RAP to Commonplace

As I have been reading common place articles I have noticed that the articles are written based on students opinions instead of research papers. The articles are short and very opinionated and many times these articles are written without much factual evidence. I can tell they are written by college students and not by high schoolers because of their word choices and organization. I think our RAP papers are very different because they are research papers instead of the free writing articles in Commonplace. I think I will make my topic timely, compelling, and relevant by talking about the current alcohol use in college. I envision college students and students who are consuming alcohol as my ideal audience. I want to start my article by stating shocking facts about alcohol to really hook readers. At the end of my article I would talk about what could happen in the future if these students continue to consume alcohol into their adult life. I believe that my work could bring awareness to the problems that could come with alcohol. I don't think there are any articles written about drinking. I am open to any constructive criticism on my writing or any ideas about how I can change my paper.