bertusgeert 1 #1 September 27, 2004 Paper Two Assignment (20% of Final Grade) Length: 1200-1500 words. Sources: As in our first paper, I am most interested in what you think and the personal experiences you can bring to your subject. But I do want you to use at least three outside sources for this paper, and we will begin work on why we use some sources and not others. Objectives: In this paper we are going to work on asking and refining a question to be answered in essay form using a combination of outside sources and your own views and experiences. In this process we will begin looking at how to analyze sources, how to organize information effectively, and how to do basic research. We will continue our work on forming a clear main point, writing an effective introduction, formatting properly and effectively, and using specific examples to explain our positions. Topic: We are going to continue our focus on identifying and describing where responsibilities lie in a particular situation, and I hope that a topic will emerge from the work you have already done or from some of the reading you have done. We will search by asking focused questions about what we discover. Again we will be limited to the non-fiction essay form and to length limits, but otherwise you will be able to go wherever you wish. However, because one of our purposes here will be to learn how to move through the research process, I am going to insist that you stay in the area you propose to write about on Sept. 27 It is very broad...what should I do? How could I link this to jumping or the outdoors? --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #2 September 27, 2004 You could write something about voluntary conservation like releasing fish to keep stocks up or picking up after yourself and how much that saves national parks. -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gremlin 0 #3 September 27, 2004 How about something that looks at the attraction of skydiving - you can use your own experiences and there are at least a couple of books out there that you can use as references. I'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bertusgeert 1 #4 September 27, 2004 thats more like it. What are those books? Maybe I could do something about Risk-taking... wasn't there a movie about it or something? --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,550 #5 September 27, 2004 Quoteasking and refining a question to be answered in essay form QuoteTopic: We are going to continue our focus on identifying and describing where responsibilities lie in a particular situation, and I hope that a topic will emerge from the work you have already done or from some of the reading you have done. We will search by asking focused questions about what we discover. OK -- there are many skydiving favorites here, many in the "whose responsibility is it" area. Such as * whose responsibility is it to ensure that someone can buy a pocket rocket canopy? * whose responsibility is it to ensure that drunk people don't skydive or drive? * whose responsibility is it to ensure that people don't start swooping before they should? And on and on... as most of the arguments here on DZ.com on those topics have gone on and on Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #6 September 27, 2004 Quotethats more like it. What are those books? Maybe I could do something about Risk-taking... wasn't there a movie about it or something? adrenaline rush: the science of risk. it was an imax movie coming to dvd soon though i've heard."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gremlin 0 #7 September 27, 2004 QuoteSources: As in our first paper, I am most interested in what you think and the personal experiences you can bring to your subject. But I do want you to use at least three outside sources for this paper, and we will begin work on why we use some sources and not others. If you can count posters to DZ.com then pick any guns or politics thread - turn it into a question - quote liberally from Speakers Corner - and why you would not want to use some of the people as a source will become evident as you read the rubbish they write I'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bertusgeert 1 #8 September 27, 2004 So I took your idea Wendy - Congratulations... How about this for a "proposal" due in 20 minutes. Pushing the limits The majority of people would perceive skydiving as a dangerous sport, but drive their cars to work every day. They are daily taking a risk, and being exposed to that risk for a longer period of time than most skydivers will be exposed to in a month. Yet, most people will not engage in such activities. So how do we make skydiving as a sport safer, so that more people will engage in this wonderful activity? To get a deeper understanding of what the risks are in skydiving, we have to dissect the whole activity into different parts. We will see which parts are dangerous and what is not, so that we can target our attention on the areas that are unsafe, and generate a proposal to make those areas safer. We will look at the different ways in which we can do this, and what will be more effective. We will decide who the responsible parties are for those individual elements, and then bring the whole topic back together and decide how we can affect the sport as a whole. A friend of mine recently died due to a skydiving accident. It was an avoidable accident that he was responsible for. He killed himself by trying to execute a high performance landing – a maneuver where a jumper will rapidly turn about 400 or 500 feet above the ground. This will generate significant forward speeds, aimed at the ground. The jumper will then stop turning at the right moment and level off inches above the ground, going up to 70 mph. In the skydiving community, this is known as a “swoop”. Jumpers get bored with a straight in, slow approach, and then turn to swooping as the cure for their need of adrenaline. It is a very exciting maneuver to do, as well as observe. Even though this might seem fun to the jumpers, are overwhelmingly popular in the skydiving community and is the only part of skydiving that draws a tremendous crowd, it is by far the biggest killer. In 2004 alone, 36% of all skydiving fatalities were because of the landing. And even though this doesn’t pinpoint swooping, it is a commonly known fact that swooping makes up almost that entire statistic. Those people could have easily prevented their own deaths by not initiating a swoop. Even though the jumper decides for himself that he might die and continues to engage in the swoop, it is not only himself that will be affected if he dies. The dropzone he was jumping at will get bad press, as will the entire skydiving community. He is responsible for making those choices, but the entire community will suffer from his actions. We will look into the details of high performance landings as well as other fatality causing errors that affect the perception of the sport by the outside community. We will then show who is responsible and propose a solution to the problem, so that we could make skydiving a safer sport, for the benefit of all. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #9 September 27, 2004 Thanks for reminding me why i don't wanna go back to school. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #10 September 27, 2004 Off-road trails and eco-friendliness with regard to 4WD jeeps, atv's, etc. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bertusgeert 1 #11 September 27, 2004 HAHAHHA Doesn't it suk? I HATE IT, but gotta do it! --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #12 September 27, 2004 I would have picked:THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMAPCT OF OUTDOOR RECREATION One of my friends did a wonderful paper on the topic: http://www.anvilgear.com/jason/backpacking/theenvironmentalImpactofoutdoorrecreation.htmYesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
