Research

I believe the most challenging part of doing this research paper will be collecting and organizing all the facts and data. Since I am taking the position that affirmative action has an adverse affect on society, I need to find specific numbers and documents that support this. There is so much information out there that it will definitely take some time and careful consideration to pick the facts that are relevant to my argument. Additionally, organizing my sources—five scholarly and two other outside sources—in a way that will best support my stance and meet the length requirements will be a challenge.

To me, the most enjoyable part of this paper will be having the ability to write about something that I actually care about researching. There is a difference between writing about something just because it is assigned to you and writing about something that you find interesting and relevant to your life.  Also, by having the creative freedom to discuss a topic that means something to me, I can really get in to my research, and hopefully produce a strong, solid argument.

Finally, I think sharing my research topic with the class on Thursday was extremely helpful. I learned that most of my fellow classmates had not heard of affirmative action, or if they did, they weren’t entirely sure what it was. Some of them even told me exactly what they wanted to learn more about and gave me knew ideas of what to include in my paper.