The first part of this project required us to select something we had written in the past and “repurpose” part or all of the argument for a new audience and venue. In choosing a topic for this assignment I grappled with two ideas: one was to write a formal essay on hydraulic fracturing and the other was to write a blog post on life paths after highschool. The deciding factor came down to that one word constantly flashing in my head: diversity. I could write an argumentative essay in my sleep. It wouldn't push me to explore a new style or tone. So instead, I chose to repurpose a creative non-fiction essay I wrote in English 325 about my friend Carly who is a professional dancer in the Washington Ballet Studio Company. The theme I took out of this paper was the idea of post high school options and following a path other than going to college. It's a topic I think about often, usually leaving me more confused and frustrated each and every time I do. I decided to repurpose this argument as a blog post for the online edition of the student run magazine Consider in which I argue that my community is set up in a way that leads students blindly towards college without truly thinking about their post high school decision. If you wish, click the buttons below to open the English 325 Paper, the Consider Blog Rough Draft, or a real Consider Blog post I modeled mine after. Otherwise, simply read on below for the Repurposing Project Consider Blog Final Draft