The Future

     I have learned a lot in this class. I've learned some basic textbook definitions and I've learned how to structure my papers better.
     I think what I'm going to use the most is how I research things now. I feel that I have gotten a lot more into my papers than I did in high school. This will really help me in my graduate studies in a couple years because there is a lot of writing with music theory and history.
     I really liked how I could see how my writing evolved and I hope that I continue to through next semester.
     Good luck on your finals and have a good Christmas!!

Self Review

     Alright so it is very evident that I still have a lot to do on my paper. I read through my research paper and decided that a better argument to make would be that "music classes should be mandatory through all years of schooling through high school." I think with how much research I did about how music directly helps brain function means I have more to back that than my previous argument anyway.
     I know that I do have a lot of actual body writing to do still but I feel that I have a pretty good start to it. I am going to pull in a lot more research especially pertaining to the test scores in the us, especially since the list just came out of how we compare to the rest of the world.
     Well I have a lot of work to do so I hope you're not freaking out about finals too bad. Good luck!!

Naysayers

     Alright so I am planning on writing about how funding to the fine arts should be the same (or arguably) more than the sports program in public schools. After some research and reading some old debates from highschool I suspect that the following points will be my "naysayers" main argument.

-Children in sports have higher academic standings.

and/or

-The fine arts are all funded by the school and the sports "boosters" raise a lot of their own money.

     I'm sure I'll come across another few counter arguments but I feel confident in my knowledge of the subject.
     I hope you guys had a wonderful break!