Goodbye Paper 1

I must say that Paper 1 was one of the most difficult papers that I ever had to write. I did, however, discover some new techniques and facts about my writing style that I feel are very important and that I will use in the future.

Mind maps, lists of quotes, and rereading are all efficient techniques that helped me to write this paper. After I utilized these techniques, filling the paper with my ideas and integrating my quotes was simple. The challenge was in what lay ahead: creating a good thesis statement. I have never been good at writing theses and here was another one staring me in the face. After the thesis workshop on Friday, however, I felt that I was ready to meet this challenge and write a sufficient one.

Then came the editing process. I took advantage of peer editing and also took into account everything that Professor Ambrose said to me during office hours. I spent a very long time over the weekend trying to make all of my thoughts connect and then connect to my thesis.

Now that this paper is over I feel that I will be more prepared for Short Paper 2 and Paper 2.