The First true research paper I remember writing was my sixth grade year in middle school. The great part about this research paper was that it was extremely informal (although I didn’t think so at that time). My English teacher even let us choose our own research topics within the main category of historical terms. And to me, that seemed as broad an option as possible seeing as every second that passes is considered history. Anyway, I choose to write it about the History of baseball because at that time I was obsessed with America’s pass time. Looking back, I really don’t consider that an official research paper because I included more opinion than actual fact.
After evaluation the assigned readings, I understood Bruce Ballenger’s point in differencing a “research paper” and a “research report”. Even thought Ballenger makes a very convincing point, I believe that not all professors (or future bosses) would approve of the more personal “research essay” because most people in work environments are already used to the “research report” styling. I happen to agree completely with Ballenger when he said, just because a style of writhing is different doesn’t make it wrong, however, I believe that most of the readers (in our cases professors or future employers) might not understand that.
I don’t mean to be completely pessimistic but I just think that the real world wants the facts and not an opinion when it comes to any phrase containing the word “research”. In my case, I loved the whole idea of the research paper the way the passage described it, however, in my writing experience, any research paper, no matter how much you personalize it, can be a boring one. Therefore, the only research paper assignment that would call my attention would be one with a topic for which I can relate to and be passionate about. Because if I am to research and consume precious time on a subject, I would have to be passionate about it and really be enthused in order for my feelings to be portrayed on that paper.
Thus, my question to Ms. O Malley is: Can we pick our own topic to research?
After evaluation the assigned readings, I understood Bruce Ballenger’s point in differencing a “research paper” and a “research report”. Even thought Ballenger makes a very convincing point, I believe that not all professors (or future bosses) would approve of the more personal “research essay” because most people in work environments are already used to the “research report” styling. I happen to agree completely with Ballenger when he said, just because a style of writhing is different doesn’t make it wrong, however, I believe that most of the readers (in our cases professors or future employers) might not understand that.
I don’t mean to be completely pessimistic but I just think that the real world wants the facts and not an opinion when it comes to any phrase containing the word “research”. In my case, I loved the whole idea of the research paper the way the passage described it, however, in my writing experience, any research paper, no matter how much you personalize it, can be a boring one. Therefore, the only research paper assignment that would call my attention would be one with a topic for which I can relate to and be passionate about. Because if I am to research and consume precious time on a subject, I would have to be passionate about it and really be enthused in order for my feelings to be portrayed on that paper.
Thus, my question to Ms. O Malley is: Can we pick our own topic to research?
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