Sunday, February 3, 2008
Researching Cattle
I chose my topic of cattle, because it is something I feel strongly about and felt as though I could relate to. I am a vegetarian and believe there are a multitude of problems with the meat industry, including cattle. Thus far, I have actually enjoyed researching my topic because I am interested in the information I have been finding. I have never done true research on the treatment and politics of animals, but I have found a plethora of really intriguing information. The information I have found has been eye opening for me, even though I always thought I knew more on the subject of meat production than the average person. What I have learned has solidified my belief in being a vegetarian and almost makes me not want to eat any animal products, but I'm not quite ready to go that far. My hope is to share this information with my reader and make them question the meat industry and its practices. The hardest part with my research has been having too much information, statistics, and examples to work with. When there is so much strong evidence and research it is hard for me to narrow down what information is most pertinent and would best support my argument. Another problem I have been working through is making a really strong case for why people should care and do something about what I am talking about. I have all this information, but if I don't make it personal, no one is going to care. I want to make sure I get people's attention and make them think. It also has been difficult for me not to let my personal feelings in too much. While I know I am supposed to argue a point, I feel like I want to tell my reader, "don't you see why you shouldn’t eat meat?" However, I realize I am not researching vegetarians or advocating that people should become one, just that there is a problem with the cattle industry and something needs to be done. I am happy with the topic I chose because it has been interesting and informative for myself and I hope to be able to share this information with others.
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I also have a problem with getting my audience to care about the issue I am talking about; once you narrow down your research it will be easier to focus on a specific problem and get your audience to care about your topic.
I was vegan for six months after watching the movie "Earthlings" because I found out all the gross stuff about animal products. It's weird, being vegetarian, to realize that it would probably be more fitting for me to support the meat industry than the animal product industry. However I stopped being vegan, and now find it very hard to go back to veganism. It's really interesting stuff though.
I have the same problems as you researching, that I've found many statistics and reports with numbers, that are not really relevant to our research paper. I also find it hard to be objective when it comes to talking about this topic, but in trying to sound less subjective, I feel like I make the topic very uninteresting. I'm trying to copy the tone of useful articles in my research paper, hopefully could help both of us.
It's really good that you connect to your topic and it is something you feel passionate about. I feel the same way about my topic, it makes writing a million times easier. One technical thing you can try to narrow your research is put your search phrase in quotations.
It's really good that you connect to your topic and it is something you feel passionate about. I feel the same way about my topic, it makes writing a million times easier. One technical thing you can try to narrow your research is put your search phrase in quotations.
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