Jenna Layton
My research topic was littering and I decided that the most important key talking points would be to first talk about what littering is and how prevalent it is. The next topic I wanted to focus on was who was the main culprit of littering and how are they doing so. As a change of direction, the next point I wanted to add was how litter impacts our environment. Along with the environmental effects, I also added how littering effects our wildlife by using pathos to sway my audience’s opinion on how bad littering actually is. After talking about how littering impacts our environment I went on to talk about what kinds of solutions are out there to prevent littering such as new inventions and creative street litter prevention designs. The last topic I wanted to cover was what kinds of people and ads were making in a difference in our world and how we can look up to them to do the same. I believe there is always room for improvement even if it means changing one, simple thing. As I review my research and edit it for its final draft I might change different words to make sure my sentences are flowing properly. I also might add to the section where I talk about the ads and individuals who are making a difference in protecting our environment because it is probably the smallest section of my paper, even though I am already at about 3800 words. As I plan to make my essay into a website, I will be choosing which pictures I should implement into each tab of my website based on the talking point. I might also add videos to further explain the Seabin project located in the solutions section. I think I did really well in creating the image that littering is bad and it has a tremendous effect on our Earth even though we cannot see the immediate effects. I also believe I have done a great job in setting up my website as I have created a unique layout 1
Jenna Layton and moving images to go along with my talking points. I also believe it was a good idea to add in the section about how animals are being effected by debris and litter. This fact adds pathos to my paper and hopefully moves my audience to take some action. Overall, the best thing I could have done for this paper was put it in website format because as you may see that this research paper doesn’t flow well in essay format. With website format I was able to different tabs instead of come up with creative transitions. These tabs make the project flow a lot better. Before doing my research on littering, I didn’t know a thing about it except for the fact that litter is just debris found anywhere besides a disposal receptacle. Therefore, I have learned just as much as the reader will learn throughout the paper. Most importantly, I have learned that it is actually extremely important that we stop littering as this has created so many issues for our environment, which are talked about in my paper. It is unbelievable how guilty I feel if I walk passed a piece of garbage on the road or sidewalk and don’t pick it up to throw it away because I am aware of the consequences.
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