There are several important elements to keep in mind while writing a research paper. The first is choosing to write on a topic that connects you personally to the your topic or writing and your audience. Not only will the project capture your interest, but you will likely be able to write a better paper for a topic that you have some enthusiasm for. It is also important to understand the context of why you are being asked to write the paper in the first place. In this case, we are being asked to write a 3,00 word, persuasive paper. As with any conversation and in particular one that is meant to persuade, you must know who your audience is and the context for which we are writing, which in our case is our instructor and fellow classmates. How we present our papers would be one way if we were presenting them to a very focused audience such as for historians and another for our class which is comprised of many different people. Second, we must choose a topic. Again, our topics should interest us. Finding a topic can be challenging, but by doing exercises such as brainstorming, freewriting, looping and clustering can help us come up with a topic that both interests you and holds appeal for others.
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