I have finally approached the section in my class where we are beginning to write our final research paper. It has been a long time coming but it has finally arrived. But now that I’m here I have no idea what my thesis or topic or argument is going to be. I am so lost; its not even funny.
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My teacher said that by the time I got to this point I would know my topic. Supposedly, through all the previous steps, our thesis should have come out to us as an overarching theme. So needless to say, that hasn’t happened for me. And I’m beginning to worry.
So, I guess I have writer’s block, but maybe just not the typical kind. I know the overarching topic I will talk about but I don’t know what specific thing or argument I am going to make. This is an issue since I have a fast approaching deadline.
This is my plan to fix this issue:
- think about my topic (I don’t know how successful this will be)
- review my survey and look for interesting occurrences
- read through my articles
- see if there are any similarities or differences between my survey findings and my articles
- look for gaps in my articles
- pray
Hopefully, one of these brings inspiration my direction.
I think I am so frustrated for many reasons, but one being that in the beginning I had this issue when I entered the archives without an idea. The difference was that 5 minutes into that problem the solution found me. I am now a few days into this problem and there seems to be no solution in sight. But, I am determined to find a solution (mostly cause I have to). Anyways, wish me good luck!
Well its goodbye for now…
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But I promise there is always tomorrow.