Research Assignment Outline & Working Thesis Statement (ENG1013 English Composition)

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Quintezha Diggs

Professor Carolyn Bauhaus

ENGL1013 English Composition

November 3, 2022

English 1013- Annotated Bibliography- Life Challenges

Question: Are there hidden opportunities in life, challenges, and fears that people face?

Dewey, John. "Does reality possess practical character?."  Pragmatism. 79-91. Routledge, 2020.

In this source, the author addresses the connection between reality and the human character that people display. The author claims that the real-life situations that people face come as a turning point, which means they impact the character of a person. One of the main points raised is that realities can make a character better or bad depending on the experience and the person's attitude toward the issue. For instance, when one faces life hardships like sickness, lack of employment, financial constraints leading to lack of basic commodities, or even betrayal, such instances create room for one to understand the situation as it is. There are several practical life lessons one is taken through that directly affects personality for better or worse. The situation proves that; indeed, reality does possess practical character.

The source has quality information that has been proven to be authentic. Moreover, the content in the source aligns with real-life situations people are exposed to, which makes the source application. The author is qualified to address the issue since he is a philosophy and psychology professional and an educational reformer. The main focus is to influence educational and social reforms. The specialization makes the author eligible to address the issues, especially from his first-hand experience in the industry. The content is also recent, which means it realities with life situations and challenges people are facing in the present times. The source shall be used in the paper to show how life realities that are challenging in nature push one to notice the opportunities they bring about. The source shall also be used to show how a negative attitude toward challenging life realities compromises character and hence block chances of noticing the opportunities and taking advantage of them.

Reiss, Franziska, et al. "Socioeconomic status, stressful life situations and mental health problems in children and adolescents: Results of the German BELLA cohort-study."  PloS one 14.3 (2019): e0213700.

This article focuses mainly on socioeconomic status, stressful life situations, and mental health problems affecting children and adolescents. The author mentions these areas as leading life challenges children and adolescents face. It is noted that many children exposed to socioeconomic challenges from the early stages of their development, in most cases, learn from these challenges. This is why most of them explore every opportunity life throws at them with the intention of changing their story from a bad to a good and admirable one. However, if they get mentally affected by childhood life challenges, their potential to explore opportunities gets interfered with.

The source is quality because the authors are professionals, it is recent, and primary research has been done. The information in the source shall be used to prove how life challenges and fears people face from early stages of development have quality hidden opportunities with the potential of attracting long-lasting success. The source shall be used to demonstrate why it is important to avoid focusing on current challenges as they can weigh one down but rather work on reviewing situations to identify available opportunities to explore.

Remien, Robert H., et al. "Mental health and HIV/AIDS: the need for an integrated response."  AIDS (London, England) 33.9 (2019): 1411.

Mental health and HIV/AIDS are two major challenges affecting families, individuals, and society. The situations bring a lot of fear and anxiety among victims to the point of being rendered hopeless. The author notices that some life challenges like mental health and HIV/AIDS require support from unaffected members of society. They are the ones that carry opportunities for people with severe life challenges like mental health and HIV/AIDS. Failure of society to support can bring to an end quality talents and potential.

This source is one of the best sources supporting the dynamic question being addressed in this research. The source carries valid and reliable information that brings a different perspective. In this regard, the source shall be used to show that some fears and challenges are beyond the victim and that despite the opportunities that might be available, it might be hard for the victim to notice them or even positively respond. If proper intervention is not given on time, the victims would only remain in fear and challenges leading to destruction. Hence, hidden opportunities in life, challenges, and fears can only be maximized when a person is in the right state of mind, emotions, and physical health.

Sambas, Abdul Azim Mohamed, Masitah Shahrill, and Masriatol Zuraifah Sajali. "Supporting Design and Technology Lessons with the Use of Problem-Based Learning."  European Journal of Education 1.3 (2018): 25-36.

In this article, the author describes how people facing different life challenges and fears can use technology and design to get out of the problems they are in with the help of lessons learned in the course of facing the challenges. The author argues that there is always a solution to people's problems. All that is needed is a solution mind to take the lesson that comes with any life challenge. A positive mind allows available resources to be utilized in developing appropriate solutions.

The source is of quality because it is professionally written, and the author has met the requirements to publish a scholarly article. The information is applicable because the author has described how design and technology can be implemented to solve many life challenges and fears that people face. The information shall hence be used in the paper to demonstrate how advanced technology can come in handy in changing life challenges and fear. As a matter of reality, the source shall be useful in proving that design and technology are two potential opportunities that remain hidden and, when utilized properly, can save even difficult situations.

Sarkis, Joseph, et al. "A brave new world: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for transitioning to sustainable supply and production."  Resources, conservation, and recycling 159 (2020): 104894.

Covid-19 is one of the major and recent challenges that people got exposed to. It is a perfect example of life challenges and fears that people face as it affects a high number of people in the world. In this source, the author talks about the great and brave lessons that covid-19 exposed people to after being locked in their houses and undergoing massive retrenchment from their workplaces. The author notices that amid lack of employment, loneliness, financial constraints, and fear emanating from massive uncertainties, new opportunities was created, for instance, working remotely and establishing new ways of producing, supplying, and selling goods and services without threatening life further.

Many can relate to the source's reliable, valid, and practical information. It is an extensively investigated source, and the author has met the necessary recommendation. The content shall be used to provide examples of recent life challenges and fear that many faced the hidden opportunities the situation brought about, and how many people thrived in the opportunities to the point of averting the situation from bad to good. The source shall be used to challenge people who remain trapped by life challenges and fears to apply good values and virtues and change the situation.