I feel like it is still going to be long, boring, and something I have no interest in doing. I don't quite get his point on essay and paper... it still seems the same to me.
The one research paper I had to do in high school wasn't too bad but I was graded by the worst teacher I have ever had, she was a complete idiot and graded my paper like one. It didn't help the cause of trying to get me to like writing research papers. I did like that I got to write about whatever I wanted though. I researched my favorite author, J.K. Rowling. I love the Harry Potter books so finding out more about the person behind them was really exciting to me. I learned a lot about her and it gave me a lot of insight into the books it self and more indepth personality to the characters themselves.
The one research paper I had to do in high school wasn't too bad but I was graded by the worst teacher I have ever had, she was a complete idiot and graded my paper like one. It didn't help the cause of trying to get me to like writing research papers. I did like that I got to write about whatever I wanted though. I researched my favorite author, J.K. Rowling. I love the Harry Potter books so finding out more about the person behind them was really exciting to me. I learned a lot about her and it gave me a lot of insight into the books it self and more indepth personality to the characters themselves.
Now if I could write about anything, I think I would write my research paper on the thrill and safety of Skydiving, I am going for the first time this weekend and I could add my own personal experience, like he says to in the article, into my research "essay". Or I might want to research something about medecine, like a new procedure in heart surgery, because I eventually want to be a heart surgeon.
I'm not completely sure what I'm going to research yet. But I don't want to just BS my paper. I want to actually find something intriguing and really look into it.
Are our research papers going to be done in the same process as our crot papers? How long will we have to actually look up what we want to write about? Will any of our research be done in class?
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I really appreciate this entry. Now honestly I chose it because of the comic but I read it and it makes sense. I like it because I am sure a lot of people can relate to it. I mean I cannot very well say that I can relate to it because I write for no good reason everyday. I buy notebooks that I use just to write things in filling every page with words. Research papers, GAH!!! I had to write one for my Introduction to Naval Organization class last semester and I procrastinated just like I did on the one I wrote in high school. Procrastination works well for me because if I get a long time to write I over analyze things. It is just like getting ready in the morning, the more time I get the longer it will take; which is why I often wake up late on purpose. But this entry does relate to my entry in that you also feel putting yourself into your writing helps you out. I have that is the most true thing in this entry although you make some other very good valid points.
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