Reflection 2.1

After writing my first draft, I know it needs a lot of work. I started my rough draft with not very much organization; I just wrote down all of my thoughts and they don't seem to make much sense. I also need to work on writing more clearly, because I often say things that make sense to me, but not others.

But, In general writing a Rogerian argument hasn't been too hard. I think it's not very hard because of the topic I chose. I think both sides of keeping animals in captivity are very strong. My boyfriend and I had a VERY LONG debate after I wrote my paper on whether or not zoos and aquariums were a good thing or not. He gave me a lot of very good points on the benefits of these organizations.

I realized that both of us were coming from the debate from different views, I the animal lover and he the one who thinks zoos are very educational. He made the point that without the zoos and aquariums you wouldn't see the animals at all, most people won't be going to Africa to see a safari. But, in the end we both agreed that zoos and aquariums that don't provide sufficient care for the animals are unethical and that circuses all together are not okay. I think I need to use his opposing point of view more in my argument and argue more towards the middle ground about circuses and correct treatment of animals.

Overall, I know my paper needs a lot of work in organization and clarifying my ideas. I also need to make sure my sources are scholarly, and once again work on citations.