Forced Writing 

Just for the heck of it, here's a sample of the pathetic sociology paper I just spent the last few hours forcing myself to write:

Economic changes and their resulting effects on employment and income can also affect society itself. Jobs have become less plentiful in many inner city areas, partially because more education is necessary to move out of these locations and find quality employment. As a result, the living conditions have deteriorated. Many people end up leaving these areas, which can lower property values and actually contribute to a lack of housing for those who cannot afford anything better. Once people have left residential areas, those areas can also become more dangerous. Criminals tend to seek abandoned buildings and locations where they will not be found, and the proximity of these illegal activities to people who are still living in the area can in turn lead to more crime as the groups interact. In addition to contributing to crime, loss of jobs in a particular area can actually make it harder for residents who do want jobs to find them, since well paying jobs are usually not located in areas affected by heavy poverty or decreasing in population. This can have psychological effects as well, since residents of these areas will feel less motivated to earn a living if they cannot see any positive developments in their immediate surroundings.

I have no idea how valid this is. I just based it on an online article the professor assigned. The rest of the essay is even worse. I'm really not sure why I decided to post this, but it's here now. As you can probably tell, I enjoy blogging a lot more than academic writing. I think I should probably go to sleep now. I have to do some scheduling tomorrow morning. By the way, don't expect any posts tomorrow until late afternoon or early evening. I've got a rough draft to write for, conveniently enough, my writing class, about ways to keep old people from driving. It'll probably be a little better, since I'm actually interested in that subject, so I may post some of that as well. We'll see.