Three Blogs Worth Visiting

While I was busy writing and researching information on the American health care system my English 101 classmates were all doing the same for their respective topics. As a class project we each chose a binary issue to discuss and have since been making posts to display our findings. The topics that are available candidates for discussion are vast, but out of the blogs that I have read there were three that perked my interest.

Global warming is among the most popular issues in the media today. Now, as with every generation there is a new daunting threat facing the world. Out of the possibilities available I believe that global warming has received this position today. In Global Warming: Yes or No? one of my classmates analyzes global warming. His interest in the scientific aspects of the debate helps to establish an interesting and objective stance on the issue. I believe that Global Warming: Yes or No? is a blog worth visiting, because it develops ideas through research without bias. Throughout the blog both sides of the debate are represented and explained thoroughly. This aspect of the blog develops the writer's credibility as a reliable source of information. Also I believe that the interest he takes in the scientific aspects of the debate add to the blogs appeal. The environmental basis of this subject is brought out in the green that appears in the blog's design. Vivid pictures, polls, and graphs also add to the seriousness of the blog that is meant to be achieved through the tone of the posts. The writer appeals to readers effectively by staying open to new ideas that affect his opinions based; in this way the reader can go through the learning process with the writer step-by-step. For more information on global warming and its causes be sure to take time to visit the blog.

The clean lines and bright colors of Potential for Life x2 should be enough to get any reader look into this blog, but for those who need some more motivation I'll provide some more details. Potential for Life x2 provides information on stem cell research and the debate that has developed around the issue. Many moral questions play large roles in the debate such as whether the research will provide a source of promotion for abortion. In the blog the writer continuously poses questions about her topic. "Life is life....right?" and "When am I old enough?" are examples of how the author is successful in getting readers involved with her topic by asking them the questions. The stream of thought reasoning allows her also to develop herself as an unbiased resource. The bright colors, political cartoons, and polls are tools that are used to appeal to readers give this blog character. Through their employment the blog is an all in one experience that is catchy, fun, and interactive. Reliable sources are used throughout the blog to increase credibility for the research and reasoning of the argument. I recommend this blog as a way to learn about the issues surrounding stem cell research that will challenge readers to actively participate by raising questions about their own opinions.

Over the summer I read a book titled The Death of Innocents, since then my interest in the death penalty has peaked. A fellow classmate has also taken interest in the topic as shown in her blog, Death by Government. The tone of this blog reflects that of the issue in that the colors used are dark, with the exclusion of bright red text, along with a simple standard layout. Pictures of the execution room, where the act on which this debate is founded is carried out, draws on the chilling aspects of the setting. This blog is worth a visit due to the history connection that is made between past and present through the use of government execution. It seems like with so many advances that have been made to make the world more civilized government executions would have been lost in the past. The point of interest that the blog draws on is the fairness of judgment that death penalty verdicts rely on, because once carried out the act cannot be undone. Statistics are combined in the posts with links to credible sources to promote the idea that the majority of death penalty victims are from minorities. To learn more about the government's capability and responsibility to be an unbiased judge look into Death by Government.

There are many topics of debate that draw interest through there appeals. My English 101 class utilized their knowledge of these tools to perk interests to their structured debates of current issues. Of the blogs that were made I have selected three that I believe any reader should visit as a source for reliable information presented through interesting ideas, catchy visuals, and enforced by thorough research. Knowledge today is filtered often times through the media, with available resources at hand it is the job of citizens to research and form their own opinions. I believe that these sites along with others like them will help to inform citizens who want to make their own judgment on current issues.