{"id":286,"date":"2017-06-04T00:27:39","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T00:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/mmason17\/?p=286"},"modified":"2017-06-04T00:52:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T00:52:19","slug":"next-step-the-last-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/mmason17\/2017\/06\/04\/next-step-the-last-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Step: the last step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have finally approached the section in my class where we are beginning to write our final research paper. \u00a0It has been a long time coming but it has finally arrived. \u00a0But now that I&#8217;m here I have no idea what my thesis or topic or argument is going to be. \u00a0I am so lost; its not even funny.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_287\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-287\" class=\"wp-image-287 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/mmason17\/files\/2017\/06\/itsnotevenfunny.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"105\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Photobucket<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My teacher said that by the time I got to this point I would know my topic. \u00a0Supposedly, through all the previous steps, our thesis should have come out to us as an overarching theme. \u00a0So needless to say, that hasn&#8217;t happened for me. \u00a0And I&#8217;m beginning to worry.<\/p>\n<p>So, I guess I have writer&#8217;s block, but maybe just not the typical kind. \u00a0I know the overarching topic I will talk about but I don&#8217;t know what specific thing or argument I am going to make. \u00a0This is an issue since I have a fast approaching deadline.<\/p>\n<p>This is my plan to fix this issue:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>think about my topic (I don&#8217;t know how successful this will be)<\/li>\n<li>review my survey and look for interesting occurrences<\/li>\n<li>read through my articles<\/li>\n<li>see if there are any similarities or differences between my survey findings and my articles<\/li>\n<li>look for gaps in my articles<\/li>\n<li>pray<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hopefully, one of these brings inspiration my direction.<\/p>\n<p>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. \u00a0The difference was that 5 minutes into that problem the solution found me. \u00a0I am now a few days into this problem and there seems to be no solution in sight. \u00a0But, I am determined to find a solution (mostly cause I have to). \u00a0Anyways, wish me good luck!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well its goodbye for now&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_97\" style=\"width: 332px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97\" class=\"wp-image-97 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/mmason17\/files\/2017\/03\/tumblr_mr25acsgf41rijbg1o1_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_mr25acsgf41rijbg1o1_500\" width=\"322\" height=\"176\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-97\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Disney<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But I promise there is always tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have finally approached the section in my class where we are beginning to write our final research paper. \u00a0It has been a long time coming but it has finally arrived. \u00a0But now that I&#8217;m here I have no idea &hellip; 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