What do I need outside help with? (50-100 words)
Why am I feeling threatened by this research paper? (50-200 words)
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What else do I still need to do?
I feel like I need to organize all of my sources and evidence. I have papers I printed out for a school assignment months ago that I'm referencing (possibly), notes I've taken from online sources, and online sources that I have not printed out. My working bibliography needs to be expanded to include all of this information. I'm worried that I'm going to misplace evidence somewhere or that I'll loose track of evidence I can't afford to loose track of. So my next job is going to be categorizing my evidence and building up my working bibliography to include all my evidence and sources available.
What do I need outside help with?
I am very confident with my knowledge of the ICC and my thesis. I have researched both sides of the issue very thoroughly, and I don't feel I need outside counseling on my thesis. I am, however, very willing to receive in-person writing counseling from someone. Even though this is an assignment in lesson 13, I would like to meet with someone beforehand as well, just to talk with about general term-paper essay quality.
Why am I feeling threatened by this research paper?
As I am looking at this from the stage where I have not written anything for the paper (not counting the working bibliography), I am very threatened by the size. I do not mean the word count, or the number of pages. I am threatened by the abstract size of the whole project. Also, as this weeks lesson is almost unrelated to my research paper, I am feeling a little out-of-sorts and just ready to get the paper over with. Spending a week writing an essay about effective writing is something I would be happy to do after my research paper is done, but now it's a little distracting. I'm sure that once I begin to draft my outline for the paper, and then the rough draft, I will feel much less threatened by the project. As of now, I feel like a very small person staring up at this enormous mountain, and knowing that I have to climb it in one month. It's a matter of taking the first step.
-Ace
