Lesson 10, #1, The subject of the journal entry on your blog for this lesson is one of your choosing.

I’ve started to feel a bit overwhelmed with the research and trying to complete it. My brain can’t keep up with everything. I still haven’t finished with the research on opposing views, same sex marriage, and discrimination against homosexuals. I’m still trying to decide if I should research homosexual relationships and adopting children. I’m still thinking about if I should switch the adoption issues with religious issues. I wonder if the paper will be stronger if I decide to change it. I feel a bit pressured to finish everything by the deadline. I know that when Thanksgiving arrives I will be crazier than before. I’m almost finished with sketching ideas for an outline so I can see what my paper should look like. I’ve been curious about if I should interview some of my friends to see their views on equal rights for homosexuals. I’ve been thinking about if I should have more visual elements in my essay or not. I’m still not sure if I can have more visual elements on my paper. I need check with Hacker’s writing reference textbook and Writing Argument textbook to see if it has any rules about visual elements. I’ve been wondering about why I decided on this topic then I remember that I don’t have any idea about homosexuals’ battles for their equal rights. This topic is perfect to educate me to understand their side’s point of view. I even learned about the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law that our former President Bill Clinton designed for homosexuals in the military. I’ve been wondering if we have more laws for homosexuals or not. I need to start research again at this weekend. Looks like I won’t be able to sleep in for the weekends, because those are the only days I have to do a lot of research.