Corrections

When I read the comments on my first paper, I realized that the way I worded sentences could be ambiguous at times and also awkward. I used this information to reread my second paper and tried to make it more clear and understandable. Also, I didn’t realize how much I repeated phrases in close proximity; I definitely used this to help me revise my research paper. Another thing the corrections showed me was that I didn’t use nearly enough commas in my original paper. When I was editing the one due tomorrow, I tried to pay special attention to places where I should have put commas.

Zeitoun

Not only did I first read, but I first heard about Zeitoun this summer when I found out that I was supposed to read that for school. My brother-in-law had said he wanted to read before I knew that was what I had to read but I didn’t pay much attention to him. Whenever I received the book from Mars Hill, I took it with me on a trip to Florida and read the whole thing on my vacation. It turns out that the book actually held my interest which I thought it would be so boring. I basically read the entire book in about a week which is decent for me since I didn’t want to read it to begin with.

Research Paper and It's Many Problems.

In my paper, my weak parts might be me repeating myself a lot; a peer reviewer would help with that because they can tell me when I’m being too wordy or when I’ve stated something too often. Another problem I might face is not getting my point across as much as I need to; a peer reviewer would help because then they could tell me if they could understand my topic and see what I was trying to say. Another problem might be that it’s monotonous and boring; I’d like to have someone to tell me if it is boring so I can try to fix that.

Research tools

When it comes to researching for a paper or project, I am, by far, the most comfortable with electronic sources. The first tool I use is the internet and Google. Being in college, I’ve learned how to use the library sources and am becoming more and more familiar with these resources rather than just googling. I don’t usually use tangible sources such as a book unless it deals with exactly what I am researching because it can take so long to look through and find what I need for my research. I would like to broaden my horizons and not be so dependent on the electronic sources.

The Library

Since coming to Mars Hill, I have been in the library a few times. Two of my classes have visited the library and had a librarian talk to us about all the tools that it had to offer. I also had to do the scavenger hunt to become more acquainted with the library. I’ve used the library when I wanted to do homework and didn’t really have enough time to walk back to my room in between classes; if I needed to work with a group of people on a common goal, then we meet in the library in order to have quietness and less distraction than if we were in a dorm.