It's a lot of jumbled thoughts now...
Main point: General flaws in human nature will eventually lead to the destruction of mankind.
I plan to expand on Butler's view of humanity... the human contradiction.
Argument: Human nature is flawed, and in turn, that will lead to our self-destruction.
Counter-argument: Human nature will continue to prevail that way it has been.
Support for the argument are characteristics of general human nature, such as our tendancies to be impulsive, selfish, power-seeking, and hierarchical.
As for research, I'm going to try and use case studies to prove how impulsive humans are, and for the rest I'm going to use historical events to prove how humanity has generally lead the same course all throughout history, and use that to make the point that will eventually cause the end of us.
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Your project proposal is pretty general and needs to be much more specific. You might want to talk about 1 of the characteristics of human nature that you brought up and its effects on the lives of humans. As for your research is historical evidence about how humans have led the same course throughout history going to support your argument or the counterargument. Overall you have pretty good ideas that need to be made more specific.
Like you said it is very jumbled right now, but it shows promise. Your topics relates very well to the class, so you should be able to give many strong points for your argument. I worry that the counter argument might not be strong enough since you do not elaborate it on much in your proposal. I think you should look into making that stronger so that your thesis does not make it too easy to agree with. It is important for your topic to be challenging. As for your support for your argument, you mention some good topics, and it will definitely be very strong. I would attempt to make it more specific though, as of right now it is pretty generic. I think the concept is good, and with some solid research it should be a quality paper.
I think that while your project is a lot like others in our class, it is still a really strong point. Although you aren't sure yet of how you plan to differentiate yourself from the others or develop a complete thesis, you definitely could pick up some great quotes from Bulter, one being on page 15 it starts with "Humanity in its attempt..". I think that your idea to use history as a basis of proving the contradiction is really good, but make sure it directly ties in. The counterargument could definitely use some help, but in time i'm sure it will come together, perhaps after you start writing.
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