FINALLY DONE!!!!!!!!!!! My ten page research paper is finally done. Although we were given about three weeks to complete this monstrous task, I didn't realize how quickly the weeks would pass. Thankfully, we were instructed to follow a strict process that allowed the essay to flow more easily. We broke down each part of the essay and had gave ourselves a week for each part.
The first section was an annotated bibliography. We, as a class, went to the Harold B. Lee Library and accessed the database to find articles for our paper. For the rest of the week our assignment was to annotate each article that we found so that when it came time to develop our body paragraphs, we already had our quotes and commentary written.
The following week was the body paragraphs and thesis. Since we had already annotated most of our body paragraphs, this step was fairly simple. The most difficult portion of this paper for me was writing my thesis, which I changed more than ten times. I was incredibly indecisive on which articles I wanted to create my main argument. The solution I concluded with was to have three main arguments, each with sub-points that wrapped up my research.
The third portion was the introduction and conclusion. For my introduction, I decided to include a personal narrative. I gave a snippet of my family history along with the effect it's had on me. I found that the patterns that occur in my family are not unusual, and in fact have been extensively researched due to the commonality. It flowed perfectly with my research and allowed my conclusion to serve as a wrap-up for all my scattered thoughts.
Despite this schedule that I tried so diligently to follow, I stayed awake almost all night the night before doing (very) last minute edits to perfect my final draft... but who cares? It's done!!
Friday, October 31, 2014
Halloween @ BYU
What an exciting day to be a BYU student! It's like Disneyland everywhere you look. Halloween is a process for BYU students; DI is raided, hair and makeup is perfected, and the photo shoots begin. If you're not decked out in costume, you're noticeably the odd one out. Creativity glows from every students attire from costumes anywhere from a classic Harry Potter or Disney princess to Gumby or a full-suit Ninja Turtle (both whom I spotted walking to class just this morning)! Now that I am informed of the seriousness of this holiday, I definitely will be stepping up my game. You can expect something great out of me next year!!
(These aren't my pictures!)
Here are some of the costumes I found the most impressive! I saw some of them in person, and the detail blew me away!
Bless this lady's heart. She must have put way too many hours into this costume, but her child (in the house) will, hopefully, one day appreciate how cool his/her mom is.
Monday, October 6, 2014
#ldsconf
This past weekend was General Conference!
I was fortunate enough to attend the Saturday morning session with my mom and some of my best friends. What a beautiful opportunity. I was able to hear my favorite speaker, President Uchtdorf, who spoke profoundly on strengthening your testimony.
However, the largest impact on me over the weekend was from Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong from Hong Kong, China, whose talk was entitled "Rescue in Unity." I recently returned from a family trip to Hong Kong where I observed a lack of unity. The culture, to my surprise, was very self serving and people decided to work by themselves to get ahead. I noticed similar attributes among my peers in school when I returned home. Unity and love for one another became something out of the ordinary and something I began to notice. Elder Wong's talk encompassed the story of a lame man who needed to see Jesus to be healed. Instead of focusing on the disabled man, Elder Wong focused on the four believers that carried him to Jesus despite repeated challenges. Their unwavering faith and persistence allowed the man to go unto Christ.
Elder Wong likened this parable unto modern times and portrayed how we can save the "disabled" souls who haven't yet come unto Christ to be made whole by working together and serving by example. "In order to assist the Savior, we have to work together in unity and in harmony. Everyone, every position, and every calling is important" (Wong).
I couldn't help but think of my friends from home and in China. Hopefully my example throughout our time at home will help make their rescue easier in the future when the Lord sends His missionaries to bring them unto His Kingdom.
I was fortunate enough to attend the Saturday morning session with my mom and some of my best friends. What a beautiful opportunity. I was able to hear my favorite speaker, President Uchtdorf, who spoke profoundly on strengthening your testimony.
However, the largest impact on me over the weekend was from Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong from Hong Kong, China, whose talk was entitled "Rescue in Unity." I recently returned from a family trip to Hong Kong where I observed a lack of unity. The culture, to my surprise, was very self serving and people decided to work by themselves to get ahead. I noticed similar attributes among my peers in school when I returned home. Unity and love for one another became something out of the ordinary and something I began to notice. Elder Wong's talk encompassed the story of a lame man who needed to see Jesus to be healed. Instead of focusing on the disabled man, Elder Wong focused on the four believers that carried him to Jesus despite repeated challenges. Their unwavering faith and persistence allowed the man to go unto Christ.
Elder Wong likened this parable unto modern times and portrayed how we can save the "disabled" souls who haven't yet come unto Christ to be made whole by working together and serving by example. "In order to assist the Savior, we have to work together in unity and in harmony. Everyone, every position, and every calling is important" (Wong).
I couldn't help but think of my friends from home and in China. Hopefully my example throughout our time at home will help make their rescue easier in the future when the Lord sends His missionaries to bring them unto His Kingdom.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Research Paper Topics
One tradition in my family is tennis. Everyone plays tennis. I'd like to research my family's influence and statistics on how children are more likely to play a sport if their parents played it. Starting with my great grandfather, tennis was passed down to my grandfather, my dad and his siblings, and me, my siblings and cousins. It has become a daily routine to get up before school, practice, go to school, and practice more. The saying "work hard, play hard" exists in my family, but not in the way it was originally meant. "Play" doesn't mean messing around, it means tennis.
Why do sports get passed down generations?
Why is tennis such an important unification in my family?
This sounds like a great idea, maybe add why do people practice for sports?
This is a good idea but at the same time, add in how maybe there are exceptions to the rule. My dad played soccer here but I'm more into basketball and everyone else football.
You could discuss any pressures felt by your family members to play tennis. I wrestled because my dad wrestled, Did anyone do tennis because they thought that tennis was what they had to do?
I would interview your siblings and children/parents from other families to get more of a scope for what the "general rule" is. Something that might be true for you could be completely opposite for other families. Be sure to get both sides of the argument in your research paper.
Thesis:
B: my family plays tennis because my dad plays tennis, his dad played tennis, and his dad played tennis. passed down by the father figures. my cousins also play their father's sports.
A: research shows that fathers especially have an overwhelming influence on their children's physical tendencies
R: Although both parents play a significant role in the physical tendencies of their children, research shows that the father figure's activity is more influential. Children are far more likely to play a sport if their parents played it, especially if their father did.
Start with story of a nationals trip, show how my dad pushed us to be better and work harder, he plays a prominent role. research shows that most fathers play a prominent role. children are active if their parents are, but are influenced more by their father's tendencies.
Why do sports get passed down generations?
Why is tennis such an important unification in my family?
This sounds like a great idea, maybe add why do people practice for sports?
This is a good idea but at the same time, add in how maybe there are exceptions to the rule. My dad played soccer here but I'm more into basketball and everyone else football.
You could discuss any pressures felt by your family members to play tennis. I wrestled because my dad wrestled, Did anyone do tennis because they thought that tennis was what they had to do?
I would interview your siblings and children/parents from other families to get more of a scope for what the "general rule" is. Something that might be true for you could be completely opposite for other families. Be sure to get both sides of the argument in your research paper.
Thesis:
B: my family plays tennis because my dad plays tennis, his dad played tennis, and his dad played tennis. passed down by the father figures. my cousins also play their father's sports.
A: research shows that fathers especially have an overwhelming influence on their children's physical tendencies
R: Although both parents play a significant role in the physical tendencies of their children, research shows that the father figure's activity is more influential. Children are far more likely to play a sport if their parents played it, especially if their father did.
Start with story of a nationals trip, show how my dad pushed us to be better and work harder, he plays a prominent role. research shows that most fathers play a prominent role. children are active if their parents are, but are influenced more by their father's tendencies.
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