Assignment #2

I'm really not a very big fan of writing in general but this assingment has allowed me to vent on the topic of married student housing. This problem has been on my mind for a really long time and it wasn't hard for me to write a three page paper on this issue.

When we were first given this topic to write on I thought of many different topics but one came to mind. In the first week of school, for some reason I though the whole paper was due last wednesday so I started brainstorming probably earlier than most people. I talked with my wife and figured that a very relevant issue that also is somewhat bothersome to me is how motorcyclist do not need to wear helmets in many states. I find it very ironic that when inside a much safer vehicle a seatbelt is mandatory but when on a two wheeled vehicle it is not necessary to wear a helmet. Though I have a very strong opinion on this subject, I didn't know if i would be able to write three pages. I went to my first accounting class later that week and we discussed the topic of how United States financial statements are much different than the rest of the world. I thought about writing my paper on how the United States should comply with the rest of the world, and use international financial statements. This could posssibly allow more international investors invest in our domestic markets. A few days later in class, Mr. Keeley told us that we had to write on a topic that affects BYU students and immediately the married housing situation came to my mind. Picking the topic was my first step in the process of writing this essay. The second step was to determind my thesis for the topic. I had to come up with three different supporting evidence that supports my thesis sentence. I brainstormed about five different ideas, and picked the first three that I thought of for my supporting evidence; trashed apartments, expensive, and proximity. After brainstorming and finding the evidence, it was time to write my paper. I sat down in the fifth floor of the library and pumped out my paper in about 2.5 hours. It seems kind of long for a three page paper, but I couldn't seem to get good organization with the paper. After I finished the rough draft, I didn't want to edit it, so I left that for my peer group in class a few days later. They really didn't help me with my paper that much . They all conclusively said it 'sounds good'. I met with my teacher two days later about my paper and he gave me a lot of good advice on what needs to be changed. My audience for this paper are married students who live in the BYU area. I start my paper off by telling how bad of a job BYU has done with the married housing situation. This could affend a lot of my audience, and the faith that I am trying to build with them would be gone. Mr. Keeley told me to save my thesis to the end and slowly build trust in my audience and then in the conclusion, break the news to the reader. I just finsihed editing my first rough draft. Again, I'm on the fifth floor trying to work on a lot of homework before I go golfing. I plan on taking this edited copy to the writing center with some questions on Monday. I will listen to what they have to say, edit my paper again, and then finally write the final draft. It is due next Wednesday.

I have learned that if one wants a nicely written paper, advice from others must be headed, and many drafts must be written. I hope my paper can affect the current situation of the married student housing.