting petty things in life get in the way of my education. I've slacked off in the aspect of not having good attendance and not putting my all into my work. So, as contradictory as it may sound, I feel that I really have grown a s a writer, but have failed as a student when I know I have the capability to be better than what I have exhibited. However, this semester has given me a life changing experience that will continue to positively influence my work abilities as I further my education and work field.

My Argument Paper

My report paper, though being very short and crappy, really made me think about how many child abusers get off with small sentences, especially when they plead insanity. I thought about incorporating my "experience story", some sections of my report, and legal aspects of child abuse to make the argument that those who are convicted of child abuse, or abuse where the outcome results in murder, are not getting strong enough sentences. Most often they are given shorter sentences because they plead insanity and I strongly think there's more to it than that. I think it's important that I inform my audience of what abuse is, legal acts that have been passed to protect children, and statistics on the time the average abuser spends. I think I have a pretty strong case in my own personal experience, and I believe that with more research I can make my case much stronger. If anyone has any advice or suggestions please leave me a comment. Oh, and Ms. Brown, would you please leave me some suggestions anyway? Thanks

Make Abortion Illegal

Abortion is always a topic up for debate. In fact, a lot of people choose abortion as a debate topic because it really is two sided. For me, there are three sides to the debate of abortion. First of all, I really really really disagree with abortion for the use of getting rid of an "accident" child and I strongly disagree with the use of abortion for a one-night-stand accident. However, the only uses I do agree with for getting an abortion would be rape (incest or stranger). Even in the even of rape, whether it be by a stranger or a relative, if you go to a hospital they always give you the option of taking the "morning after" pill. Rape is something that should be reported right away in any case, but especially if there is the possibility of the person being pregnant (e.i. the rapist didn't use protection or the woman was not on birth control). Even if there isn't the possibility of being pregnant, the woman should go to the hospital to check for any damages. Abortion is not something that should be taken lightly especially when even in the case of rape, there are other options.