Thursday, January 7, 2010

OpEd Ideas - Emily R

These are my ideas!
Emily R

Idea #1
Argument: BYU should not have done away with the HEPE GE requirement.
Reason: This action gives the false impression that exercise is not an integral part of life.
Assumption: If BYU students were required to take the HEPE GE, they would exercise more.
Claims: HEPE provides an opportunity for students to exercise in class, students would realize how good it feels to exercise.

Idea #2
Argument: Black board is not an effective tool to use with classes on campus.
Reason: There are always glitches and flaws with Blackboard.
Assumption: There is a better way to communicate the same information.
Claims: There are problems with quizzes on blackboard, some classes don't show on blackboard, blackboard is frequently down for maintenance.

Idea #3
Argument: BYU should not have done away with the Woman's Research Institute.
Reason: This gives the impression that women are not important on campus.
Assumption: If the Woman's Research Institute remained, female students would feel more a part of campus
Claims: Woman's Research Institute was important to many people, and the campus community

2 comments:

  1. The otherside of the of your HEPE argument: I'm really glad it is not a requirement anymore. Everyone I talked to before said it was not a challenging course anyway. Therefore, it was not much worth anyways. I think the affect is actually the opposite...this forces students like me to make their own exercise plan or find ways to stay active. Not that you don't have a point or good argument...I am just on the other side of it.

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  2. I am hoping you do your paper on the Woman's Research Institute, I don't know much about it and it sounds like something that you could really care about. I don't know if I ever have had problems with blackboard so I don't know how strong of an argument that will be.

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