process paper
When we first familiarized ourselves with the theme of leadership and legacy, we started by exploring areas that interested us and then looked for leaders in that field. We chose Ingrid Newkirk and her organization PETA for their great influence in a topic we love, animal rights. After doing some research, it became clear that Ingrid Newkirk was not only a key player in the movement, but that it also had a colorful and interesting history. Being the largest animal rights organization in the world, their global impact on the issue of animal rights immediately caught our interest.
We began researching our topic online, and explored databases such as the Library of Congress and the National Archives and even took a trip to Washington D.C. to visit these archives. We didn’t find any sources relating to our topic at these locations so we turned to other resources such as the Government Publishing Office, which brought up files of animal rights legislation and the changes PETA helped create. We contacted Joshua Solomon, a former NHD competitor who currently attends The George Washington University, and he was able to help us acquire sources from the Gelman Library. We also searched on Google Scholar and found many court cases in which PETA revealed the violations against the Animal Welfare Act. We found journal articles that discussed the types of investigations PETA conducted and others that discussed their campaigning methods, which was important in understanding how the organization has become a major influence in the movement. We used articles from sources such as The New York Times, Huffington Post, and The Financial Times. We went through PETA’s website and found many representatives that could help us learn more about the topic such as Emily Lavender and Emily Rohr. We also emailed Emily Gaarder, a professor and author of Women and the Animal Rights Movement, who gave us insight to the controversy surrounding PETA and, thus, contributing to our antithesis section.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is a very interactive organization. It aims to get as many people involved in the movement as possible to change the way animals are treated. We chose the website category, because it is one of the most interactive categories available. We wanted to include games created by PETA, which were one of their campaigning techniques. By doing a website, we were able to recreate the first hand experience of a method that PETA uses to reach out to the public. Since PETA does a lot of undercover investigations, they have a lot of photographic evidence and we thought those might be an interesting feature displayed on a website.
Ingrid Newkirk is known for being the president and founder of the most successful animal rights organization. Through PETA, Newkirk has managed to improve the well-being of animals all over the world. Her legacy is raising awareness about animal rights and the change she has brought for these animals.
Word Count: 491
We began researching our topic online, and explored databases such as the Library of Congress and the National Archives and even took a trip to Washington D.C. to visit these archives. We didn’t find any sources relating to our topic at these locations so we turned to other resources such as the Government Publishing Office, which brought up files of animal rights legislation and the changes PETA helped create. We contacted Joshua Solomon, a former NHD competitor who currently attends The George Washington University, and he was able to help us acquire sources from the Gelman Library. We also searched on Google Scholar and found many court cases in which PETA revealed the violations against the Animal Welfare Act. We found journal articles that discussed the types of investigations PETA conducted and others that discussed their campaigning methods, which was important in understanding how the organization has become a major influence in the movement. We used articles from sources such as The New York Times, Huffington Post, and The Financial Times. We went through PETA’s website and found many representatives that could help us learn more about the topic such as Emily Lavender and Emily Rohr. We also emailed Emily Gaarder, a professor and author of Women and the Animal Rights Movement, who gave us insight to the controversy surrounding PETA and, thus, contributing to our antithesis section.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is a very interactive organization. It aims to get as many people involved in the movement as possible to change the way animals are treated. We chose the website category, because it is one of the most interactive categories available. We wanted to include games created by PETA, which were one of their campaigning techniques. By doing a website, we were able to recreate the first hand experience of a method that PETA uses to reach out to the public. Since PETA does a lot of undercover investigations, they have a lot of photographic evidence and we thought those might be an interesting feature displayed on a website.
Ingrid Newkirk is known for being the president and founder of the most successful animal rights organization. Through PETA, Newkirk has managed to improve the well-being of animals all over the world. Her legacy is raising awareness about animal rights and the change she has brought for these animals.
Word Count: 491