9/16 Reader Response
First things first I have to choose a writing prompt, which I have done. I have chosen to write about parent’s right to have unlimited access to their child’s personal website. I chose this issue because it is actually very close to me and I feel that I can do a good job in convincing my audience to take my side. The second thing I plan on doing is take as many notes as possible. Although I know a lot about this subject (I was cyberbullied and cyberbullying was the subject of one of my research papers) I hope to gain more knowledge in order to further prove my point. Then I hope to write my first draft which is to be reviewed on the 23rd, as well as to be sent as an attachment by that date. I will then go through the process of revision which I am sure will take a long time because I have A LOT to say on this topic. Finally, this argumentative essay is due on the 30th of September. I am psyched up!!! 🙂
Invention and Research::: For my arguing a position I want to write about the right that parents have to their child’s website. I believe that all parents have the right to monitor what their child is posting on the web. I believe that if the child is under 18 that they are still accountable to their parents. It’s reasonable for all teenagers to believe that their parent is encroaching on their personal space if they gain access to their son or daughter’s personal webpage, but in reality it is a safeguard. Once someone’s information is posted on the web anyone can gain access to it – even after it’s removed. Teenagers are young and impressionable and as a teen myself we tend to think that we are invincible. In reality however, we are not invincible and the realities and dangers of logging onto personal websites and indeed getting very personal are reasons that parents should have access to these websites.
Planning and Drafting::: I believe that I can create a very good argument for my case. Yes, it is controversial but it is also needed to protect people. About every teenager loves to use MySpace, Facebook, etc. so it may be hard to convince them to give their passwords or just show their parents what they are doing online, but I think that very quickly “self-expression” can turn a bright future into a very dim one. I am positive that there will be numerous objections to the stance I take on this issue, however I think that I will have more than enough backing to defend my position. One argument that would probably be raised is that “It’s my life, not my parents’,” my counterargument would be that all their parents are looking into is their well-being. Most of the time it isn’t to be nosy, parents just want to know what’s going on in our lives, can we deny them that?
Critical Reading Guide::: I feel very strongly about this issue however, I tend to get off topic. It will be a struggle to stay on the topic of parents’s right to having access to their child’s website when there are a million topics that are intertwined into that argument such as a teens right to privacy and so on.