Argument Essay Blog Four

Argument Essay Blog Four
It is Monday one week from the deadline and for the Argument Essay. Each time I look at my paper I draw blank on how I should proceed. We work shopped my paper I thought that would be the genesis of new ideas. I was really rather surprised the essay wasn’t torn to shreds, I tore it to shreds myself for many of the exact reasons mentioned in the workshop. I quickly realized it lacked a strong thesis and I had no road map, as I like to call it. I took it to the writing center and we compiled a list of fixes. Some were easy and others were painful but necessary. Still others I have yet to implement because I’m like a dog chasing his tail. I have such a flood of ideas washing over me I’m overwhelmed and I just can’t get all of my ideas organized. I feel like I’m herding cats (because my ideas are running all over the place). Organizing a complex seven page paper is like trying to unravel a ball of yarn. When I left the workshop today I thought to myself, ah hah I’m on the right track. How wrong can someone be? Each time I hear the news I say /I need to input that, and that’s exactly what I’m trying to say. Maybe I need to lock myself away with my thought for a little while so I can focus my ENERGY (A little pun). For those who just so happen to read this I’d like to thank those who took the time to work shop my paper.
I just had an idea a few moments ago concerning my road purpose (thesis). I want to channel my paper into three main points. Security; by reducing of our (the US) dependence on foreign oil. Environmental and Health; pollution reduction health benefits of a cleaner environment. Economic impact; personal wealth as well as job creation. Now that I have a punch list for a thesis statement I need a list of target to aim for. Coal and oil are the major cause of air pollution and water pollution. Natural gas is a distant second when it comes to air pollution. But However, natural gas is a nonrenewable resource and is increasingly being supplied from other countries, dependence of foreign countries for our most important resources weakens our national security. The US thirst for oil is a our Achilles heel, we must maintain relations with countries who’s principles are not aligned with our own, it’s a tenuous situation balancing needs against ethical values. We have waged war and lost thousands of American lives to secure oil. Despite this sacrifice it wasn’t too long ago that Oil prices skyrocketed and the cost of gasoline reached $4.00 a gallon. We are simply not in control so we need to make every effort to decrease or dependence of foreign energy suppliers. It’s a long hard road and we all need to join together to do our part and find solutions.