Author Archives: Maggie Baptiste

Hey class,

Since we last met I have been working on finishing up my outline and getting more background history for my paper. Right now I am just currently putting the finishing touches on my presentation. I am excited to get it over with but also a little nervous! My main focus is perfecting my timing and my organization! I wish you all the best of luck on your presentations. See you all in class.

-Maggie

Since our last class I have printed out many of the sources I’ve been reading online and taking more notes. I spent most of the weekend revising my annotated bibliography adding parts which were missing. I am still working on my detailed outline. At this point I feel like it would be much easier to start my paper having a detailed outline to guide my writing and to keep me organized. I spoke to Professor Kafka and she made showed me that my argument assignment can be used as a base for my detailed outline by simply adding whatever additional evidence I have to my  and build on it from there. That’s where I am at! See you in class.
-Maggie

Hey class I haven’t been able to post this past week because Hurricane Sandy knocked out my internet and lights for a few days.  So for this blog post I’m going to combine last weeks topic and this week topic together.This past week I have been doing a lot of reading and writing developing my argument moreHey class I haven’t been able to post this past week because Hurricane Sandy knocked out my internet and lights for a few days.  So for this blog post I’m going to combine last weeks topic and this week topic together.This past week I have been doing a lot of reading and writing developing my argument more more each day. I realized that I’m not going to specifically talk about financial incentives for people only donating kidneys but instead discuss why providing financial incentives to people donating organs in general is the best solution to solving the organ shortage in America. 

I’m excited to present my research however I need to start focusing on how I am going to organize this presentation, from gathering all the information from all the different sources and blending it so it meshes well together. I find that a lot of my sources have the same or similar information however different dates and the statistics so deciding which forces are more relevant will be a challenge. Figuring out how to combine all of the information together is what I’m trying to figure out right now. After completing the argument assignment I realize that I have many strong reasons backing up my original claim however I am still unsure of how it’s going to flesh out my entire paper. I think I’m going to start on a basic outline that is very detailed to give me an idea of what exactly I have to write about for the entire paper. So that’s where I’m at right now see you guys in class!

 -Maggie