Multigenre proposal

For my research paper I'm going to research domestic violence. I chose this because it's a subject that not every one is knowledgeable on, they may think that they do know, but they don't realize how common it is or how easily it's overlooked. I also have people in my life that have lived through this so that's who I intend to interview (if they approve of that.) If not, I have other topics in mind but I'm hoping this is the one!

Multigenre Paper Response

I looked through most of the multigenre paper examples provided and honestly, I started out very confused. I first read through "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A trip down the yellow brick road" and I was completely lost (Mostly because I don't really like the Wizard of Oz, so I wasn't interested) but then I found "From the Voice Within" which is kind of a walk through of the book Speak, one of my favorite books, about a girl who is raped and loses all her friends. Reading through this one helped me understand the sense of the paper more because as she was talking through the book, I could really understand what she was talking about. I think I'm gonna like this project because I realized I can really show my opinion on a book I love in many different ways and make other people see it the way I do.

Start Something That Matters

One of the ideas that caught my eye was D0_S0. This was a group of teens with the idea to make an app and team up with different organizations and participate in their events while using the app to not only get the word out but every time someone joined the app and confirmed they were participating in the upcoming event, a dollar was donated to the cause while also creating a somewhat new form of a social media. I really liked this one not because i feel it will be super effective but because they really tried to incorporate new times and the things people are interested in nowadays into their idea. There may be a few kinks but the idea itself is solid.

Another submission I really liked was Etkie. The girl (her name was Sydney, what a great name) already had her business in motion. Her idea was to form a business that helped women artisans around the world sell their jewelry in ways other than a crowded market place. Then she had another idea to let everyone help with this cause. She would send girls these Starter Kits, for lack of a better word, with sample jewelry and catalogs so that they too could help spread the word and feel like they were contributing with more than just purchasing. I like this idea because not only does it help the women everywhere but it is in some ways a show of women banding together. I'm not big on feminism but if all feminist did things in this way (you know, not unbelievably obnoxious) more often, it just might grow on me.

My favorite post, however, was called Food Shift. Their idea was meant to help the economy, the hungry, and the earth! The post said that almost 40% of the food produced in America is thrown away, so they had an idea to team up with grocers and to save the food that was to be tossed out and give it to the hungry thus cutting down on hunger and waste and providing jobs. This idea was my favorite but I couldn't tell you why. The idea was great but no more so than any others, I just feel this idea is going places and could easily be spread throughout the world. Solving hunger in America is no easy feat, but wouldn't that be crazy?

Questions:
If you didn't have to worry about money, what would you do with your time?
          I would travel, definitely. I want to be anywhere by an ocean. I would spend my time learning about the amazing creatures in the sea by actually being with them.
What kind of work would you want to do?
          Something with animals, for sure. If I wanted to do something to help them, there's plenty of species who are endangered and in need of help or just attention brought to them so others would want to help as well. Species like the Maui Dolphins or the Black Rhinos.
What cause would you serve?
          I think that somewhat ties in with my last answer. Animals have a bigger impact on this world than some people will ever realize.