Throughout all of the work Marlen gave us I felt that the close reading assignment was the best for me. I usually just skim through a paper/article and find a few good lines or facts. The close reading helped me find many more interesting sections that I might not have see previously. Taking notes on each papagragh also helped to recall the information that I had already read.
I really liked the feedback I recieved from Marlen once I had finished my paper and brought it to him. He was harsh, but it was the truth. He has written many papers and I knew that if i wanted mine to be good he would be the one to go to. He broke it down and really showed me what I was missing and what I needed to fix before my paper could possibly be published.
The most difficult part of the paper was when I had to bring it all together. I had all my sections written as little papers and I had to rewrite them to connect with the other sections. I had a very hard time making them fit and flow together.I didn’t think any part of this paper was very easy, the part that was easiest was preforming my interview. I really liked being able to sit down with someone who has the same interest as me and just talk about the things that are going on with that particular issue.
I think that the best thing I’m going to take away from this course is everything is a process. If you want something to be good do it in steps and take your time. This paper was started in the begining of the semester and still could use some touching up. I know that this class has helped me realize that greatly.
