Argumentative Essay On Social Inequality In The United States

In Writing Project 3, I was expected to write an argumentative essay addressing the topic of social inequality in the United States and what needs to change in order to create a less divisive society. I needed to write a two-page proposal about my social discourse and provide an analysis that focuses on why I choose the topic and how does it demonstrate inequality in this country. Then, I was expected to write a 7-8 page argumentative essay about the positions of others on the issue and understanding from their perspectives, while being able to contribute my viewpoint. The genre that I approached was gender inequality within sports that is caused by the media. I chose this topic because my English teacher in High School showed my class a documentary of female athletes being objectified in sports unlike male athletes, so I wanted to learn more about this issue and why were women being treated differently than man in the same profession.

For my paper, I was asked to discuss about the topic as an argumentative issue that involved social inequity resulting in inequality within hiring and paying in the same scale between groups, media portrayals, or profiling against social groups.

Through writing project 3, I first explored different facets of social disparity or discrimination that had to be from popular and academic articles. This process helped me complete my proposal by helping me decide on a issue that would explain how my position relates to other positions or contradicts them. When analysing my topic, I would use rhetoric in the different genres that I found for gender inequality within sports and try to find what people are saying about my issue that would benefit or contradict my opinion on the

topic.
Before I wrote writing project 3, I was excited to start it because I already had a topic in mind as I did some research on different articles and thought I had a good understanding of people's thoughts on the issue. The first step that I took when writing this argumentative essay was to highlight key and interesting points from the articles that would benefit or contradict my opinion on the issue. Then, after researching and having an idea on how I wanted to write my paper, I hit my first roadblock where I did not know how to start my introduction. When I stumble upon situations like these, I would usually procrastinate, until something came to me or I tried perfecting the paragraph so much that in the end I am not satisfied with the outcome. I addressed this situation by leaving my introduction or any other paragraph till the end, until I wrote the rest of my paper, so I would have a clear idea of how to start my introduction and what it should contain.
Through the writing process of WP3, I had learned how to understand writing as a process and that it takes time to formulate an argumentative paper that meets the standards of the academic. Also, I should not rush writing my papers at the last minute due to my procrastination being involved. And I want to put my best efforts into my writing by leaving my procrastination behind, so I can become a better writer in the future.