Thursday, March 25, 2010

Journal Entry - Lesson 9

Entry one-
I plan to continue to follow SJR 21 in the Alaska Legislature to see if there is any more information available for my research paper. I will also continue to check the newspapers in both Fairbanks and Anchorage as well as view the comments from the Financial Committee. I would like to make a chart showing a few other states and how many legislators they have per population. Then it will be easier to compare the statistics with Alaska.

Entry two-
For my research paper I have already visited the Division of Elections office here in Fairbanks. I may need to go back and gather some more information on the district boundaries. I also plan to visit the Writing Center weekly to have them check my paper for errors and see if they have any ideas as far as expanding or improving my paper.

Entry three-
A research paper that is eight to ten pages long can be threatening, but I don’t feel threaten. I also don’t feel confident. I feel more overwhelmed because of the time involved for research, pre-writes including drafts, and the final touches. The paper is my FINAL! I have never had to write a paper for a final. To me, English is a very hard subject compared to Math. Math is black and white. There may be different ways to come up with the answer for a problem, but the answer will always be the same. There are rules in English, but every instructor grades differently. I have found this out from getting help at the Writing Center up on UAF's campus. What one person thinks needs to be changed, another person will disagree. Se-la-vie.

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