Dialogue with Dylan

Good Afternoon my faithful friends, amazing isn't it? We have already arrived at the drafting stage of our research paper! Time faithfully flies when your having fun. So, in the spirit of all that is exercises lets talk about dialogue. Imagine if you will your completed paper and imagine a smart and pretty nice guy reading your paper, call him Dylan. He may be smart but just like any reader who first picks up any piece of work he wants to know "why should I even care about the topic you are writing about?" Start your rough draft with a hook, something that draws the reader in and persuades them that in fact the subject you are writing about is crucial to them. Once you have snagged Dylan's' attention he will surely have some questions about the topic. This is where a good writer must be a good conversationalist. After all his questions are directed by yours and like any normal conversation it never seems quite right when forced. Just let it develop as you write.

For this exercise create a script of sorts. Just a back and forth conversation in which you dialogue with your reader and explain just why this topic is important.

Dylan: So honestly, why should I even care about this?

You: As we boil this down to the core it becomes a question of freedoms and rights. Looking through the eyeglass of skateboarders and how they are viewed and treated today can be just one way we see society changing from community into one for all and the view of skateboarders being common "street thugs". This paper is more than skateboarders, it becomes a challenge on society's norms and perspectives.

Dylan: But why do we need to challenge society's norms? shouldn't we just accept and move on?

You: I suppose we could just simply move on without a trace of challenging but let me ask you this. What if society moves past cars and saw their damaging affects just as they assume skateboarders damaging affects. If the stigma against your vehicle became negative and you were forced to walk everywhere who you just accept it and move on? Challenging social norms is how progress and change for a better community and a better world take place.

Dylan: Can you give me an example of how challenging something has been good for the world?

You: On August 28th 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave his infamous "I Have a Dream" speech. For the longest time black slavery and refusal of rights became a society norm and everyone accepted it. In fact it was illegal to speak against it. Until one man challenged this norm and fought back and surely for a good cause. Without him challenging what everyone thought to be right a majority of Americans would still be without their rights.  perfect example of challenging society for a good cause and in the future helping the world to progress.