Vegan Life: Blog 3

(1) Some of us struggled a bit with the infamous "list" on pg. 2 of our textbooks, so I'd like to revisit some of those concepts here...

Who will YOU be writing to? Can you decipher yet who will make up your audience, even in broad terms? 

• Initially, my audience was intended for people who practice veganism. The more I researched, I narrowed down my intended audience for parents who are raising their children on vegan diets.

Timeliness: Making sure a reader understands why your topic is timely is crucial to them caring about your writing. Do you have a better understanding now of why your topic is timely, or how you can make it timely? Explain.

• My topic about children raised on vegan diets is timely in this generation because children's health has always been a major concern. Knowing the advantages and safety risk that can impact your child, if you have any, is very important. Every parent is worried about their child's well-being and what their child eats. Parents are gonna take measurements that they believe is correct for their children and knowing the facts is benefiting to that purpose.

Investment: Your investment in your topic goes right along with timeliness; if you don't care about your topic, why should anyone else? Why are you invested in this topic? (In other words, why do you care about it?) Why do you think (many of our) high school teachers instructed you to write objectively without any sort of personal investment in your writing? Why do college teachers suddenly care that you care about what you're doing?

• I care about this topic because my roommate is on a vegan diet and he's the reason why I choose to dive in veganism. I feel that I can provide the information he may not know because we've known each other for years and he's like a brother. I will hate for him to fall ill because he's not getting enough nutrients in his system. 

(2) Are you starting to see multiple viewpoints emerge in your research? Can you list them here?

• The viewpoints I've come across are the views from medical doctors and individuals who placed their children on vegan diets. 

(3) Tell us about one new and interesting thing you've learned about your topic this week. What have you learned about the process of researching?

• I learned that a poorly planned vegan diet leaves a person with too little protein, calcium, zince, vitamin B12, and vitamin D. Also be wary about iron intake and Omega-3 fatty acids tend to be low in the vegan diet. The process of which I'm going about researching is fun. I'm learning more nutritional value with eating properly.

(4) Read and respond to at least one other student's blog. Find a blog that interests you and provide an interesting perspective, some helpful advice, or ask some questions. In your post, please mention the blog you commented on so I can see it, too.

• I looked at Jordan Buchanan blog like you recommended and provided some information about the finding an alternate way of receiving vitamin B12 without the need of shots and eating meat.