Thursday, January 12, 2012

Research Project

What is the most difficult challenge you have faced during the process of working on your research paper?  Be specific, and explain why it was a challenge........

54 comments:

Molly E. said...

The most challenging part of the project for me was writing my thesis statement, it was challenging because i wasn't sure of the reasons behind Eisenhower calling in the national guard. Also i didn't understand what my topic was, and why it was telling me to find. After is researched a little more, i figured out what my reason was, also i being to literal, in the sense that i wasn't looking at the reason why he did what he did.

anna said...

The most challenging part for me was the research,I wasn't sure what to research about my topic or how to put my notes.

Daniel Berger said...

The most challenging part of my project was researching and finding the best notes for my topic. It was hard because there were many different sources I could've used, but I had to find the ones that fit my subject the best.

Anonymous said...

The most difficult challenge for me that I have faced during the process of working on my research paper was writing my thesis statement. It was either too long or I had trouble connecting it with my topic. However, this thesis that I have now will most likely not be the thesis I will end up using in my research paper, knowing the fact it will probably change. So in conclusion, writing my thesis statement was probably the toughest party of my research paper so far.

Anonymous said...

For me the most difficult challenge I faced during the process of working on my research paper war writing my theses statement. Writing my thesis was with out a doubt the most difficult thing because you have to put enough information so the reader knows what your talking about, but you cant put too much information because it is just supposed to be an idea of what you are going to talk about through out your paper. Also in order to write your thesis, you have to do a lot of research because at that time you really don't know too much of what your writing about so you have to make sure you really understand your topic. So far, writing my thesis statement was the toughest part of my research paper.

Anonymous said...

The most challenging part of the research paper for me was writing my thesis statement. It was very challenging because you have to put enough information that the reader knows what you will be writing about in your paper. It was also challenging because you had to combine your three effects and put them into one sentence. To write your thesis statement you had to know a good amount of information about your topic. Writing my thesis statement was so far the hardest part of my research paper.

Sabrina said...

The most challenging part of the project for me was writing the thesis statement. This was difficult because the in the thesis statement it had to consist of all four effects and the sentence had to make sense. That was the most challenging part of the research project for me.

Katie said...

The most challenging part of my research paper so far was writing my outline. It was hard to find 3 topics that made sense for my main topic and have supporting facts to go with them. I was able to get them, with a little help. Now that i have them, it is easier to research my topic and get really good information.

Anonymous said...

For various reasons, writing my thesis statement has been the most difficult challenge that I have faced during the process of working on my research project. First of all, it was difficult because I needed to do a lot of research on the topic to better understand the many changes that took place as a result of Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation. Then I was challenged in decided which theory I wanted to prove. And finally, I struggled to form a concise statement. Now that I have my thesis statement done, I think writing the conclusion will be my next big challenge.

Anonymous said...

The hardest part of the research project for me was starting. I didn't want to start because I just saw the big picture and not the little steps and I got overwhelmed. I thought I would be extremely hard and impossible so I procrastinated. After procrastinating for a couple of days I realized I had to get something done so I started looking at a couple different sites to get information about my topic.I wasn't as lost and I realized it wasn't as hard as I thought. Once I started I wasn't as overwhelmed with all the work. Starting was the hardest part.

Mac said...

I think the most difficult challenge I have faced during this process is keeping on top of my work. It is easy to procrastinate on a long term project. However, once I got going the problem started to go away. Now I realized you have to set short term goals to reach your final product in an efficient manner.

Lauren Gimpel said...

The most challenging part of the project for me definitely has to be the research. Because there is so much information and specific details about my topic, it is hard to determine which information to use, and what information is even accurate. For example, my topic has a lot to do with numbers, such as casualties and number of buildings that had been destroyed. I have to be very careful when deciding on which resources are reliable when dealing with my topic since it has extensive amounts of good, and bad information about it all over the internet.

Anonymous said...

The most challenging part about my history research paper was coming up with 4 effects for my outline. At first i didn't fully understand my topic therefore it was hard for me to come up with ideas to support my effects.

Liam G said...

The most challenging part of the research project was trying to get my research and plug it into the thesis. I struggled with trying to insert the info to where it needed to be.

Anonymous said...

In my opinion, the most difficult part of the research paper was the thesis statement. This part of the paper was challenging for me because it had to be one sentence and it had to sum all your thoughts from the entire paper. I had so much say on my topic- The Emancipation Proclamation- that it was hard to fit it all in one sentence.

EricK said...

In my opinion, the most challenging stage of the process was writing my thesis statement. What made it such a challenge was that was that I had to come up with all my major points and aspects with only little knowledge on my topic. Although I found this part to be the hardest, I found it to be extremely useful towards picking my sources and facts, and putting together my outline. It deffinitely serves as a guide throughout the whole project.

Jack C said...

I thought that the hardest part was researching because there were a lot of good sources that had good information but I had to look at a lot of different sources and pick the best ones. I also thought the thesis statement was challenging.

Anonymous said...

The most challenging part of this project was finding information that relates back to my thesis and my outline. I came up with true statements in my outline but the problem was finding valid sources that back up my outline the way i want it to be.

Jana O'Donnell said...

The most challenging part so far in writing the research paper was thinking of the effects, and then putting them into the outline in an order that makes sense to read. When you do this, you need to make sure that it would make sense to an outsider, and that the information that goes with the effects isn't repetitive.

Anonymous said...

I would say the most challenging part of the project for me was gathering all the researching sources and putting it together to form the main part of the paper, the outline. Since the outline is what builds the paper, then the outline must be strong.

Jack B. said...

The most difficult challenge so far during this essay has been researching through databases. Throughout my school career, i have been accustom to researching through random internet cites off the internet. When i found out that i had to use the school databases, i wasn't sure how to find the information i was looking for at first, but i found a strategy.

Anonymous said...

For me the most difficult part of writing my paper was coming up with my 4 effects. It was difficult for me because I did not fully understand my topic when I came up with my effects. It was also difficult determining what topics were effects of Japanese Internment and which ones were not.

Anonymous said...

The hardest part of the paper for me was coming up with the three effects and what should of happend as an effect. The reason this was hard for me was because I had to determine what effects were the most important to use. Also,i had to fully understand my topic which meant doing a lot of research.

Anonymous said...

For me the most difficult part was the research. At first I didn't know my topic at all and it was hard to learn about it. At the beginning it was hard to do the research everyday and some times I would forget about it, but after trying to do a specific amount a day it got easier.

Conrad Lindenberg said...

The most difficult challenge I faced while working on my research paper was finding information that was relevant. Most information I found that was applicable was either too advanced for me to understand, or too basic. Gale databases had a number of great articles, but most of the writing was too advanced for me to understand.

Brad Kaptinski said...

The most challenging part of this project for me was finding information that relates to the thesis. It was hard enough to find information on on the Little rock Nine because almost all of the websites i went on said the same thing. These are the the challenges i faced while working on this project.

Dylan Wit said...

I would have to say the most difficult challenge I faced during this research project was coming up with all of the research. I don't know why, but it seemed like there wasn't that much good information that could help me prove some of my points.

Idalis Figueroa said...

The most difficult part of the research paper for me was creating the thesis statement and finding 3 important effects. The thesis statement was tricky because it pretty much summarized the entire project in one sentence. Searching for the effects was also difficult because they had to be 3 very important effects of the presidential decision. Overall the research paper was a good experience though because it taught me how to not only properly write it but how to stay organized throughout it, such as by doing an outline. The ouline helps because when the time comes to write your paper you have all of your information in one place.

Anonymous said...

The most challenging part of this project was writing my thesis statement. This was challenging because you had to put enough information in to let the reader know what they were going to read. Also, this was difficult to because you had to put your thesis statement in one sentence and not give anyway your whole paper.

Tyler Holtz said...

The most challenging part of the paper for me would have to be doing all the research and writing out the note cards, as I have to find which sites are reliable, how much note cards are needed for one site, etc....

Anonymous said...

The most difficult challenge I have faced during the process of working on my research paper, was finding specific information when researching. I found this to be hard because there were many other sites that had different responses to my topic. Therefore I wasn’t sure which source to use. Researching was overall the most difficult part.

Gregory Lopatynsky said...

The most challenging part of the project was the thesis statement. It was challenging because you had to pretty much summarize what you are going to talk about to a reader that has no idea what you are writing. It also took a long time to finish because I had to have the perfect thesis and I needed to put a good amount of research into it.

Anonymous said...

The most difficult challenge for me was taking the correct information from a sorce.. This is because there is so much info and it is hard for me to narrow it down to the important things to add to my paper.

Charlie Wheeler said...

I think the most difficult challenge that I faced during this project was the research. The research was a challenge for me because it took a while to find reliable sources with a lot of information. Also some of the databases I found had insignificant information so they were not useful. In summary, I thought researching was the most challenging part of the paper

Matt Ch said...

For me, the most challenging parts of this project were the bibliography and the notecards and research. To me, there are a lot of specific rules you have to follow to make the bibliography. I also had trouble finding good facts and sources for my paper.

Anonymous said...

For me, the most challenging part of the project was writing my thesis statement. It was a challenge because I had some trouble orginizing my thoughts and putting them all into one sentence.

Anonymous said...

The most challenging part of the research paper was writing my thesis statement because U tried to write it before I got enough information about my topic. I also had to change it numerous times because I kept getting new info so I had to prove those specific points in my paper.

Connor Howe said...

The most challenging part of my project was finding n effect on my topic. It was a challenge because I really had to think when I was looking over my research.

mvalenti said...

The most difficult challenge i have faced during this project was definitely the gathering of information that needs to be provided for the project. This is a challenge because you sometimes don't know which sites to trust cause each site has different information and different dates that each event happened.

Natalie said...

The most challenging part about my project was finding my information. The books I have and the websites do not go into great detail. Although I do have most of my information I would have liked to find more information like effects of the Civil Rights Act.

Molly McQuilkin said...

The most difficult Part of the project was getting enough information from books and websites. Also getting all the information I have organized into a way that will make it easier for me to write my paper in the end. Another challenging part is time management, with all the other homework and projects going on its hard to find a lot of time to research.

Anonymous said...

I think it is challenging to find sources for my facts because many of them say the same thing.

Eva Johnson said...

The most challenging part of my project so far was coming up with 75 notecards. Finding facts that i didn't already have. Most websites just talk about the main point and i read the same thing over and over again.

Anonymous said...

the most challenging part was the research because it took the most time out of all the rest of the project and it was hard to find the right research

Anonymous said...

I think that the most difficult challenge that I have faced is getting my work done on time and not procrastinating. With a long-term project it is very easy to get off task and lose focus. So I try to manage my time wisely and use as much time as I can

jbenanti said...

I think that the most difficult part of the History project was not falling behind in the research and all of the due dates. Even though there are so many dates I need to remember it is a good lesson on how to keep on task with the following tasks, that take long to finish.

Alana said...

The most challenging task I had to perform in writing my paper, so far, was definitely finding reliable sources for my research. It was difficult due to the fact that there was an exceptional amount of information to sort through, and I had to find the very best of them and prove them to be reliable.

tyler said...

For me the most difficult chalenge for me that i faced was the processes was the research. The research stage gave me trouble because I wasn't sure if the information could be used in the paper. However, the thesis gave me some challenges due to the way the sentest had to include all the supporting points.

Anonymous said...

The most challenging part of the project for me was the research. I sometimes did not know what to look for and what sources to use. Also, it was kinda difficult to find so much information.

zachary goligoski said...

The research was most definitely the most challenging part of the entire process.

Haley said...

The most difficult challenge I faced writing my paper was being confident in my paper, because if I don't feel confident then I second guess myself in how I write. So I think it is important to start with a fresh mind and just write, not knowing how the out come might be..

Anonymous said...

The most difficult part of making my project was most likely the outline. After going through it several times trying to find notes that were not as important became very tedious. also having to transfer my notes from my outline to rough draft, was also very annoying. I had to paraphrase my most important notes into something that is simple yet gives a good explanation. I think that was the hardest art of the paper

Anonymous said...

The most difficult part of my research project was putting the pieces together when I had to write. Getting facts on the notecards was easy however when I went back to look at them for guidance, I found out many of them did not follow my thesis. This made me rely only on my outline, and that was very challenging.

Anonymous said...

The most challenging part for me was the research because i was nor sure what to research for my topic and was not sure if the info in my paper were structure properly