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Research Paper: What Went Wrong (and Right)

I loved my topic for my research paper.  It was definitely something I am passionate about and I couldn't stop reading articles about it.  It is a topic that I almost study on my own, free time.  That being said, the parts of the paper where I needed to be passionate in I was, but the parts where I tried to make my claims and my arguments were sorely lacking.  I think my thesis was good, which surprises me because I was having the hardest time putting it into words.

I also spent too much time "researching" (aka, looking up videos of different artists, going through things I hadn't seen before, geeking out) and so when it got down to the wire I felt like I had so much to say and it was just all over the place.  In the future, I think it would be wise of me to maybe lay things out and do an outline.  I should probably be trying to figure out how much information I have on a certain topic before I go crazy and just start writing.  Especially since my introduction was three pages long.

I really feel like I put my heart and soul into this paper.  As I was doing the research, I was tearing up a little because I love this subject matter so much and I was reading such inspiring things from different artists.

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  1. Melissa JordanOctober 31, 2017 at 4:44 PM

    I thought it was super interesting that you became so invested in your research that you ended up almost “wasting time” on it! Definitely proves how much you liked it and makes me wonder if it became a positive by giving you more to say about the topic.

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  2. Broken StrongNovember 28, 2017 at 2:20 PM

    I thought everything went wrong with mine! lol So I'm glad you emphasized the good parts.

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