It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
- Frederick Douglass |
I decided to use the suggested writing process for the beginning section for my Research Project by creating an anecdote, a short version of a real event in my life. I took one of my gratitude entries from my “Gratitude Journal” and elaborated on it. I turned a moment into a scene with detail and purpose. I may use this in the introduction of my draft to support my claim and thesis. I used this particular moment because it was a very stressful one for me. Even after being satisfied with my results, I still wanted to approach the process a different way to not feel as stressed. By writing this piece it allowed me to realize parts where I was making it worse for myself. Which gave me positive intentions and goals to handle stressful situations in a less damaging way. Saturday, November 3rd, 2018I sigh loudly in disbelief, there were so many things I felt like I needed to study before my Communications exam at nine in the morning. My anxiety twists my stomach when I think of the worst outcome of the test. I value my grades and waited until the last minuet to study. I kept myself up with coffee and tears, feeling overwhelmed and distressed. I would reflect on my notes and create flash-cards for material and terms. After creating them, I go over the notes in highlighter and group them. My bed is stained from pen marks and crowded by papers. Even though I’ve been up all night studying the material, I still feel so anxious about it. My eyes begin to burn and I notice it is two in the morning. I decided to sleep and review my progress in the morning before class. When I awake, my mother gives me a motivational pep-talk to get me through the day and I get ready. Then, nine rolls around and It’s time for all of my studying to go to work. I look forward to reviewing answers with my professor and class after completing the test. The classroom remained silent and I still felt unsure about my results. Turns out, after reviewing I marked everyone correct, I got a 100%! I also managed to get the extra credit points achieving a 53/50. It felt amazing to accomplish and I felt relieved I got it over with and can rely on myself.
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Soumiya
11/26/2018 09:40:01 pm
Hey, Alexandra, I'm looking forward to read your research paper but I cannot find it, is there a link because your introduction seems really good, and I can't wait to relate what you went through to write this.
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Soumiya
12/3/2018 08:05:26 pm
Hey Alexandra, last week I thought your paper was really good. I thought your findings was written very formally and I barely had a comment to say about it because I thought it was organized and I believe you used the "3 good things" gratitude process as your examples and it was good to have that their because it makes it easier to relate.
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