Thursday, March 24, 2011
Work Over Spring Break Orrrr....Not?
I feel like I'm going at the exact right pace right now for my junior theme. I have at least 5 good articles I found online that I am starting to read and annotate, I am currently reading a book on my topic written by a NYTimes journalist, I found 7 articles from encyclopedias and books in the library and copied the pages, and even did a bibliography of every source I've found so far and think I'll use. So now the question is, should I work over spring break?? Doc OC and Bolos said no need to do significant work over the break, other than reading. But since we don't know any due dates, I feel wary about taking time off from writing, researching, and planning my essay for a week. Also, my 23 year old sister who is a graduate of WashU will be on vacation with me, so my mom has suggested that I use her help because she's a great essay writer. Is it worth it to spend my precious time in Palm Springs working on this project? Help!!
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Quiz: what's probably the most important part of a research paper? Hint: it is usually only ONE SENTENCE! If you guessed: Reading an entire book, you are wrong. The answer is: THE THESIS STATEMENT!! If you have made as much progress as you claim to have, perhaps you should look into an answer to your "why" question.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Henry. It seems like you have a lot done and as long as you know somewhat what your essay is going to be like I wouldn't work over spring break. A lot of people probably aren't even as far as you (I have no idea what I'm arguing). Just think about how much more rested and ready to work that you will be if you come back from spring break completely rested. If you do too much work over spring break and stress out it's not really a break and you won't come back as ready to work. That's just my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the input, guys! I did a little reading but mostly took the vacay to relax. I would have loved to come up with and finalize my thesis, but I feel that I haven't done enough research yet to come up with my exact answer, which is why I feel that reading is my first priority. Hope your projects are coming along!
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