Saturday, December 5, 2009

2012 2nd draft

Morrison, David. “2012 and Counting, a NASA scientist answers the top 20 questions about 2012” Skeptic volume 15 number 2 2009, AcademicOne.web.23.Nov.2009

In this Essay and Interview, Morrison expresses his frustration caused by and email flooded with questions from people concerned with Doomsday “myths and hoaxes” such as Nibiru; a supposed giant brown dwarf as large if not larger than the earth that is supposed to crash into and dissipate the planet sometime in the near future, And 2012; the predicted end of the world. Morrison also answers twenty questions from a NASA website [astrobiology.NASA.gov]. He concludes that all the talk of Nibiru, 2012, and most other doomsday scenarios are strictly fiction. They are just a way for the media to cash in while fueling the inferno of fear in the mind of many people.

David Morrison, a scientist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, answers twenty of the most popular questions posted by the public. The answers provided by Morrison could be viewed by a skeptic as bias and possibly false or misleading, but this is common nature of a skeptic anyway. A scientist may look at these answers as fact, truth, and nothing more. It seems that the answers given make sense, but if you are not a NASA employee or at the least an amateur astrologer you may not be so quick to accept. This is a problem that can not be solved because most skeptics do not work for NASA and must accept the words of Morrison on a very serious matter. He does not present much evidence but like he states, it is not the job of NASA to prove these claims false but the responsibility of the people presenting the claim to prove them truth. Morrison also urges people to do there own research if they are still a skeptic.

Post Write.

I dont really care for this paper, i like the topic but If you notice it is exactly the same as my first draft because I didnt receive any feedback to improve it and wasnt sure on my own how to impove it.

There is alot that needs to be changed on this paper i think. It is technically my first draft and i imagine there would be many errors.

Do you feel this is a good topic for this kind of writing piece ?
Is there anything specific that you like about the information provided?
Do you feel there is enough information for this type of paper?

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