Researching for My Topic

I was almost overwhelmed at the number of articles and primary sources available in the TCU library system about the war in Irag. I wanted to focus in on troop removal, and the consequences of that, so that helped to narrow down the number of sources. like I said, it was very overwhelming and took alot longer than I had planned, so I kind of regretted doing the topic. But I interviewed my father as a primary source and got to see some of his personal photos of when he was over there and get a personal account. I was also reminded and careful of how biased the media is, and how they will twist and not report whatever helps their point they are arguing, so it helped to get a positive account of the troops in Iraq from my dad. I also looked up primary sources of what Obama and McCain claimed what their point of action would be with the troops once they were in office to compare with each other and explore the potential consequences of each of their decisions.
The assignment I concluded is going to be tough to do, but interesting and helpful because I feel the war is such old news to people that they almost disregard of forget about it.

Topic for the Next portfolio

I am doing my topic on the war in Iraq. I find the war incredibly controversial and will be very interested to do research on more than I already know. I chose this topic not only because I find it interesting, but because I feel like the war has been going on for several years and people are either forgetting about it, don't care anymore, or are sick of hearing about. Not only will I be able to use speeches and policies as research, but I am also planning to use interviews from my Dad who was over there in 2005. I have a lot to narrow down, but I haven't decided which aspect to focus on yet.

My Humorous Argument

My cartoon that I did was in reaction to one of the laws that Obama passed in Illinois that "oks" after birth abortion. Also know as infanticide or induced labor abortion. Many Americans are against abortion and many are for it. My cartoon obviously tries to bring a little humor into the situation that many do not find funny. It shows Obama dragging a baby away from the finger of God, which is also a play on the famous painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel called "the creation of man". The point is that many feel that once babies are born into the world and are breathing on their own, they are human beings and are creations of God, and therefore no one can still have the right to take their life away after birth. But Obama is pulling the baby away because he supports pro-choice and after birth abortion.