Thursday, December 17, 2009

the end

The semester is now over. This past semester I feel I have become a better all around writer. I have found out the importance of writing with meaning and something you care about. For example, the RAIDS questions did a lot for me and learning to read critically. This helped me to become a better writer. I also know now that it is important to have a specific audience when writing.

Blogging is a creative and fun way to write about things. I feel like it is a good way to write about what you feel and to write whatever you want. It is also a good way to share your writing with others. This way it is on the internet and everyone has access to it.

This semester was pretty good for me. It was my first semester in college and it was hard getting adjusted to it at first but I got used to it after a while. This class helped me a lot too. I thought it was challenging but it wasn't overwhelming. It was a good pace and there weren't a bunch of papers that we had to write which I liked. I thought our class was fun too. The class was never boring. This was a fun class and I'm glad I took it.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Research paper reflection

After doing this research paper, I learned many things about myself. I learned that I can ask a research question and go find out information and find out how I feel about something. I also found out how I feel about life prolonging technology. Another thing I learned was how to find books in the library and how to use the internet to find books and other references for my paper. I also learned a different way to type papers. I tried to write my paper using the delayed thesis structure. I thought I was mostly successful in doing this.

My favorite part of this project was finding out what other people felt about this topic. I found many different viewpoints and opinions. I think this is why it was my favorite part. My topic was very controversial. Another part I enjoyed was trying a different way of typing the paper. I thought the delayed thesis structure was a new challenge for me and I usually just type papers the old traditional way so I wanted to try something different.

My least favorite part was going to the library and finding the books and references. This wasn't too bad but it was kinda hard because it was so big and I have never been there. The librarian was very helpful though and she showed me where to get it. Another thing I didn't like was citing my references and typing the reference list. This is where I struggled I think. I did my best to find the best sources and putting them into my paper the right way.

Overall I thought my paper was successful. I asked a question that I didn't know the answer to and I found out how I felt about it. My question did not have a definite answer either. There were many different opinions. I tried to engage the reader and I don't think my paper was too boring.