Research Journal 23

Okay, I have to be honest, I really didn’t enjoythis class at the beginning of the semester. It’s nothing personal against Dr. Carter or the people in the class, I just prefered creative writing and didn’t like writing about writing. However, my opinion has definitely changed. Over the past couple of weeks, I have really started to enjoy every aspect of this class, especially the research part of it. I have truly enjoyed researching a topic that interests me instead of being assigned one and I have really enjoyed getting to know the people through the process of gathering information. I also like developing the information that I have gathered into an entertaining final product. Probably my favorite part of this semester was the symposium in Mesquite. I mean, come one…I got to sit in a room for 4 hours, eating pizza and taling about myself. Does that not sound like the sweetest deal on earth? Jk lol. Actually, I enjoyed having people ask questions about my research and seeing how interested people are in my topic…because, honestly, I didn’t really think that a bunch of 8th graders would really care about what I have to say. I am very glad that they were, though, because it makes me feel like my research really will make an impact and will, hopefully, let other people know that A) “smart” people are really no different from other people…and “smart,” in most cases, isn’t the right word to describe them and B) people who have experienced such feelings will know that they are not alone. Either or both objectives would be ideal but I will settle for either one

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