Why I Selected This Topic? & My Research Process
When considering a topic to research, I had no idea where to start. At the time, there were so many current events that were occurring outside of the United States. After spending a lot of time browsing articles related to current events, I found a number of stories reporting the pollution crisis in New Delhi. That immediately struck me because it had to do with the environment. I feel like I am environmentally conscious. These days I have been doing many things to help the environment including using reusable bags to pack my lunch for school and no longer using straws at restaurants. When I saw images of New Delhi from many different sources I was shocked. New Delhi looked completely different. It now looked as if a grey sheet has unfolded over the city. When I read further, I found that many residents were developing some sort of illness which ranged from a dry cough to heart disease. Additionally, citizens were encouraged to not be outside due to the contaminated air. This immediately disheartened me, because many residents’ lives were affected and there was barely anything being done. When I read that the New Delhi Government and Political leaders were taking no action to help their citizens this frustrated me. It is their responsibility to take care of their people. I knew that I could write an argument for this. As of right now, there have been no major improvements with the air quality in New Delhi.
As far as structure, the only thing I struggled with was the title of my essay. I wanted to make it creative, unique, and something that has never been done. The crisis that is pollution in New Delhi gave me a lot of material to write about, so finding material for my paper was not a problem. As always, I wanted my writing to look polished and my grammar to look correct. This took a lot of time with multiple reviews. At the start of the research process I was not entirely comfortable with MLA format, but now I am because I have had practice with it. In the future, I hope that I can continue to utilize the skills in an argument based research paper to help support my writing.
After writing an essay about air pollution in New Delhi it makes me appreciative that we have good air quality in the United States. I try not to take our air quality for granted!
As far as structure, the only thing I struggled with was the title of my essay. I wanted to make it creative, unique, and something that has never been done. The crisis that is pollution in New Delhi gave me a lot of material to write about, so finding material for my paper was not a problem. As always, I wanted my writing to look polished and my grammar to look correct. This took a lot of time with multiple reviews. At the start of the research process I was not entirely comfortable with MLA format, but now I am because I have had practice with it. In the future, I hope that I can continue to utilize the skills in an argument based research paper to help support my writing.
After writing an essay about air pollution in New Delhi it makes me appreciative that we have good air quality in the United States. I try not to take our air quality for granted!