Lindaluz+C's+Op-Ed+Article

"I JUST HAD THE BEST IDEA---wait....never mind." By Lindaluz C. media type="file" key="lindaluzc-muckrakers-2012.mp3"

As Mr. Geib introduced this muckraker assignment, hundreds of ideas came to mind. But then....I started over thinking every single one of them. I thought, what if I talk about certain negative aspects in humans? No that’s too common. Everyone's going to talk about people. Whether it be how annoying they are, how loud they are, how stupid they are, or how arrogant they seem. Or what if I talk about animals or insects? How spiders should disappear from the face of the earth! But that would be a horrible wish; after all, those fuzzy long legged arthropods do nothing but harmlessly hang on their web all day capturing obnoxious flying bugs. So then I decided to talk about women. What If I talk about the meaningless drama overwhelming a teenage girl’s life? But that’s basically always discussed; I really don’t want to cover it once more. Girls don't want to hear about it, I don't want to think about it.

And besides the point of being a muckraker is to write for some sort of reform. They call attention to the negative to create change; it serves as a wakeup call for the public, a reality check. But see my ideas, to me, just seem like complains. I would be the worst Muckraker in the 1900s.

I dislike my brain working that way. I dislike feeling like there are hundreds of things I can talk about but none seem good enough. An idea is an idea, no more over thinking!! Sometimes I over analyse the negative qualities of an idea rather than appreciate the idea as a whole. So before I crumble that piece of paper, I'll reconsider it's value.