To me the hardest part on writing any paper is just getting started. So far my paper has been coming along okay, but I need to step it up if I plan on finishing it on time. I personally hate writing research papers; I really do not see a point to writing research paper because everyone can find everything on the internet these days so there really is not much “research” that goes in to these papers. I’m having a really hard time with this paper because I just can seem to find that much information about my topic, which is on the PMRC. I do not know how I am going to write six full pages about this. I have some information that I believe will get me about half way done, but after that it is going to be a real challenge to try to finish off the rest of my research paper. I just recently started my paper so I still need a lot to do to complete it. I need to find all the information I plan to use so I can really start this because the more time I waste the harder it is going to be to finish this, but for some reason I always find myself doing better on essays when they are close to the due date. I do not know why I do this, but I always seem to do it. I plan to accomplish this research paper by focusing most of my time on it; this is the only way that I will get this done. I need to stop trying to avoid this paper because no matter how much I hate writing research papers this is something that I have to do. Where I am really having trouble on this paper is just the beginning I started my paper already, but I just cannot seem to get past this section. As soon as I try to write something down my mind just goes blank for some reason. The only way that I see myself overcoming this obstacle is by trying to make an outline of all the information that I have so far and trying to find more information about the PMRC, I think what would be best for me is to watch some videos about what they do or have done so far. Something else I could do is to stop by my professor office and asking her for some help. Over all I just think that the fact that I do not like witting papers is what is preventing me from getting this done, I really do not see any other reasons why I would just be stuck like this. These are the only things that I am having trouble with so far maybe when I get some more of my paper done I will come upon some new obstacles, but for now this is it. I think after talking to my professor I will finally be able to get this essay done.
I totally understand what you mean about writing better when you are under pressure to get the assignment done. I think when you know you still have a lot of time to get the paper done, you don’t really think about it as much. We have other classes, other assignments, so it can tend to get pushed to the side burner for a while. And then all of a sudden, you have two days left to write a six page research paper lol. I think that the stress of needing to finish it on time really makes you sit down and focus all of your attention on writing the paper. This can be either a good thing, or a bad thing. When you wait until the last minute, it does not give you as much time to find a lot of information from different sources for your topic. But it can also be a good thing if you work well under pressure. I think that it is a great idea that you are going to go see Jennifer about your paper. She has been a huge help to me so far in this class. I think that if we had a teacher who was not as involved, then I would probably have dropped the class by now.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right! Starting the paper is such a pain. You sit down with the intention to start writing and everything just drains from your mind. Sometimes I will even start to write a sentence and, if I'm lucky, I'll finish it, but then I will feel the need to stand up and do something else. My two kids are a huge distraction to me sometimes when I'm trying to just do homework in general. I will see them laughing and having fun and I naturally want to get up and play with them. This research paper is the same thing. Everytime I start to do research, I find myself on Facebook. Every time I start to write something, I find myself walking to my kitchen to grab a snack, or even just to open the refrigerator and look inside (even though I have no intention of getting anything from it). I need to find a way to stay motivated to sit down and just get it done!
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