Dale+Reyes+RP+Post+1

I am leaning toward writing a paper somewhere in between the form of a position paper and a narrative non-fiction. I want to write this paper because it seems like something I would be the best at doing and I would not get bored of it easily. But for the narrative non-fiction do my personal experiences hold enough caliber to use in a paper properly? By using a narrative non-fiction/position paper approach it’ll be a lot easier for me to speak my mind and also find new and interesting things to relate to my own personal life. 1. To what extent is your mother more influential than your father? Or vice versa. 2. Are you influenced more by people you despise or by people you like? 4. Who has more influence in one’s lifetime, one’s friends or one’s family? I don’t know much about the topic of criticism as an asset but what I do know are from my personal experiences in teaching my younger brother how to play tennis. It seems that the more angry I get at him for making mistakes we’ve already fixed the better he plays. And I’ve noticed that holds true with other people as well. Look at Bobby Knight, the NCAA basketball coach. Many people suggested he take anger management sessions yet he still has one of the best win-loss percentages of all time even having coached some of the greatest players to play in the NBA. As a teen you face criticism from all sorts of people. Your coaches, your friends, even your family. One receives questions of how are your grades? Are you competing with the kids there? But to what point can it help? Eventually one can get tired and weary of being told what he or she is doing wrong ALL the time. Whether it be in school, tennis, basketball, or whatever. What’s the BEST way to help guide someone to the right path? Does one do it forcefully and through fear or through constructive and “nice” guidance? That is why I want to look further into this question. I know there’s nothing I can change in my own personal experiences but it would be interesting to know which way works best and that is something I could definitely spend weeks sinking my teeth into.
 * __I: Presentation of research findings__ **
 * I __I: The Pursuit of New Knowledge:__ **
 * 3. Which is more useful, “constructive criticism” or “angry” criticism? **
 * __III: Background and early knowledge__ **
 * __IV The Rationale__ **