Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Writing a Position Paper


I have gone through all the semesters well and I am surprised of this semester as I still did not receive the modul yet.It's already so many weeks and whenever I call the PPL centre thier answer is the same- we have not receive it yet.
So, I was thinking of finishing up the other assignment as the due date is approaching soon. I started with my position paper. The experience was really amazing.
At first I was stucked and surprised feeling like many people do as they get started—worried about the amount of work ahead and a bit confusion. I even feel a little excitement, anticipating the project! Or maybe not.Why should I care about how I'm feeling during this whole process? There's an old saying, "Misery loves company." If you know how other students feel as they go through the research and writing process and you feel about the same way, you'll know your project is right on track!I just followed the steps that were guided by my lecturer. I read over the instructions for the assignment to make sure I fully understand what the instructor has in mind.I am so glad that this assignment is not limited or directed to any particular readings . I am free to choose the items and write on it.
As I have gone through a lot of literary items this whole course, I was excited to talk or do research on one of it. And I choose 'A Rose for Emily ' by William Faulkner.I was interested on the character Emily and the reasons of her strange behavouirs.This task gave a chance to measure the success of how well I can conduct the research, analyze and organize the information and communicate it clearly in written form.
The paper focuses on analysis of the issue and its solutions, possibly from both historical and current perspectives. I realized that the success of the paper is often based on how completely and clearly I able to identify the key aspects of the issue and their significance to the field to which they relate. Wow! I begun to think critically. I manage to express myself truely about the character which I kept in my mind for so long. At the same time, the paper which I attended gave me a room to anticipate and deflect arguments against the position, while presenting supporting evidence in favor of the position. I believe that success will depend on how persuasively the paper makes its case and defends against possible opposition.

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