Looking through access.newspaperarchives.com I thought that there was very valuable information. I have decided to use this webpages as my primary source. I am going to start with a newspaper article that I found on this website. The reason that I am starting with this source is because it really grabbed my attention. Considering that it was in a few newspaper articles, I have a feeling that I will be able to find valuable information on it pertaining to my topic and giving myself a better understanding of what I am looking for.
The newspaper article I have chosen is from the Oshkosh Advance Titan titled “Sex bias problem at UW-EC – Officals strive for equality at Eau Claire campus.” There was no author found on this article but I believe that it was written to all of the residents of Wisconsin considering it was written about UW-EC but published in Oshkosh WI. The purpose of this article is to inform those around Wisconsin that UW-EC had a problem that needed to be fixed.
The article starts off by stating the problem that had arises at UW-EC. There are many faculty members that state a quote within this article of their own viewpoints. One of these faculty members being Sarah Harder. Sarah Harder states “It’s almost a kamikaze mission to undertake the appeals process because people rarely, rarely win. Careers are either jeopardized of destroyed.” Here she is referencing that at the times UW-EC had 20% of their faculty to be female. Women earned on average $1,315 a year less than men in comparable jobs (2).
This part of the article I agree with and find helpful with my research and was a bit surprising. The part that I did not agree with in the article stated, “We have absolutely no rights, and the people who have been outspoken about the need for rights in our contract are being non-renewed,” Johnson said. “It’s retaliation” (2). I believe that they had to have had rights. There had to be some way that they got around this. This is what got me interested. This is what made me want to learn more. This is all new information that I learned and I believe it will further help me narrow my research question down. There isn’t a whole lot of information one this one newspaper article, but it will hopefully give me more key words when reaching my topic. I now have a better understanding of what Sarah Harder was fighting for. However, I know there is more behind her then just this.
Work Cited
“Sex bias problem at UW-EC – Officials strive for equality at Eau Claire campus.” Oshkosh Advance Titan. 29 Apr. 1993. Page 2. Access.NewspaperArchive.com. Wed 29 Oct. 2013.
This sounds like a very interesting article. What caught my attention was the name of the article, “Sex Bias Problem at UW-EC – Officals Strive for Equality at Eau Claire Campus.” I also enjoyed how you used your title effectively. It gave me just a small sneak peek in to what you were going to be talking about. The image you posted of the article was also a nice added touch to your writing. Lastly, even though you didn’t gain a ton of information here, it still seems like a great start and I’m interested in seeing your story develop.
Thanks! It seems like there is a lot of information somewhere, I just gotta find it! Thanks for your input. I agree with the article title capturing your attention. Who knew that our own school had an issue like this? Can’t wait to find out more. Thanks for the comment!
I think your topic sounds very interesting, and I think having local information that you can go to is a helpful way to get specifics and become close to the topic at hand. One thing you could think about when considering your topic could be the use of rhetorical terms, like ethos, pathos, and kiaros and how those terms interact and form the way your topic is viewed. I really like the way that you included your reactions to the article that you read. After knowing that you were interested and shocked while reading the article makes me want to know more about Sarah Harder, and how she impacted the campus on the Eau Claire University.
Thanks for your input! I never really thought about connecting all those rhetorical terms until now. Such a good idea! It’ll make writing the final paper an easier task. Thanks!