I am going to write about the second prompt.  The second prompt involves whether or not parents should have access to their child web accounts on places like Facebook and Myspace.  I choose this prompt because it is the only one I feel strongly enough about to write about.  I will write about this because I think it is a fairly controversial issue amongst parents and their kids.  Many kids are against their parents having access to their web accounts because they feel it is an invasion of privacy, but in actuality the internet is a much more public place than many kids realize.  I will be arguing the position that parents have a right to have access to their child’s web accounts.  I will be arguing this because I think that a parent having access to their kids web accounts could lead to a much more open communication amongst a kid and their parents.  I am choosing this position because I think their are many more positive aspects to a parent having access to their kids web accounts than a parent not having access. I also wanted to argue the opposite of what I would like my parents to do, since my parents do not monitor my web accounts.    Since I think that it will be a greater challenge for me to argue something that goes against what my parents do, since I would not like my parents to have access to my web accounts.  I think they when a child or teenager is having problems he or she will be more likely to talk to their parents about if their parents have access to their web accounts.

The Frontline video “Growing up Online”  represents an arguing a position because it effectively presents both sides of an argument.  The video presents students, parents and teachers opinions on the internet, and social network sites, such as Facebook and Myspace.  The video also used statistics like 90% of teenagers are online.  The video presented both the positive and negative aspects of growing up online.  The positive aspects included an easy access to information, and communication with friends.  While the negative aspects presented include teenagers being sexually solicited online.   The video presented its side of the argument by showing the many dangers of the kids growing up on the internet.   The video also showed the concern of parents and teacher of kids growing up online. It also showed how teenagers viewed the internet as a private place even though the reality is that it is very public.   The video clearly presented both sides of a argument while supporting one side.

Types of support:

Anecdotal Evidence

Telling a story

Statistics

Authoritative Sources

Personal Experience

Using different types of support in an argument can help make a position in the argument clear.  Using support can help back up an argument with evidence supporting a position.  Support is always needed when someone is trying to effectively present their side of the argument.  Using statistics will provide evidence to support and argument.  Statistics as long as they are from a good and honest source can also not be argued against.  Statistics also show that the person arguing something know what he or she is talking about, and actually has something to base their opinion of off.

Using a story or an anecdote will help support an argument by presenting a reason why someone would be for or against something in an argument.  A story can also help the opposition in the argument better understand the other side.  Personal experience is also great to use in an argument because it can show how someone has come to believe what he or she believes.  Another type of support is authoritative sources.  Using an authority in an argument the argument has support from others.  Also someone who is an authority on a certain subject knows what he or she is talking about when it comes to a certain subject.

The revision strategy I will uses is reading the essay aloud to myself.  I will use the strategy because I think it will help m fix some grammar errors in my essay. Reading my essay allowed will also help me notice a few flaws in my paper that I may have not noticed if I only read it silently.  Reading my essay aloud may also help me make parts of my essay clearer and easier to understand.