Similarities pt. 2

My suspicions were confirmed when the friend who edited my paper also commented on how Gothel was similar to my mother. I do not feel comfortable telling a blog exactly what my mom is like but she does treat me like a child. She has nicknames for me, acts like I am immature and acts as if I am not prepared for the real world. The slightest freedom I cannot have anymore (such as my car when I wrecked it) makes me feel like I am becoming more and more trapped and dependent. This is infuriating but causes a strange mix of emotions because no daughter feels good about thinking badly about their mother unless they have don’t something outright horrible. This is different, it’s subtle and confusing. The film “Tangled” actually captures this perfectly and effectively captured the attention of me and others who feel the same. As much as I want to rebel sometimes, I really haven’t. Rapunzel is slightly inspiring to people like me.  Good move, Disney. 

Similarities

When writing the essay about Gothel’s relationship with Rapunzel, I felt kind of odd about it for a reason that slightly bothers me still. It began when I was watching the movie for the first time after beginning the class. My boyfriend was over and had never seen it (Yes, I am a master at killing two birds with one stone) so I he watched it with me. He said a few times things like “sounds kinda like your mom” when Gothel was being… well… Gothel. This surprised me as he reserved like me and does not often state his opinion about such things. The weird part is, I was thinking the same thing. Gothel is similar to my mom. 

So many posts..

You may have noticed that I am making too many posts today. That is because I am very short on time to get all of the required posts done. Time management is a big issue for me, if you couldn’t tell yet. I have, however, gotten better at it just a little bit. As I type these today, my boyfriend has been sleeping next to me and is letting me work. Good thing he has been sleepy because I get to spend time with him while getting homework done! I feel as if I am not the only one who has pushed posts this far back. In fact, I am positive that someone was planning to write all of his posts today, the day before they were all due. Not smart, but at least it makes me feel a little bit better about my own time management.  

What would you have done differently?

If there is one thing I have learned from English classes, it is that there is always room for improvement. I am sure there are some issues in the paper that I missed due to being “burnt out” form schoolwork and work. One problem I would have fixed is how I used sources. When I had edited down my Literature review, I realized I had cut out a source and was one less than I should have been at even after the instructor lessened the number needed. This is worrying me quite a bit. I would have fixed it but again, being burnt out discouraged me from worrying about it at the time.  

How well do you think your research paper turned out?

I am pleased overall with my essay. After completing the other assignments and overcoming the obstacles they brought with them, the final essay actually did not appear to be very difficult. I estimated, however, that it would take more time than any of the other assignments. The conference for this project was encouraging because the instructor was pleased with my work. I believe that I did well on this assignment because I had a solid understanding of what I was doing and managed my time with it well. I hate to admit, but this was the first project in which I really spent a good amount of time editing. I had a close friend come over to my house just to get some extra edits. Because of this extra effort, I believe my essay was well made. 

What did you get out of the peer review?

The peer review is always helpful for me. While others hate having material peer reviewed, I enjoy it because it tends to put my mind at ease. I tend to worry about things in the paper I really shouldn't worry about. I might feel that an idea is bad or my sentences are all structured poorly. In general, I begin to loose confidence in my writing and become anxious about what my grade on it will be. The peer review let me know that my ideas were good and there were easy fixes to any problems I was encountering.  The peer review also gave me additional topic to write about that my reviewer thought would be an interesting addition to my essay.  

What problems were encountered with writing the draft?

I encountered very few problems when writing the draft because I had thought out exactly what would be talked about in the paper. The biggest problem I had was getting enough down on paper to be revised. I was running behind and was unable to write as much as I had wanted to. I was careful, however o include the majority of the ideas I would be discussing throughout the paper to make sure that my peer reviewer and instructor could gauge the direction I was going in with the rest I had not yet written.  The final issue I had encountered with the draft was editing down the literature review. This was difficult for me because I was afraid of cutting certain parts off that the audience of the essay may feel is necessary.