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Post #1 - Due Sept 2 - Topic Interests

Post number one. Topic interests? Is it just a quick listing of topics I'd like to research? There are many! I feel like I'm constantly googling to know just a bit more about a word, an idea, a process--anything really. What research topics interest me enough to write a whole paper? Fewer than my googlings, but I still have many interests to research. If the research must be related to PTW, I have minimal interest in that. Perhaps my first bullet below is the only relevant literary choice. Use of pronouns for LGBTQ+ people is especially fascinating to me since both of my children identify in "the rainbow." My non-binary kid prefers they/them, which has been hard for me to swallow. I like a newer pronoun of zie but that adjustment would be a whole new way of thinking about pronouns. It's still quite interesting that my children are growing up in a world where there are many kinds of sexuality and gender. It's now commonplace for these young humans to ask for s...

Blog Directions

Write a short one-paragraph blog entry (no less than 6-8 sentences ) addressing the focus stipulated in the Course Schedule BEFORE the due date. Peer response: Respond to ONE of your peer’s blog post of about the same length. Due Dates: Sept 2 - topic interests Sept 16 - research topic/issue with tentative 10 sources Oct 14 - research gap, etc. Oct 28 - plans for revision, etc Nov 4 - TBD