Thesis
Cheap, efficient, and renewable; these are the words that seem to be flying around the most these days. They have proven to be the standard by which the energy and transportation industry have consistently had to measure themselves by. The trifecta standard for making something cheap, renewable and efficient have not only been used in commercial industries, it has also been the drive for many new technological advances. Some are made in the name of science, others in the name of convenience, but for a small village in Africa that received a merry-go-round that produces electricity, the justification for what they received as poverty relief can be described as a combination of both. America in general, has been a force for good in the lives of many who live in impoverished nations. Just as the new age dawns so do the methods and tactics of relieving poverty. If other countries would follow America’s example and involve technology and its advances to help alleviate poverty, technology’s true potential for good would be realized.
Issues Paper Outline
I. Description and examples of technology’s status on alleviating poverty.
a. Thesis, definition, and description of poverty all around the world.
b. Examples of what has been done to aid impoverished nations.
c. What can be done to further the technological frontier on alleviating poverty
d. Examples of how technology has helped end poverty
i. Story of the merry-go-round that generates electricity in Africa.
ii. Part one of the one laptop per child story
e. Summation of policies of foreign countries on foreign aid and the status of their current foreign aid programs.
i. Pros and cons of foreign aid for countries around the world.
II. Description, examples, and conclusion of technology’s future for alleviating poverty.
a. Why what is being done for impoverished countries is not enough.
b. What can be done to further the technological frontier on alleviating poverty
i. Part two of the one laptop per child story.
ii. Solar panel breakthrough.
c. Foreign policy that can be adjusted in order to help with the poverty issue around the world.
d. Conclusion
i. Thesis restatement.
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2 comments:
You have a great thesis and a great start for your paper. Your outline is nicely detailed and gives you a good start on where to go with your paper.
When organizing and writing your paper, see if you can address/acknowledge/or allude to counter arguments towards the beginning of your paper so that the reader is aware of what others have to say concerning your topic as well as know that you are well informed on the topic as well.
When writing your paper, make sure that it flows nicely. Try connecting ideas and show a logical flow in the topics and ideas that you discuss.
After discussing my thesis and outline with Cara I now realize that I probably could do a better job of addressing or at least acknowledging the counter arguments.
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