I totally forgot that the Writing Center is closed during the winter break. I was so busy with other classes and focusing on finals. Then, I decided to take a break from school to enjoy the holidays. That was my mistake. I asked my dad to help me with my research paper. He is my consultation. I don’t have anybody to ask for help. I’m glad that my dad was willing to take the time to read seven papers and give me some feedback on them. He enjoyed seeing my opinion on the topic of homosexuals and their fight for equal rights. My dad and I discussed the topic and both of our opinions are mostly the same. He was surprised at my sources and learning something new about the topic. My dad wants to learn more about the sources that I have been collecting. I also explained to him about the history of homosexuals. He actually learned something from my paper and I feel so good about that. I also learned something new from reading over 20 different sources. I enjoy learning more about homosexual rights because I keep on hearing many current events related to homosexuals. I learned that I have improved on writing and my skill has improved on the essay format. My dad told me that my writing has been improving. I also feel that I have been learning a lot about the essay format from my English 111x course. I’m glad that I decided to take this course and it helped me learn something new about writing. I know that I still have problems with grammar. My dad can see that I am slowly improving on grammar. He also helped me with my grammar by editing my paper. I need to remind myself to stop and read over my paper to see if it is making sense to me. Then, I can start adding more information to my paper. That was a suggestion from my dad. I also noticed that I have struggled a bit with some of the paragraphs that do not look like they flow well into other paragraphs. I was concerned about that part and my dad feels that it is flowing better but still needs bit more something. I was not sure if I should add more source information or I should reduce on sources? I debated with myself about if I should add one more visual element in my paper. I did not realize that doing this research paper would take so much time to complete. I have learned that now and I will improve on it the next time. I’m glad that I have been improving on MLA formats, essay format, and my skills in writing. I hope that my research paper will turn out good. I feel a bit frustrated about the opposing paragraph because I know that it was not my best work. I wish that I could have found one source that supported the idea that homosexuals should not be allowed in the military. I could not find at least one and I feel so frustrated. Maybe I should have asked a librarian for help but I had asked them three times for help on adopting, marriage and equal rights. I also learned that I should ask a librarian for assistance by using better and more focused questions.
I am so glad you decided to have your dad be your consultant. I hope you will think of him again if you need him. It really feels good to have your dad tell you he learned something. I was living far distant from my mom for 20 years. Once were were living close we took several college courses together in graduate school. We had a lot of fun.
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