Discussion on writing assignment 1.

Picking Topics and Narrowing

Main Topic: Space Exploration

• Space Tourism
  • Should the average person go into space for tourism? How can we make the economics possible?
• Extraterrestrial waste
  • Disposing of nuclear waste in space—concerns, effects?
• Space imperialism (partitioning between terrestrial countries; resources)
  • How do we partition precious metals between terrestrial countries on extraterrestrial areas?
• Finding life on another planet
  • What steps should be taken if we find life on another planet? Does our response change on what levels of intelligence we see? Would we be repeating our mistakes of colonization?

Using Problem Statements for Introductions

Leads reader from shared context of a certain problem.

1. Status quo
2. Destabilizing moment
3. Questions/Consequences
4. Solution