Argument

I already sort of gave a synopsis of my essay in another post, and it hasn't really changed much since then, however, I will sort of try and elaborate a bit more.

Essentially my paper will tackle the future concept of Robot Rights, or the lack thereof. In an attempt to predict the actions of humanity in the future, the lineage of rights and human heuristics will be traced, in order to give a sufficient backdrop. A brief discussion on the progression of AI and human like robotics will take place, in order to estimate a time period in which we may see androids present on this planet.  The next portion will focus on the novel/s in question (ex. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, or another, yet to be determined), portraying the situation which the android exists in this period in time. Based on what the initial paragraphs discover, the last portion will be a juxtaposition between the situation in the novel and the projected futuristic situation. The conclusion portion will discuss any more predictions or potential outcomes.

This will be the general flow of the paper. I will begin writing the paper soon, after I finish collecting all the information and reading some more. In general, I am confident with the topic which I have chosen, it is not only a relevant topic (or rather, will be), but also one which can be predicted semi-accurately, to an extent.

Tentative Thesis:
Since the dawn of civilization, humanity has struggled with the concept of rights, not even giving 'human rights' a definition until the late 20th Century. Now, with the coming of the Futuristic Era, the Era of the Android, comes too a plethora of questions concerning rights once again, the Rights of the Robot. How will humanity react when its creation asks for the right to vote, to marry, to own property, to adopt a child, to live a life wholly similar to an organic human? How will the volatile, caustic, yet at the same time, sympathetic, human react when androids ask for independence? With the help of history and a little bit of prediction, this paper will attempt to address these questions, and determine when, or if, androids will have rights of their own one day, and at what cost.

All in all, I think this paper will be a lot of fun to write. Not only am I interested in the topic at hand, but I am also interested in its historical aspects. I expect this paper to be a great success and am looking forward to your review of it.