Sunday, November 14, 2010

The Recast Brainstorm

The subject I am writing on for Writing Project #3 is the Decline in U.S. Manufacturing. I will recast the main points of the essay into a power point presentation. In the power point presentation, I will show how the decline in U.S. manufacturing affects my classmates at a local level.

Annotated Bibliography

Duesterberg, Thomas James, and Ernest H. Preeg. U.S. Manufacturing: the Engine for Growth in a Global
          Economy.  Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003. Print.  This is book is the compilation of many different
          author's essays. Each essay deals the U.S. Manufacturing sector and its current state. The all important   
          growth of the manufacturing sector is also thoroughly discussed.
Hagenbaugh, By Barbara. "USATODAY.com - U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Fading Away Fast." News, Travel,          
          Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com. 12 Dec. 2002.                 
          Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2002-12-12-manufacture_x.htm> 
          This article talks about the decline of jobs in the manufacturing sector of the United States. It gives   
          theories on why America is losing these jobs and why it is important for our country to keep these jobs.


The book that I have cited talks greatly about the U.S. Manufacturing sector. It conveys the message of the positives of having a large manufacturing sector and why it is important the grow in that area. This topic will help show how much we are losing due to the decline of the U.S. manufacturing sector.


The article gives a personal view of a town in New York that has been affected by the loss of manufacturing jobs. This article will show how this topic hits Americans at a personal and local level.