Author
1. Drawing
on some of these things
·
General research interests: Law, I really hate Donald Trump
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Majors: Law major means taking politics classes
so I’m into politics
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Other interests: basic fundamental human rights
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Current issues: I have been super into this
election because it’s do or die for me, plus it’s happening right now so it
doesn’t get more present day.
2.
Preconceptions and biases
· 1. I’m so liberal and both my parents are liberal
and we all have pretty liberal values.
· 2. I’m tired of getting screwed as part of the
middle class so like obviously I like Bernie but my love for Bernie and burning hellfire-fueled hate for Donald
Trump are independent I promise.
· 3. I was raised in Arizona which I basically hate
all of the surrounding area because they’re mostly old white racists with skin
cancer but the cool thing about Arizona is it has this little liberal pocket
that I grew up in called Tucson. If Phoenix is your conservative dad, Tucson is
your hippy uncle. It just so happens that both my dad and uncle are hippies,
but it’s whatever.
· 4. I am as agnostic as someone can get. I think
religion drives people to do a lot of stupid things (@the catholic church
LITERALLY EVERYWHERE okay maybe religion didn’t drive you to molest children but you still did) my parents took me
to church a little when I was a kid but they soon realized it was kinda
pointless and I was bound to grow up into a demon anyway so they let me do my
thing. They’re the real MVP.
· 5. I feel like I have a lot of cultural power as a young
white person in college, the only problem with that is I’m a woman. However, this means I have a little
credibility as a demographic that gets screwed sometimes and we are damn tired
of it. Who run the world? Girls.
Audience
1.
I know I want my audience to be Trump
supporters, but I don’t know how specific I want to get. Stand by.
2.
They want Donald Trump for president which as
far as I’m concerned means they’re mostly bigots and racists but I don’t know
if they can see reason or not. I’ll try and reason with them but so far that
hasn’t gone well for people who’ve tried (@Samantha Bee)
3.
They will probably be pissed because I’m making
coherent points and won’t want to listen but this is the truth people
4.
I don’t think I really can relate to Trump
supporters just because I’m so incredibly different from them in literally
every way. I’ll just try to establish myself through sources and personal
testaments to authority and maybe they’ll believe me then.
5.
I don’t know a lot of Trump supporters because
to be honest I really don’t want to be friends with anyone who supports
Trump…but I know a couple people that my mom begrudgingly lets stay a small
part of her life. They cling to their views so desperately that I don’t know
that anything I could say would change their mind. So, my goal will just to
have them think a little about who Trump really is and maybe reevaluate their
reasons for supporting him.
Purpose
1.
As I said before, I don’t think my audience will
change their stance. I want them to think about why they like Trump, especially after I do my best to debunk
everything that people seem to think makes him great. I want people who support
him to wake up a little. Maybe
they’ll see that behind all the smoke and mirrors, he’s nothing but a sociopath
with a chemical imbalance who will take care of himself before anyone else.
2.
I’d like to address the second bullet point
mostly here, I want my audience to become aware of who trump is as a person.
They think he’s… well I actually have no idea what they think. I couldn’t
possibly bring myself to see what anyone sees in trump. But I’m hoping
(probably a false hope) that they aren’t as stubborn as I am and can see the
truth. Also, when I gather my sources, I’m going to do my best to gather as
much information from as many people as I can so that no perspective is left
untouched. Maybe I’ll even include a letter from a supporter so that I can
debunk it… because honestly I absolutely can.
Context
It’s pretty
straightforward. Trump and his sociopathy are part of the election going on right now. Like literally as we speak.
Not only that, but the country is SO divided over it. Not only into democrats
and republicans, but republicans themselves are divided over the awfulness that
just is Trump. This country is pretty much a mess… so there’s your context.
Genre
1.
Standard college essay
2.
Audience expectations are probably long,
introduction and conclusion plus supporting paragraphs.
3.
My history of working in this genre is my high
school was super hard because I did the IB program which is really hard so I’ve
been writing standard college essays since junior year. So I’ve kinda got this.
4.
I’m super comfortable writing not only about the
topic but writing in the genre. I feel like I know the best way to go around it
(don’t write the introduction first, duh) and generally that I know what I’m
doing.
5.
Effective conventions: CITATIONS. It lets your
reader know that you’re not just making junk up and someone agrees with you.
Also, thesis. Your paper would be literally nowhere without a thesis. And I
know you want specificity but that’s seriously it- papers get nowhere without a
thesis.
When?
1.
Yeah! The historical events are RIGHT NOW. This
election is the historical event! People look back on this years from now and
be like “What the hell was this”. Seriously. I also should include a little
history on Trump, because he’s had way more failures than anyone would like to
admit.
2.
LITERALLY EVERYONE is talking about this. Here’s
four, but I could literally give you four hundred. Side note, I will probably
end up using some if not all of these as some of my sources.
John Oliver's Last Week TonightCNN
Rachel Maddow
President Obama
3.
My counter arguments are going to be taken from
John Oliver’s source (above) and I will debunk them using him and other sources
·
Trump is a tough guy
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He’s a great business man
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He tells it like it is
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He’s funding his own campaign
You can find people saying all of these things in the first
source, but I’ll like it again here.
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