RR #2

Chapter three makes the argument that as humans, we inherently have a need to communicate with each other. The book calls this kairos. The book elaborates on this theory by saying it is necessary for the author to research a topic that he/she thinks is interesting. If they do not, the research project is sure to suffer. Another point made by the book is that the topic must not only be interesting to the author, but it must also be current and not hackneyed. This ensures that the author has some impact on the researched topic.

As far as what was most important to me in this chapter, I would definitely have to say that the advice on picking an interesting topic was the most helpful. The way I see it, if it is that factor that makes the largest difference it should be one of my top priorities. Without reading this chapter I would have simple picked the first topic I'd seen. I did not realize how much consideration should be put into choosing a relevant topic.