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MichelleGilbert 21November2013 PoagueEnglish120 FinalDraft

TeenPregnancy PrewritingProcess
Iamexploringthisinterestbecauseteenpregnancyisacommonfactorinour everydaylives.TeenpregnancyrelatestomylifebecauseIknowalotofhighschoolgirls thathavebeenpregnant.Ithinkdevelopingskillwithwritingaboutteenpregnancywillhelp meinthefuturebecausewiththejobImgoingtopursue,Gynecologist,afemaledoctor.I willhavetotalktogirlsaboutusingprotectiontopreventpregnancy. Tryingtochoosetwoarticleswasnoteasy.Youhadtomakeasurethetwoarticles youchosewasntbasedonfacts.IhadthechoicetochoosewhetherIwantedtwoarticles thathadthesameviewpointordidIwanttousearticlesthathadopposingviewpoints.I chosetohaveopposingviewpointsbecauseifeltlikeitwouldbemucheasiertohavethe twoauthorsgoingagainsteachothersoIcouldbeabletocreatecommongrounds.I thoughtafterIchosethatIwantedtodifferentviewpointsIwouldbeabletochoosemy paperbutIstillcouldntdecide.Whenyouemailedmethetwoarticlesthathelpedmealot. ThetwoarticlesImgoingtotalkaboutisIWasATeenageMotherandShameIsNotA FourLetterWord Teenagepregnancyisapowerfulthing.Advertisementsshowsthechancesof childrenborntoteenagers.Advertisementsaboutteenpregnancytodayarebiased.They

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arereallygoingoffopinions.HaydeeMorales(vicepresidentforeducationandtraining PlannedParenthoodofNewYorkCity)statedHurtingandshamingcommunitiesisnot whatsgoingtobringteenpregnancyratesdown.(qtd.inReeves,pars.12) Reevesarguesthatasolutiontoteenpregnancyistoshowstrongdisapproval. Teenpregnancyisactuallyabadchoicefortheparents,children,andsociety.Solutionsto teenpregnancyisbettersexeducationandcontraception.Contraceptionarethingssuch ascondoms,andbirthcontrol.Butthemostcommononeiscondoms.Theresonlyone waypreventingteenpregnancywillwork,andthatisifthepublicnormattachedtoteen pregnancybecomesnegative. GloriaMalonemakeshercasebystatingthatwhenshegotpregnantattheageof 15,peopleincludingfamily,thoughtshewasntgoingtobeanythingandshewasgoingto bedependentongovernmentassistance.Malonefeelsthatnothingisnewaboutthe antiteenpregnancypostersaroundthecity.Malonestatesthatthestereotypesexpressed byothersmadeherwanttogiveup.Teenpregnancydoesntmessupeveryteenagerslife. Malonegraduatedfromhighschoolasahonorsstudentandattendedacommunity college.Theadvertisementsdonotofferteenageparentsanyhelpforhowtomovepast theirhardshipsandprovideasafechildhoodfortheirchildren.Ifthatdoesnthappenthere willalwaysbeteenpregnancy.(Malone) Paraphasewastheeasiestformebecauseitwaseasyputtingsomethingyouare interestedinintoyourownwords.IfIdidnthaveinterestinthistopicitwouldbehardfor me.IjusthavetoalwaysmakesureIchangethewordsandthesentencestructuresoit wouldntseemlikeImplagiarizing.

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SummarizingwashardbecauseIcouldntpickoutthemainpoints.SometimesI thinkIknowthemainpointofthearticlebutafterawhileIstarttogetconfused.When summarizingIknowyouhavetochangethewordingtoo.Yoursummaryshouldnotlooklike thearticleatall.IthinkIneedmorepracticeonthesummarizingpart.

Revees,RichardV."ShameIsNotaFourLetterWord."TheNewYork Times.NewYorkTimes,15Mar.2103.Web.19Nov.2013. Malone,Gloria."IWasaTeenageMother."TheNewYorkTimes.NewYork Times.15Mar.2013.Web.19Nov.2013.

Part2
Teenpregnancyisacommonfactorinoureverydaylives.Everybodyhavedifferent viewsonthisparticulartopic.Somemaythinkbadaboutit,somedontcareaboutit,or somemaythinkitsagoodthing.Myhonestopinionisteensshouldnotbepregnant. Teenshaveawholelifeaheadofthem.JustbecausethatsmyopiniondoesnotmeanI discriminateagainstthosethatarepregnant.Whatpeopledontunderstandis discriminationcanbringapersondown. MyfirstarticleisIWasaTeenageMotherbyGloriaMalone.InthearticleGloria Maloneistalkingaboutherpersonalexperienceofbeingateenmother.Malone experiencedpregnancyattheageof15.Malonesharesthatalotofpeopleincludingher familytriedtoputherdownbysayingshewasntgoingtograduatefromhighschool becauseofthepregnancy.SheexpressesthatshewasmostlyaffectedbyNewYorkCitys

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arguableantiteenagepregnancycampaign.Therewereflyerspostedallaroundthecity. Theflyersfeaturedtoddlersunhappinessofbeingborntoateenageparent.Malone explainsTheadvertisementsdoesnotofferteenageparentsanyhelpforhowtomovepast theirhardshipsandprovideasafechildhoodfortheirchildren.Malonedidhavepeoplethat persuadedhernottolistentowhatothershastosayabouther.Theencouragementsare whatmotivatedher.Maloneendedupgraduatingfromhighschoolasahonorsstudentand attendedacommunitycollege. MysecondarticleisShameIsNotAFourLetterWordbyRichardV.Reeves. Thisarticleisaboutfindingsomethingtoreduceteenpregnancy.Thenewadvertisements showsthechancesofchildrenborntoteenagers.AccordingtoReevesadvertisements todayareactuallybiased.Everybodyhastheirownopinion.HaydeeMorales,vice presidentforeducationandtrainingPlannedParenthoodofNewYorkCity,stateshurting andshamingcommunitiesisnotwhatsgoingtobringteenpregnancyratesdown.(qtd.in Reeves)Reevesarguesthatasolutiontoteenpregnancyistoshowstrongdisapproval. Someparentsareactuallyexcitedfortheirchildtobecomepregnant,andthatcanmake yourchildmoreanxious.Shamecancontrolbehaviorthatislegal,butfoolish.Forexample shamehasbecomeimportantfortheantismokingcampaigns.Ifyouareconstantly remindedthatsmokingisbadforyou,youwilleventuallystopsmoking.Sobecauseof shamesmokingrateshasdecreased.Shameissoeffectivebecausewearehumansand humanshaveemotions.Emotionscanhaveapowerfuleffectonhumanbehavior.(Reeves) ThegreatliberalphilosopherJohnStuartMillarguedthat:

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Inharmprinciplelawsshouldnotinhibitpersonalbehaviorunlessthereisa direct,assignableharmtoanother.ButMillalsoinsistedthatmanypersonal choices,whilelegal,werelegitimatelyamenabletomoraldisapprobationin thepropersenseoftheterm.(qtd.inReeves) Thesearetwodifferentviewpoints.ThedifferencebetweenthetwoisthatIWasA TeenageMotheristellinghowteenpregnancyisnotabadthing.Itsalsostatingthatyou canstillgothroughschoolwhilebeingpregnant.Thisisapositiveandnegativeviewpoint becauseMaloneisbeingpositivethroughitallbuttheadvertisementswerenegative.In ShameIsNotAFourLetterWorditismorenegativebecauseReevesisbasicallysaying thatshameiswhatsgoingtobringpregnancyratesdown.Thesetwoviewpointsarenot usingthesamesourcesbuttheyarebothtalkingaboutreducingteenpregnancyinNew YorkCity.Icouldmakebothauthorsconsiderthevalidityoftheviewpointontheotherside byhavingMalonetellherexperienceonteenpregnancytoReevessohecanconsiderher feelings.Shecouldsaythatnoteveryteenthatbecomespregnantisgoingtohaveabad life.Shecanalsotalktothosewhomadetheadvertisements.Thatcouldpossiblychange howtheyfeelaboutteenpregnancy.ReevescouldspeakwithMalonetoconsideranother waytolowerteenpregnancyinsteadofputtingthosethatarepregnantdown.Reevesand Malonecouldstartdiscussiongroupthatcanberequiredforallteens.Malonecan persuadeyoungteensnottoputthemselvesinthepredicamentshewasinattheageof 15.

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InmyfirstarticleIWasATeenageMotherbyGloriaMaloneInoticedthatshe reallydidntuseanysources.Thisarticlewasbasicallyaviewpointonhowshefeltabout thenewantipregnancycampaign.InmysecondarticleShameIsNotAFourLetter WordbyRichardReevesInoticedthathedidusesources.Forexample:Reevesuseda directquotefromaliberalphilosophernamedJohnStuartMill.Healsousedaquotefrom HaydeeMorales,thevicepresidentforeducationandtrainingatPlannedParenthoodof NewYorkCity.ThedirectquotefromJohnStuartMilldidhelpsupportReevesargument.

Part4
Thisprojectwasprettystraightforwardonceyouexplaineditmoretome.The difficultpartformewaslearninghowtoparaphraseandsummarize.Thesetwowashard formebecauseIhadtomakesureIchangedeverywordoritcouldbecountedas plagiarism.Anotherthingthatwaschallengingtomeistryingtochangethesentence structureandwords.ItwashardbecauseifIchangedthesentencestructureIhadtomake surethesentencestillmadesense.Anotherthingthatwashardformewastryingtocome upwithalotofideasthatwillgetmypaperto8pages.Onelastthingthatwaschallenging wascitingmysources.WelltheintextcitationswaskindofhardbecauseIhadtomake sureIwasdoingitexactlyhowEverydayWriterwasdoingit.OnceIreadEverydayWriter Iunderstoodhowtodoeverything.Imaystillneedalittlemorehelponparaphrasingand summarizingthough.Ireallythinkyoushouldveletusdomoreresearchpapers,sowe couldhavemoreexperienceoncewegotintoEnglish121nextsemester. IthinkImadeprogressoncriticalreadingandanalysis,researchpracticesand processes,anduseofevidence.Thosethreethingscamefromthecomposingprocess

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outcomes.IthinkthatallthreeofthosewillhelpmeinEnglish121.Ithinkresearch practicesandprocesseswillappearmoreinEnglish121.TheonlythingsIthinkImade progressoninthelearningprocessoutcomesisresourceuseandreflection.Thething thatreallyhelpedmeonreflectionsisattheendofeverypaperwehadtoreflectonthe paper.ThathelpedmealotbecauseIgotthechancetotellhowIfeltaboutthepaper,what washardforme,whatwastheeasiestpart,andwhatIthinkIneedmorehelpon.Ithinkthis wastheeasiestpaperIwroteoutofallthepaperswedidinclass.

Citations
Revees,RichardV."ShameIsNotaFourLetterWord."TheNewYork Times.NewYorkTimes,15Mar.2103.Web.19Nov.2013. Malone,Gloria."IWasaTeenageMother."TheNewYorkTimes.NewYork Times.15Mar.2013.Web.19Nov.2013.