When many people are thinking about serious topics like disease and education for their editorials, I must appear a bit shallow or mocking for choosing on "the dangers of laptops." However, I did think this through, and I will explain.
I looked through various websites by means of a basic google search on ideas such as multi-tasking, education, and the recent winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Then, I expanded on my data sources and searched through online newspapers like the Globe and Mail and the Telegraph. Although the articles were interesting and relevant, I couldn't get excited about them, or at least not the way I should to write about them. That's why I twisted my goal for this editorial.
While I don't have the adequate knowledge or passion to talk about the ongoing efforts in post-flood Pakistan or about the intricate mess that Michigan has made out of its education system, I am passionate about improving my ability to deliver information to readers so that they are entertained but informed. Parking is a relevant topic on our campus, but it's not interesting. Mario Vargas Llosa recently won the Nobel Prize in Literature, but I doubt that would interest many OU students.
The topic of laptops literally burning people's legs is funny, but the OU community can relate it to their lives. If it's not serious enough, I can change it, but I'm really enjoying the research process. Experiencing burns from a laptop shouldn't be funny, but if a person is spending five hours per day chatting on Facebook or playing World of Warcraft without moving their computer off of their quadriceps, we have a right to poke fun at them.
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