Research+Project

__ What is the full cost of war? __

__ 10/22/10 goal __ - Find 10 useful websites to use for my project and write some notes on them using Diigo. __ Response __ I only found 7 links but i think this is good enough for today. I found out more than I expected I would. Although some of it was not useful to the project I still learned many new things in general.

__ 10/25/10 goal __ - Find at least 3-5 more dependable websites. __ Response __ Found 3 useful websites. I completed my goal. I think I might have enough info from these 10 sites to do the project.

__ 10/26/10 goal __ - Look through all of the info I collected and narrow down the most important facts. __ Response __ I previously highlighted a bunch of important info from the articles I found. I spent my time looking through the articles for a few more facts. I also re-read my facts which I highlighted before.

__ 10/27/10 goal __ - Complete brainstorming activity

** I want my audience to feel. . . ** ** I want my audience to do. . . ** ||  ||   || **// I want my audience to think that war has a heavy toll on almost all aspects of society, for years and even decades afterwords. //**
 * ** Audience ** ||  ||   || ** (who do you want to share your message with?) ** ||   ||   || **// My audience is going to be people that think that war is good and don't think it affects people too much. //** ||
 * ** Purpose ** ||  ||   || ** (what do you want to accomplish with your message?) ** ||   ||   || **// My purpose is to explain that war greatly affects everyone even if they are not directly involved in it. //** ||
 * ** Message ** ||  ||   || ** (what is the main point/thesis?) ** ||   ||   || **// My thesis is that war affects many aspects of life including economical, political, and social parts of a society. //** ||
 * ||  ||   || ** I want my audience to think . . . **
 * ** Message ** ||  ||   || ** (what is the main point/thesis?) ** ||   ||   || **// My thesis is that war affects many aspects of life including economical, political, and social parts of a society. //** ||
 * ||  ||   || ** I want my audience to think . . . **

**// I want my audience to feel that wars should be avoided at all costs and to resolve their problems peacefully because any fighting always has consequences. //**

**// I want my audience to understand that wars cause depression, money troubles and tons of other things that set a nation back and prevent any kind of progress from being made. //** || __ Response __ I finished the chart but did not finish the brainstorm web.
 * ||  ||   || ** I want my audience to walk away with the idea that . . . ** ||   ||   || War damages a society in many different ways. ||
 * ||  ||   || ** I want my audience to walk away with the idea that . . . ** ||   ||   || War damages a society in many different ways. ||

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