Brainstorming

After discussing my ideas in class, my writing can take one of two paths, depending what I want the message to be. If I would like it to be general and focusing on the problem of Michigan’s alcohol laws, I can begin the writing with a snap shot of the funeral and how moving the enormous number of people attending were. If I choose the more personal approach, I would like to open the piece with a description of my first tattoo. With this beginning, I can address emotional pain vs. physical pain. I can also put more of myself into the piece and have it deliver a more emotionally charged message. No matter which approach I take, I would like there to be statistics and facts regarding Michigan and the casualties caused by drunk driving. Regardless the method, the main idea I want to get across is that the laws need to change due to the disastrous impact they are having on the communities.