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Criticism of WHO Wuhan report exposes limits of agency's power and influence - ABC News

    I have been working on my research for this research paper, and I have found three sources.  I have one .edu source and two scholarly articles for sources.  One of these scholarly articles is from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the other is an original research paper (I believe it was an anthropological study).
    In the past, I have taken the approach of a politician almost, and that has caused me to take quotes out of context and use them to my advantage.  While this does create a paper with evidence, it also creates an argument that isn't solid.  I will not be doing this for this paper because I am actually writing about something I care about.  I am not a politician that constantly takes someone else's words and uses them out of context to benefit myself; the only time I have ever done it is in one research paper in high school.  I have found overwhelming support for many of my claims,--I plan to discuss both ends of the spectrum throughout the whole paper, and add rhetoric sprinkled in, so that my views are made explicity clear, without me actually saying them--but I have a couple that don't have much support at this point in time.
    I am excited to see where I am going to take this paper, and I have been really enjoying--for lack of a better word--what I have been learning about.  I say "enjoying" because I am interested in this topic, not because I am happy about the statistics and research, or the need for it, but simply because I believe this topic is important.

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  1. dr. kyburz4:26 PM

    You're an inspiring writer! Thanks for sharing, Sydney!

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  2. Anonymous6:13 PM

    I too would sometimes twist evidence to fit my narrative, but you're right, it makes a flawed argument. I'm hoping the sources I find will enhance my arguments for this essay. -nick zaimins

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  3. John Riva9:25 PM

    I think picking a topic that you enjoy helps a lot for the research process. I'm a big sports person, so I chose a topic that would be easy for me to talk about.

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  4. Andy Pham10:30 PM

    It's great that you found a topic that your very interested in. I just decided to do the same topic I had for my micro theme, swearing.

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