Catherine+King+Topic+Talk+Response


 * Catherine King **
 * Once you have completed worksheets for __TWO__ topics, please answer these three questions; be prepared to discuss your answers in class: **
 * 1) Of your two topic choices, which one do you think you will find the most information about? Please explain.

I think I will be able to find the most information on Hurricane Katrina because it affected the entire country and the destruction of thousands of people’s homes is much more lasting then a fad rap artist. Lil’ Wayne only appeals to a certain type of audience. A person in there seventies would not share the same appeal as someone who is in their teens would with his music. However, I think the hurt that was caused by Katrina was felt by every citizen throughout the country.

I think that because of who my audience is, my peers, they would be more interested in learning about Lil’ Wayne rather than Hurricane Katrina because Lil’ Wayne is such a huge part of pop culture. I also think that the interest will be bias because Hurricane Katrina is in the past and Lil’ Wayne is still very much in the present.
 * 1) Of your two topic choices, which one do you think will make the most compelling argument for an audience? Please explain.

I feel I have a very personal connection with the Hurricane Katrina topic because I saw the devastation first hand when I participated in a Katrina rebuild project. We worked on a house and toured the Ninth Ward and saw that the few homes that were still standing had not been touched since the hurricane. However, I think that Lil’ Wayne is much more fascinating and exciting. He is a true original and even a person who did not know anything about rap could tell this. As it happens, Lil’ Wayne grew up in New Orleans and was directly affected by the hurricane so the two topics go hand in hand.
 * 1) Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain.