The exploratory paper was the basis on which I was going to structure my exploratory paper, but as the argument developed, the thesis from the two papers changed. The exploratory paper’s thesis and main objective was to compare third world poverty to first world poverty. However, as the paper developed, I realized that the broadness, and mass amount of information that this topic covers would be too much for the research paper. If I had gone along with this, my research paper would become convoluted, and also wouldn’t be arguing much; instead, it would just be comparing two different forms of poverty. In the exploratory essay I was trying to tackle too much by analyzing the two different forms of poverty, then their causes, and the effects they have on people and generations, government’s involvement, and effects on crime. Whereas, in my research essay I decided to cut it down to only about USA’s poverty, and the effects that government aid has on it. Thus, creating a more concise thesis, with a hotly debated topic, that can be
The exploratory paper was the basis on which I was going to structure my exploratory paper, but as the argument developed, the thesis from the two papers changed. The exploratory paper’s thesis and main objective was to compare third world poverty to first world poverty. However, as the paper developed, I realized that the broadness, and mass amount of information that this topic covers would be too much for the research paper. If I had gone along with this, my research paper would become convoluted, and also wouldn’t be arguing much; instead, it would just be comparing two different forms of poverty. In the exploratory essay I was trying to tackle too much by analyzing the two different forms of poverty, then their causes, and the effects they have on people and generations, government’s involvement, and effects on crime. Whereas, in my research essay I decided to cut it down to only about USA’s poverty, and the effects that government aid has on it. Thus, creating a more concise thesis, with a hotly debated topic, that can be