My topic will be on the same central focus of LGBT rights. In the past two projects I have focused more on introducing the problems and trying to relate how the discrimination affects everyone. I think for this project it will definitely be something different because I actually have to physically get involved and do something.
My audience will most probably be college aged kids since campus is where I will probably doing my actual physical project. Since campus is a great diversity of people and ages, I think it will be fairly easy to lure them into the topic and actually get some type of response/action from them. Even writing to them in my response will be fairly easy because everyone has feelings and it is easier to relate to someone who is closer in age. Also, being in the same environment we tend to see things the same way too.
For my genre, as of right now, I have only talked about actually selling bracelets with Amanda. So that will be my physical project, and I am thinking of writing a personal reflection as my writing on the experience. I think telling my perspective of how I did something so simple yet impacted a great number of people in a positive way will help my readers know that anyone can help and get involved. Hopefully my readers can relate to my feelings and understand that a little can go a long way.
The purpose of my actual project will be to get involved in informing of my two previous topics and the overall issue at hand. I talk about taking a stand and actually helping out, well this time I will actually be helping out! The purpose will be to get involved personally with the cause of spreading the word that discrimination against one group affects everyone.
My stance/position will be to try and be unbiased and see things from both sides of an argument if something is brought my way. However, I do have factors that affect my outlook on the situation. First off, I am young and at a time in my life where I am exploring options I have being an "informed" citizen of this country. I guess before I never kept up on citizens rights and lawful things such as those. Now as I get older I realize all these things are beginning to affect me, and I should be aware of what is going on and what my rights are. Secondly, I have friends who are lesbian/gay and just like any other straight friend; I love them and care about them. I hate to see them hurt just like I would any of my other friends. These all are factors that would sway my view/position of my paper. During my time on my physical project I will try my best to be as unbiased as possible.
**Do you think my genre/physical project is a good idea, or should I try something else?
**Do you think I should add something else to my physical project like telling my peers facts on the issue or is it fine how it is?
3/25/09
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:] i'm excited about the bracelets. Someone mentioned on my comment that we should give them away rather than sell them which I think is a good idea. Attaching a small note to the bracelets to catch their attention as well. I think a good way to go about this is to remain unbias and calm. People are usually more put-off by someone screaming in their face handing out slips of paper nobody actually reads. If we are like "o hey, want this sweet bracelet for free..come and chat," get some personal opinions and go from there with the paper.
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