Black holes are a pretty controversial topic. Generally anything that we look for in the universe may not be certain. Black holes do not emit and kind of energy or light from the spectrum, so how can we even know that they may exist. It is based on a scientific hypothesis that is not known for sure yet. Also, Einstein made theories about the gravity from black holes. He said that the gravity is so strong that time itself is bent. If one flew near a black hole, time would seem to be moving in double the time it would normally. This would make time travel possible, however one would only be able to travel into the future. This is why black holes are so controversial.

I found a few web sites that talk about Hitlers reign and the method in which he trained his army. Also there are articles that discuss the way he treated the Jews and other groups he wanted removed from the world. It is hard to find articles that talk about the German soldiers, but I will have to look a little more for those.

I also watched a couple of clips from the Milgram experiment. The people in the experiment definitely did not want to be part of what was going on there. They felt bad that they were hurting another human being, but they did not want to disregard the experimenter.

I would like to explore peoples response to being threatened with our topic of obedience to authority. People do not respond very positively to being threatened. It breaks apart the very fiber of their mind that is sane, and tells them to disregard their conscience. I will pull in Milgrim, Zimbardo, and also some references maybe to World War II and the Vietnam War. Both the wars brainwashed people and made them go insane.

Bennett, William J. “Against Gay Marriage.” Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 10^thed. Ed. Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen.  New York: Pearson Longman, 2008. 287-289.

Hekker, Terry Martin. “The Satisfactions of Housewifery and Motherhood” and “Paradise Lost.” Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 10^thed. Ed. Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen.  New York: Pearson Longman, 2008. 244-249.

O’brien, Keith. “Single Minded.” Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 10^thed. Ed. Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen.  New York: Pearson Longman, 2008. 337-343.

Swartz, Mary Ann and BarBara Marliene Scott.  “”Debunking Myths about Marriages and Families.”  Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum.  10^thed.  Ed. Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen.  New York: Pearson Longman, 2008. 276-281.

I feel like my topic proposal is a good subject to talk about. It has potential to have a lot of info to explain. As of now I am struggling with how I am going to approach it. My idea is a good one, it’s just taking me a while to come up with my info. I don’t normally have this problem with writing. It must be because I am not used to the “synthesis” aspect of this essay.

For my Multiple Source essay, I am going to describe why people would want to stay single rather than get married. People arent just staying single or getting married just because it is trendy and everyone else is doing it. They are for reasons like financial, personal preference, and other various reasons. I am not sure at this point what else I am going to put into the essay, but I plan on using most of the optional articles we discussed in class

A major theme in the article “Single Minded” that we had to read for class is how people assume they will be married by a certain age. They assume  when they are younger that this is what most people do, so they want to follow the trend. Nancy Howell assumed at the age of 30 that she would be settling down and ready to have kids. She was surely mistaken according t the article. Later in the article they mention how they took a survey. Based on results, they found that people that are single do not always feel the need to be married. “The single life, once a way station, is becoming a movement (P. 339 of WRAC).”

All of the essays we have read for class so far have to deal with some kind of relationship. Some have to deal with no relationship, some gay some non gay, and some talk about issues that occur in a relationship. All of the articles have some sort of arguments to them. They use general logical, moral, and ethical claims to appeal to the reader. These are all things used to pull the reader in and make them take your side.

I am confident in my final draft for the critique essay. I know that it is an effective piece of writing that has enough support and detail to pass. It is weird to think about this is my first paper for GSW 1120. It seems like yesterday I was writing my first paper for 1110. I know that there is a major improvement from then comepared to this first paper. However I am not saying I am an expert and I know that I still have room to improve in the future.

I can honestly say that I am a bit late for this blog, but I can remember my process for revising my first essay. When I revised my first essay in preparation for the turning in of the final draft, I added a lot more detail. I am positive that in my rough draft definitely was strong but I needed to add in detail straight from the reading. When I turned in my essay, I was confident that I had put enough into it that it was a strong article.