November 20th: Journal Entry #10

My thoughts regarding my SDA are like my thoughts regarding almost everything, mixed. I think that my SDA answered my essential question of which groups of people are susceptible to indoctrination? However, I have trouble arguing that it did much else. At its most basic form, my SDA was, to its benefit or detriment, an opinion piece. I attempted to argue that individuals who experience a great deal of loneliness are significantly more susceptible to indoctrination when compared to individuals who have developed strong social connections with others; furthemore, Lonely individuals are more susceptible to indoctrination due to the fact that humans developed, from a sociological perspective, to crave social interactions. Humanity ascended to its dominant position within the food chain as a result of their ability to cooperate with one another. This cooperation, and by extension the formation of communities, enabled them to practice agriculture, develop societies, and most significantly protect individuals from the threats posed by the natural world. This is why humans are characterized as 'social creatures.' Naturally, I made this argument in my SDA, an argument which I feel holds a great deal of validity; however, I faltered in my ability to support my argument with evidence. In the future I intend to implement a greater deal of evidence within my SDA(s).

As an appeal to transparency I must acknowledge the fact that I did not manage my time sufficiently in regards to the creation of this SDA. As a result of certain extenuating circumstances I've been unable to dedicate a sufficient amount of time towards my SDA(s); however, after confronting these circumstances for some time now I feel that I will be able to adequately address them in the coming quarter.