Going into the second conference I felt that my paper was not exactly fitting the expectations. When I met with Dr. Archibald I found out that I was on the right track but that I may have to look into a more specific idea and narrow down my idea. Instead of talking about how television shows, movies, magazines, and commercials I was told to try and focus on one or two specific areas. Then I was told that I should take those specific areas and pick a particular example from them.
When we talked about this more we came up with a television show that I could look into more. The television show that I think I will be looking further into for my paper will be Pretty Little Liars. By narrowing down and looking specifically just into this particular show I can ask question that really highlight what I want to find out in my research such as; what is beautiful? What is feminine? And how has the teenage girls diet been affected or not been affected by certain shows such as this one?
Another aspect of my paper will be looking into the affect that certain commercials dealing with food have on teens and what they are promoting by doing this. This way the reader can clearly see how our society often gives mixed messages and also how this shows through in our society.
Something else that was talked about was how I should start out my paper to make it stronger and more clear to the reader. To do this I will recall the old and new documents that were already looked into and then bring in the new information. I will also use one of the ways that was talked in the discussion to help begin my paper and catch the reader’s attention.
Pretty Little Liars is a very good show so that should be interesting to do research on it. What exactly are you going to say about the show though what is going to be your argument. Also how do you plan on connecting the two point in your paper between commercials and the television show?
ReplyDeleteWhat concerns me a little is that your question of what is beautiful or feminine maybe is too broad. However that doesn't necessarily mean that you shouldn't look into answers because it is crucial for you to establish what is right before explaining how wrong today's teen girls' views on dieting are, which were influenced negatively by the media. So be careful that you do not spend too much time looking for those answers, it would probably help to just reveal mostly your opinion on what beauty is.
ReplyDeleteI had to narrow my topic down again as well, but I think it will make your paper more organized rather than all these ideas that are spread throughout your paper. Also, I think since you will be talking about Pretty Little Liars, a show you probably like, it will keep you more interested in your paper and make you want to write a better paper since it is something you like.
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