In this blog I will be reflecting on the processes I used to create my MLA Research Paper.
While writing my research paper “Why Should America Adopt Universal Healthcare?”, I used many sources of help. My daughter and one of my friends were extremely helpful with organization and proper citing. I wrote this paper mainly at home over many sessions. This is a topic that cannot be covered properly in a just one session. I did quite a lot of research on my I-pad in different parts of the house. While I was researching on my i-pad I wrote down all of the points that I found interesting. After I had compiled a long list, I used this to create an outline of what I wanted to use and how to structure the paper. My daughter was very helpful to me with showing me this process and I will be using this method in the future. My only issue that I had was I wish I had taken better notes on where the information I researched came from. While doing the research I was so interested in what I was reading and following paths, I sometimes forgot to note where I went. I wasted a lot of time going back and finding the sources again. The next time I do this kind of research, I will try to work at my desk instead of around the house. If I do work in other places, I will make sure that I have a notebook with me and send links to myself on where I went. This is a persuasive paper in the MLA research paper genre. The rhetorical mode of this paper is argumentation, and this is the first paper I have written in this mode and genre. I was surprised at how both easy and difficult it was. The research was both interesting but difficult with citing. The topic that I chose is a very personal to me so that made my argument a little easier. I originally started out writing the paper with just the cost of healthcare in mind but soon realized that the moral aspect was more important to me. Struggling with a long-term disease has giving me a personal insight to both of these issues. In my research I found startling statistics that I found very disturbing. It has reinforced my belief that the lobbyists and wall street are trading on our quality of health for their own profit. This is a practice that must be stopped. I am eager to continue my research and add to the points that I feel are relevant to my position. I hope that in the future I can continue to choose research topics that I am so passionate about.
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