Joseph Longhany
Stuart Greene
(Your Choice of 2 Student Example Papers)
Part 1
Read the Article I wrote about academic arguments, and pick two of the student example papers. Analyze and compare the extent to which each example paper succeeds in presenting a research conversation, indicating a gap, and contributing to the conversation.
Part 2
Consider Stuart Greene's criteria for developing open-ended questions, and locate the research questions posed in the example papers you chose. To what degree do the questions presented meet the criteria Greene lays out? Re-write the open ended question(s) and manipulate the framing of the questions. (to see examples of re-framing questions, visit the course home page, and read my example questions).
Part 3
Consider the problem that one of the example papers explores, and develop an alternate means of primary research to address the question. Primary research is the research that the writer herself did. For example, I am currently exploring pathways to improve legal writing, and I am doing some primary research in a few weeks. I am meeting with six law students in a focus group. The goal is to understand how their first year of law school went and what they learned about legal writing.
Primary research often consists of interviews, surveys, textual analysis, observations, and experiments. Every student example paper linked up to our course uses some form of primary research.
The goal for part three is for you to develop an alternate means to address the research question presented. Give enough detail to explain how your alternative primary research approach would work.
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ReplyDeleteDemetra Green
ReplyDeleteOpen-ended Question: Why would videogames be considered an emerging narrative medium, despite the publicized dichotomy of it?
In Student Paper 6: Video Game and the Hero’s Journey, James Plyer uses methods of textual analysis, comparing two video games he believes to demonstrate narrative medium and using past researchers to support it. In relation to the research question presented, my alternative primary research approach would be to use a focus group. The reason why is to better understand if and why people in the existing niche has the same end opinion after they have played various video games that are depicted to be a narrative medium.
The study would consist of 10-20 participants who would be considered to be categorized in the niche, who believe that videogames are a “waste of time” and/or “childish” due to the format-derived barrier. The groups’ opinion of why video games are this way would be recorded along with a series of questions that justifies their claims. Then they will be required to play a series of 3-5 narrative-based games for an allotted amount of time.
After breaking the format-barrier and the niche between the synthetic dichotomy of the general public, they will then be asked to state their opinions again and also be asked another series of questions based on whether or not their views have changed.
Finally, the results would be to compare the responses and gather if it supports the claim that videogames are considered to be an emerging narrative medium.
Matthew Reinhart
ReplyDeletePart 1.
When presenting an academic argument, it is important that the author introduces the research conversation, indicates a gap within the conversation, and then contributes to the ongoing discussion. The two student essays I read, Combating Internet Piracy: Is the Cost Too Great? by Richie Hartig and The Effects of Internalized Oppression on the Black Community by Corrin Pinkney included all three of these characteristics. However, upon reading each text, I noticed that the essays accomplished these tasks to varying extents. Both essays included a thorough introduction to the presented topic that successfully familiarized the reader to the discussion. For example, Hartig’s essay begins with a section that discusses the ongoing issue of internet piracy and lists the preventative measures that the government has attempted to implement in the past to regulate this problem. This answers the reader’s questions such as “who is involved with the issue?” and “what events have occurred within the discussion?”.
Pinkney’s essay also satisfies this requirement by including two sections that describe the origins of his selected issue and how it is still prevalent in our modern society. This successfully introduces the research question to a further extent compared to Hartig’s essay because it explains to the reader the level internalized oppression in the black community has been involved in both the present and the past. Both authors clearly address an inconsistency or gap in the conversation where Hartig states that the government’s solutions to the problem are ineffective and threaten the freedom of the internet and Pinkney explains that internalized oppression needs to be recognized more by individuals who are outside of the community. When addressing this topic, Hartig’s essay reaches a further extent compared to the other essay because he includes examples such the government’s proposed plan to censor websites which explains why his take on this discussion is important to that certain community. Pinkney’s essay states the gap in the conversation but never fully explains why his point of view is more important than the traditional view of the problem held by other community members.
Finally, both essays present their solution to the problem and therefore contribute to the discussion. Compared to each other, I felt that both essays covered this to the fullest extent because my opinions and presumptions of the presented topics were drastically changed after reading their essays. For example, Pinkney’s essay made me aware of the internalized oppression in the black community and how it is still and issue even in today’s modern society through his many contributions such as statements and facts to validate his arguments. Hartig included these details as well with facts describing how entertainment streaming services such as Netflix are slowly eliminating the frequency of internet piracy.
Matthew Reinhart
ReplyDeletePart 3.
One of the questions asked in Hartig’s essay was whether anti-piracy laws threaten the freedom of internet users. He addresses this question through internet research and listening to interviews online. However, an alternative approach to answering the question would be to survey various people on whether they believe that these laws would take away their freedom. The process would be easy to accomplish on a college campus since every student has probably at some point used the internet for research and entertainment. Each participant in the survey would be introduced to the various laws that the government has made to prevent piracy and would be asked to state whether they believe that these actions would impose on their freedom of speech. Participants could range from freshmen to professors to create a large and diverse group that accurately represents the population. The data collected from the survey could yield results that explain whether users of the internet believe that anti-piracy laws could violate their constitutional rights by gathering information directly from those who are affected by the issue.
Breeana Robertson
ReplyDeletePart I
Student Paper 1 and Student Paper 4 both had arguments to which I had not seen the other side of before. Student Paper 1 brought about the usual ideals a society looks at when referring to a younger generation, being that they are young, dumb, and doomed. It also brought up many intriguing ideas as to why Generation Y, also known as the millennials, are so bad. On page one, paragraph five of Student Paper 1, they showed the gap in the ideas that the millennials are, in fact, just like every other generation before them. They showed that all young generations, in one way or another, are at one point young, dumb, and doomed and that the older generations view them that way. Student Paper 1 showed that it may not be just generation Y that is doomed to nothingness, but that every generation, when they were young, were doomed to the same thing, yet they turned out just fine.
Student Paper 4 discussed the topic of internet piracy and the seriousness of it. The paper brought to my attention that internet piracy may be hurting the economy because the money not being spent is not going towards the music industry, and thus the economy. However, in this paper, they brought up that despite the fact the economy was in a recession, household devotion to entertainment was on an increase. With that statement found at the top of page two, they found the gap in the internet piracy. They found that it may in fact increase popularity of and artist by spreading it via word of mouth. In Student Paper 2 they also discussed how anti-piracy acts may take away from the liberties Americans have over the internet
Part II
In Student Paper 2 I found the open ended question to be somewhere along the lines of “Why do researchers and commentators view Generation Y distinctly negative when it seems like common sense that elders have always criticized youth?” (found on page 1 paragraph 3). This question does follow the guidelines that Greene has laid out, as it can be answered with the tools given, it conveys who we are answering the question for, it has an organized issue, and it also addresses the who, what, why aspects. Another possible open ended question similar to this could be, “Could technology, like social medias, be affecting the way a generation is brought up?”
In Student Paper 4 their question may have been “Is the cost of fixing internet piracy worth it?” and it does meet the Greene criteria in the sense that it cannot be answered easily, but it can be answered with provided tools etc. Another possible open ended question for this topic may be “could illegal downloads of media actually be helping businesses?”
Part III
For Student Paper 2 they used written sources as a means to their primary research on the topic of younger generations being troubled. Another possible source for primary research could have been interviewing those people who were born into the earlier generations and asking them what problems they were told they had. An interview may have been an actual insight as to what went on when the older generation was once young.
Here is my Survey Link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17oCdcthcBIugaxYV3b7W5q7rQ53b60rBV6xwpke2v3k/edit?usp=sharing
Rhyan Grant
ReplyDeleteOpen Ended Question: What works in the college recruiting process for football?
In student paper 5, Kyle researched about the process in which coaches recruit their athletes for football. He wanted to find out why some of the recruits that play football for UCF, chose this institution in the first place. Kyle approached his research by starting with a survey. In the survey, he asked sample questions to figure out why some UCF football players choose to play here. From those results, it seemed like the relationship between the coach and player is essentially important during the recruitment process. His paper transitioned to interviewing individual players who were considered highly rated players in high school. Most of the students mentioned that the head coach was supportive and look beyond business during the recruitment process. The head coach at UCF demonstrated that he cared for the recruits and would often check up on them. After conducting both the survey and interview, Kyle concluded that building some sort of close relationship with coaches influences many top recruits’ decision to play for a certain institution. My approach would have been kind of the same in order to answer the open ended question. I think analyzing perhaps other programs by watching films of top recruits committing to other prestigious football programs in the country would help. Normally, ESPN films shows some recruits short speeches pertaining to committing to a university. In these speeches, sometimes recruits reveal the true reason why they made their official decision. By gathering up a sample of past films of some of our nations’ top recruits speeches, this will help to further answer the open ended question. The open ended question also was focusing on the college recruiting process for football in the country not just UCF’s football program. In order to make sure that this research is accurate and valid, it’s an excellent idea to incorporate some textual analysis. Watching films of other athletes from different college programs making their decisions could have added more to the research.
Part 1
ReplyDeleteIntro: In student paper 6 James Plyer present his research conversation by first giving examples and book series and comics that relate to his topic with a niche which describes to be “childish” and a “waste of time”. He goes on by stating why this is false and supporting his reasoning with counterclaims. Finally, he refers to others that have researched video games’ narrative medium and concludes his intro to present his topic. In the intro of Krista Brancato, student paper 9, she presents her research conversation by immediately discussing her topic and position on it. Her introduction then begins by stating historical support for the origin of fairytales and researchers that support it. She then goes on by comparing gender roles and fairytales, giving examples and supporting resources.
Gap: In student paper 6, Plyer continues the tradition of the researchers he stated. However, wow many people love superhero movies and comics, some might think that video game formats are fun and appealing, why not find them to be a narrative medium. In student paper 9, Brancato claims that fairytales roll suppress women by making powerful woman ugly or less attractive when they are the protagonist, while boys can be suppressed as well.
Contribution: Plyer states a type video game method, role-playing, and describe how it is played and the researchers experiment to justify the “hero’s journey”. Then he goes on to listing the benefits of video games with its comprehension. Plyer then supports it with case studies of the researchers. To further the conversation he adds his own opinions and supports it with his own methods of experiment. In Brancato’s unit, she states that research is everywhere and support her claims that the Disney princess series can be used for research to teach young students. She use textual analysis to form various Disney princesses to support her reasoning of female suppression in fairytales. And supported it by writing a letter to the superintendent, stating her findings in persuading him/her to incorporate it in the grades 5-6 classrooms.
Part 2
Student paper 6:
Open-ended Question: Why what video games be considered an emerging narrative medium, despite the publicize dichotomy of it?
Re-framed Question: What are the potential benefits of role-playing games in relation to narrative medium?
Student paper 9:
Open-ended Question: Why do students need to be educated on various gender roles found in children's literature?
Re-framed Question: What kind of female gender stereotypes are found in fairytales?
Docs : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZTvnAHNRJKPZPTz8KzVF_AvBu5p74sCpzSfl_uxR6ZY
Survey :
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-nrS7wXaj6GuBxT9xJWG4R-mExp-8wWqJPhxxyyKpNU
Alexis Freier
ReplyDeletePart 1:
I read student paper 2, Kids These Days: An Analysis of the Rhetoric against Youth across Five Generations by Jessica Kitt, and student paper 9, Disney Princess Series: More than Your Average Fairy Tales by Krista Brancato. Both of the essays did a phenomenal job at presenting a research question. In the intro of Kitt’s essay, she goes into depth of how and what past researchers and observers found relating to the different generations. Brancato begins in a similar way by introducing past researchers, but she also talks about the past of Disney Princesses including information from the time era. As for identifying a gap, Kitt clearly states the gap in research in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph. She indicated the gap very clearly and precisely so the audience knows the purpose. It was more difficult to find the gap in Brancato’s essay. I think she included multiple gaps, but all revolving around how the books portray males and females. Both of these essay contributed to the conversation completely different. In Kitt’s essay, she adds to the conversation by putting new and old material together to come up with his own conclusion. Brancato, on the other hand, put together her own experiment and came up with her own results. Although these two essay were extremely different in almost every way, they both were able to, very successfully, contribute to the conversation.
Part 2:
Paper 2 research question: “Why [do] researchers and commentators view Generation Y distinctly negative when it seems like common sense that elders have always criticized youth?”
Re-framed research question: What factors influenced other generations to citizens Generation Y?
I believe her question met Greene’s layout perfectly. It can be answered with the tools she has, it shows who she is answering the question for, it follows on issue and answers the who, what, and why
Part 3:
For paper 2, Kitt analyzed articles online and in print. I think another alternative mean of primary research could be personal interviews with men and women from all of the different generations. There would be five or so questions about how previous generations criticized them and then another five or so questions relating to Generation Y and their thoughts on them. I think this would be a good mean of primary research because you will get real, unedited data from the people, instead of what you find in papers and articles.
Beginning of Term Survey:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DaYADtr_IeJ3F1l8AgWiMWhTwyTk6S6O2vOf1sd3QUk/edit
Abedullah Abdel-latif
ReplyDeletePart II.
The research question in Gagnon’s paper “The Disinhibition of Reddit Users” is clearly stated, “How do Reddit’s users embrace and take advantage of their anonymity within the site?” The question fits the criteria of Greene’s definition of a good question as anyone can view the website with internet access, it is revolved around the issue of disinhibition of users online, and identifies the group the question is intended for. The question may be reframed as “To what extent does anonymity on Reddit result in toxic or benign disinhibition” to see ask how anonymity may influence a user’s behavior.
For Plyler’s paper “Video Games and the Hero’s Journey”, his question seemed to be on how the videogame genre specifically met the various stages of the monomyth (hero’s journey) in a way that other narrative mediums could not. This question is organized around an issue and the tools to answer it are available, but it is not clear on who they are answering the question for. The question can be rewritten as “To what extent could a video game’s use of the monomyth make it a viable narrative medium for people outside the niche of video gaming”
Part III.
While Plyler played through videogames and wrote about how they follow the tenets of a hero’s journey and its significance for a narrative medium, he did not question what other people who do not play video games would think or compare stories that are available in different mediums. Another way to research for his question might involve having a group of people not familiar with videogames to have them play a narrative video game that also has a book, T.V. series or movie and have them compare which medium brought out a better response from them and what was the more engaging form of storytelling.
MaryAnn Marichal
ReplyDeleteProfessor Joseph Longhany
ENC 1102 TT 3:00 pm
11 January 2017
Reading Response Week 1
Required Reading:
-Joseph Longhany
-Stuart Greene
-(Your Choice of 2 Student Example Papers)
Part 1.
After reading what the professor wrote about the academic arguments, my two student example papers are “Combating Internet Piracy: Is the Cost Too Great?” by Richie Hartig and “Video Games and the Hero’s Journey” by James Plyler. Combating Internet Piracy is consisted on how the tension with the Internet would be like in any SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, and OPEN laws were passed. The author uses counterarguments to show both sides of opinions and how even though piracy is a big issue, it should not be solved through strict laws or trade agreements. In this article, it includes a catching introduction, locating gap, methodology, and the final discussion. In Video Games and the Hero’s Journey, the author uses different types of methods of textual references. He also compares two videos games that the author believes demonstrate narrative medium, like having research that proves the benefits on playing video games regularly.
Part 2
Stuart Greene’s criteria for developing open-ending questions pinpoints on whether or not the question can be answered easily. The question for Combating Internet Piracy can be answered at the “Conclusion and Solution,” is it really worth of the cost to fix Internet piracy with overbearing laws and trade agreements? This question meets the requirement for Greene criteria due to the question not being able to be answered easily. The “Video Games and the Hero’s Journey” by James Plyler question is do playing video games regularly impact the person’s life positively. The answer to the question can be found at the “Conclusion” in the last paragraph. The answer to the question above is that video games are still too young to have essential research to concluded whether or not “video games will continue to be… an engaging narrative medium,” (Plyler 25).
Part 3
For “Video Games and the Hero’s Journey” by James Plyler the author does a great job comparing two videos games that the author believes demonstrate narrative medium. I believe that the author is missing that the experiment to be personally tried on himself and several non-gamers for a six month time span for two hours daily to record how the video games will engage in narrative medium. After each day the non-players and regular player will record their experience after playing for two hours to see how the “engaging narrative medium” (Plyler 25) effect their lives.
Haley Summerlin
ReplyDeletePart 1:
Student paper 1 and student paper 2 both follow Longhany’s template for academic papers almost religiously. Student paper 1 has sort of a preface to the Introduction, which I thought was interesting. It gives a description about what will be discussed throughout the article and the authors personal view on the subject before we enter the introduction which contains the claims of other scholars. The author’s “gap” or contribution to the conversation was how Blacks view themselves, beauty, and relationships. The author then has a section on their methods and what procedures were used to discover the information used in the article, followed by the results, followed by a discussion. Student paper 2 still follows the template but is different from Student paper 1. The author starts the paper with an introduction that describes the issue at hand and what other scholars have found. Their gap was finding the differences between five different generations and the rhetoric used against them in hopes to find no difference in the way youth was being treated. The rest of the paper is split per generation and within each section she states the methods used and the results found. The article is then finished with a discussion that claims that no matter what generation pops up next, the “older” generation will always have some criticism, therefor no generation can truly be “greater” than the other.
Part 2:
Stuart Greene is specific about the criteria for developing open – ended questions. It must be able to be answered with the tools you have, convey a clear idea of who the question is for, be organized around an issue, and explore “how”, “why”, “whether”, or “to the extent of which”. Student paper 1 asks “What are the effects of internalized oppression on the black community?”. The author used many different reports from other scholars found in articles, books, and various studies. The question is being answered for the black community. The issue is internalized oppression. I would probably reframe the question as “How is discrimination within the black community effecting their social progression?”. Student paper 2 asks “How has the rhetoric against the youth developed over the years, if it has developed, and how does that make generation Y so bad?” The tools used were news articles, online and in print. The question was asked for the youth generation Y. The issue at hand is the criticisms against all youth generations, specifically Generation Y. I would reframe the question as “To what extent is Generation Y the most unfavorable generation and how is the criticisms of the older generation the same throughout the years?”.
Part 3:
Student paper 1 used articles and books, and various studies to develop the information within their paper. The author could have interviewed many different characters within the black community and asked what they thought of the issue and how they thought it was stalling their social progression as a community. This would have given a more personal look to it versus the “studies show” aspect. It might have brought the community together by using an emotional appeal and it also might have helped find the source of the discrimination. I guess you could think of it as a group therapy session for the black community to come together.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15J2xcxaE_l-PppfvY1Rjew6sry5013fn5AUHSZ13JNE/edit?usp=sharing
Sean McLain
ReplyDeletePart 1:
While every student paper had very great points being brought out, student paper 4 and 2 really stood out to me as something out of the ordinary and a more rather interesting read as compared to the others. For example student paper 4 hit the topic of internet piracy which is a talked about subject a lot, but rather than a long drawn out paper about why it is bad, he talked about if the cost to fight it is really worth it. He goes on stating that the best solution, however is to step back and have government with less hands on to what we can and cannot do. Also the writer showed a gap of how much the artists make versus how much these big business make, and how that affects the consumer. What we as people have to realize is that nobody is going to stop these big businesses from bullying everyone unless we all collectively get together and do something about it. On the other hand paper 2 brought up a very interesting topic for our generation. It basically was trying to find out how youth in different generations have been shaped and what they went through as compared to our youth as they stand right now. It is a very good thesis statement that could be easily supported with enough research and time in which the writer gave both to this paper. We see that the gap in this writing is simply the gap in between generations and how technology and many other things continue to shape our youth in ways we couldn't even possibly imagine.
Part 2:
In student paper 4 I found that the open ended question they were asking was “ Is the cost of fighting internet piracy worth our time and money? “. It meets all of the criteria easily by it first off not being a yes or no question. Also it has good aspects as to a who, what, when, where, and why. These questions can clearly be answered with the research to the following question, and this is seen throughout the paper as the student took the topic and ran with it very well creating great research and amazing back up for what was being stated. In student paper 2 we see that the research question is “ how is generation Y different in youth compared to others in their youth? “ This as well is a very good open ended question and not something that can be answered rather simply either. It follows the criteria for a very good research question that has a lot of potential when writing and researching this specific topic.
Part 3:
In student paper 2 we see that the primary research used was online data and it was correlated to the paper very well. One thing that the student could have done would have been to get real life interviews from others in recent generations. This way we would not only have data but we would have actual quotes from others. This would substantially strengthen the research being made, and make it even more interesting to read than it already was. This way we could also add the aspect of what other generations say creating a compare and contrast between all of them. Also a few more observations would have made this paper a lot more interesting as well, for me personally it makes it a lot more fun to read and form other opinions from those observations.
Survey link :
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2i-hF6XhdW2VEtfVzd2R0VPdDg
Giovanni Tato
ReplyDeletePart 1:
Student Paper 1 is a well and thoroughly written research paper. It provides scholarly sources to bring credibility to claims that black people demonstrate internal oppression in their attraction to certain types of hair and/or skin. The interviews seemed to yield the most credible results as they are real results that can be interpreted more easily to someone uneducated in the field. It was extremely interesting to read the author's final claim in the discussion that black youth are reversing this ideology of preference in color.
Student Paper 2 provides accurate and relevant information in asking whether or not Generation Y is a spoiled, narcissistic generation that is doomed. The author remains free from bias and points out the obvious facts of contradiction each generation provides. Textual analysis provides the most credibility to back the research because it shows data throughout multiple generations. The conclusion to the discussion is respectful and straight-forward in saying that even though Gen Y may be spoiled, every generation's youth has been criticized by the older generations.
Giovanni Tato
ReplyDeletePart 1:
Student Paper 1 is a well and thoroughly written research paper. It provides scholarly sources to bring credibility to claims that black people demonstrate internal oppression in their attraction to certain types of hair and/or skin. The interviews seemed to yield the most credible results as they are real results that can be interpreted more easily to someone uneducated in the field. It was extremely interesting to read the author's final claim in the discussion that black youth are reversing this ideology of preference in color.
Student Paper 2 provides accurate and relevant information in asking whether or not Generation Y is a spoiled, narcissistic generation that is doomed. The author remains free from bias and points out the obvious facts of contradiction each generation provides. Textual analysis provides the most credibility to back the research because it shows data throughout multiple generations. The conclusion to the discussion is respectful and straight-forward in saying that even though Gen Y may be spoiled, every generation's youth has been criticized by the older generations.
Adam Bass
ReplyDeleteIn student paper 5, Kyle Coltrain begins his paper by talking about the popularity and similarities between college football and the NFL. Coltrain is searching for answers as to why certain recruits want to play at specific schools more than other. He wonders things such as what the coaches say to the player, and what is most important to the recruits. Coltrain conducted research surveys to further his evaluation, by asking questions about how important things such as academics and facilities were to the recruits. Student paper 9 talks about gender roles, using Disney Princesses as specific examples. Krista Brancato creates presents a discussion to us by comparing how Disney Princesses are viewed based on their looks, which change from character to character. Paper 5: Coltrain’s information could have been better if he interviewed college players who were not at UCF more in-depth. Paper 9: Brancato tends to focus on the gender roles of men and women, and the stereotypes that come with the title.
Part 2:
Paper 5: What do recruits value most at schools?
Re-written: Why do recruits choose the schools that they do?
Paper 9: Why are gender stereotypes found in fairy tales?
Re-written: What causes fairy tales to have stereotypes, and why does it matter?
Part 3:
The writer of paper 5 could have done more research and less interviews. The way he conducted his research was very well done, but if I could change one thing I would say have more research based facts. The writer of paper 9 could have added interviews into her research.
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ReplyDeleteBayleigh Fitzsimmons
ReplyDeletePart 1.
The two student example papers I chose are, “Combating Internet Piracy: Is the Cost Too Great?” by Richie Hartig and "Disney Princess Series: More Than Your Average Fairytales" by Krista Brancato. Hart utilizes counterarguments to show both the pros and cons of differing opinions on the issue of piracy. This article includes an interesting introduction, clearly indicated gap, methodology, and results/solution section. Brancato immediately dives into her topic and what her position on it is. The gap in this authors piece focuses on how men and women are portrayed in these stories. Brancato was successful in using her research to further the discussion. For example, powerful female characters may not be physically attractive while the beautiful princess is often times viewed as the "damsel in distress".
Part 2.
The question in "Combating Internet Piracy"is, "is it really worth of the cost to fix Internet piracy with aggressive laws and trade agreements?" To which the conclusion section answers, "The best solution, however, is to take a step back and not do anything for the time being." This question meets the requirement for the criteria because the question is not easily answered and requires research. A rewritten version of the question could be, "Is the cost of fixing piracy worth it?" Brancato focuses on stereotypes and inequality evident within children's literature. Her question is, "Do students need to be educated on gender stereotypes found in children's literature?" which could also be stated as, "What specific gender stereotypes are found within children's literature?"
Part 3.
It would have been interesting to have seen the author of, "Disney Princess Series: More Than Your Average Fairytales" utilize her weekly lesson plans in a real classroom setting. This would allow the author to see if her solution for combating gender stereotypes in children's literature would be effective