Reflective Essay: Implied Catalyst

Wow, what a semester it has been. It has had its ups, it has had its downs, but overall it was three months full of wonderful memories and personal growth. I am very proud of the work I put in this semester and knock on wood, this will most likely be my highest GPA semester thus far. Of all the courses I am taking this semester I have not put in as much consistent work for any of them as I have this class. This is not to say I have not worked hard in my other courses, but in no other course did I have the necessary drive to work on something for hours on end for several days in a row. The three major assignments we were tasked with writing this semester really brought something out of me and I was lucky enough early on to pick a topic I was extremely passionate about. …show more content…
Looking at the report essay that was considered my final copy I cannot seem to tell what my thesis is at all. Attempting to view this essay from someone else's perspective yields me as a reader confused to the topic. I understand the title, which is “Taxpayer Money being Used to Fund Professional Sports Organizations; Implied Catalyst or Credible Economic Stimulant. But half of the opening paragraph is talking about municipal bonds and nowhere is a thesis or some sort of general layout to be found. The final sentence of my opening paragraph to this assignment reads “What makes these bonds particularly enticing to investors is the fact that they are exempt from most state and local taxes and are completely federal tax-exempt.” Is this an important fact? Yes, but reading this from the outside would make me come to the conclusion the paper is entirely on municipal bonds versus the controversy at hand. Although my Argument essay thesis and layout is significantly more clear and straightforward, the thesis itself could still use some work. Here is the thesis of my argument