IdeasandContentarewithoutadoubtthemostimportantpartofwriting.

Althoughtheother
fivetraitsofwritingareneededtohaveagoodpaper,agoodideaiscentraltoapaper.Withoutideas
andcontent,allyouhavearemanyunrelatedsentencesstrungtogetherinapaper.Theideaandcontent
ofapapershouldbefoundoutbeforewritingbegins,inthebrainstormingphase.DuringBrainstorming
thewritermustgothroughmanypossibleideastoselecttherightonefortheirtopic.

Example1
Aftergraduatinglawschoolandpassingthebarexamtherearemanyjobopportunities
available.Thereareover21,200annualjobopeningsforlawyersnationwide,and133annualjob
openingsinthestateofiowaalone(IHaveAPlanIowa)Therearecurrently728,200current
lawyersemployedintheUnitedStates,and4,467inthestateofIowa(IHaveAPlanIowa).In
Iowa,theaverageentrylevelsalaryis55,931,buttheaverageexperiencedannualwageis130,728(I
HaveAPlanIowa).Basedonthenumbers,thelawyeroccupationhasastableemploymentoutlook,
andaftergettingexperienceinthefield,itprovidesagoodsalary.Althoughlawyersarepaidverywell,
theworktheydocanbedemanding.
Aftergraduatinglawschoolandpassingthebarexamtherearemanyjobopportunities
available.Althoughtheeducationalpathislongandgrueling,thehighsalariesaftergraduatingare
rewarding.Thereareover21,200annualjobopeningsforlawyersnationwide,and133annualjob
openingsinthestateofiowaalone(IHaveAPlanIowa)Therearecurrently728,200current
lawyersemployedintheUnitedStates,and4,467inthestateofIowa(IHaveAPlanIowa).IfI
successfullygraduatedfromlawschoolIwouldplanonpracticinglawinIowa,soIwouldbeabletobe
closetomyfamily.InIowa,theaverageentrylevelsalaryis55,931,buttheaverageexperiencedannual
wageis130,728(IHaveAPlanIowa).Basedonthenumbers,thelawyeroccupationhasastable
employmentoutlook,andaftergettingexperienceinthefield,itprovidesagoodsalary.Although
lawyersarepaidverywell,theworktheydocanbedemanding.

Example2
Civilrightsattorneysrepresentclientswhobelievetheircivilrightshavebeenviolated.Their
dutiesconsistofexplainingtheirrightstoclients,proceduresforfilingacivilsuit,andrepresentingtheir
clientincourt(CivilRightsAttorney).Civilrightsattorneysspecializeaccordingtoacertaintypeof
rights,suchasgayrights,disabilityrights,humanrights,andwomensrights(CivilRights
Attorney).MostcivilrightsattorneysworkforacivilrightsorginizationsuchastheACLU.Civilrights
attorneysdefendclientswhohavehadtheirrightsviolated,whilecriminallawyersdefendclientswhoare
beingaccusedofacriminaloffence.
Civilrightsattorneysrepresentclientswhobelievetheircivilrightshavebeenviolated.Their
dutiesconsistofexplainingtheirrightstoclients,proceduresforfilingacivilsuit,andrepresentingtheir
clientincourt(CivilRightsAttorney).CivilRightsattorneysaregenerallypaidlessthantheaverage
attorney,buttheirworkismorerewarding.Civilrightsattorneysspecializeaccordingtoacertaintype
ofrights,suchasgayrights,disabilityrights,humanrights,andwomensrights(CivilRights
Attorney).MostcivilrightsattorneysworkforacivilrightsorginizationsuchastheACLU(American
CivilLibertiesUnion),AAAA(AmericanAssociationforAffirmativeAction),andtheAlliancefor
Justice.Criminallawyersareverysimilarhowevertheydefendclientswhoareaccusedofacriminal
offence,ratherthancivilrights.