Last week, I got back my research paper. There are some mistakes that I have made where I need to work on it.
When I am preparing the drafts, I realize that there are some problems with my points regarding on the differences on the female characters in both of the plays. I feel I could not elaborate the points well as it is quite limited.
Suddenly, a thought comes into my mind. Perhaps I should discuss with my tutor about this matter and see what I should do. As a result, I go to see my tutor and discuss with her about my problems.
After looking at my draft, my tutor gives me some ideas and comments on my drafts. As we are discussing, I jot down some important points as a reference. When we are discussing, I realizes that I have made a number of mistakes in my research paper. I need to do lots of editing in order to improve on my research paper. Furthermore, I need to improve on my explanation and add some references as well.
Besides that, I have learned that it is good to discuss with others when we have things that we do not understand. I feel great because I am brave enough to meet my tutor and ask comments from her. Besides that, I feel thankful because my tutor is willing to share her views on my research paper. This inspires me to improve on my research paper. Without her comments, I would never know how much mistakes that I have made.
In my opinion, it is good to discuss with other or ask comments from others after we finish doing assignment. It is because sometimes others will be able to see our mistakes that we do not realize about it at all. In addition, we can also improve ourselves when we know our mistakes. This is where learning takes place. Thus, it is all depends on us whether to take initiatives or not on the assignment. For me, I will never give up!
Friday, March 16, 2007
Friday, March 9, 2007
The DAY of my Presentation
Time flies fast! Today, I will be presenting my position paper. After preparing the presentation for sometimes, I am quite confident that I will present well for the day.
Meanwhile, I am the first presenter for today. Before this, I see many of my friends who have presented and some of their presentation is good. Besides that, some of my friends also get lots of question by the audience. This is the part that worries me a lot. Before I present, I wonder will there be anybody ask me tough questions that I could not answer. It is because some of my friends do ask some difficult questions to presenter.
When I am presenting, I feel a bit nervous. However, the preparation that I have done made me feel calm and convince me that I can do it. Besides that, I am happy because I can present it today as I do not need to wait anymore. Overall, the presentation is fine and I believe that I am able to assure my audience about the argument that I made. Surprisingly, there is no question from the audience.
Even though presentation is not something new to me but I do not do presentation for some times already. Definitely, to some certain extent, it does worry me. However, I learn that preparation and practice makes things perfect. The preparation that I have done for the presentation for sometime gives me strength that I can manage to do it. It also gives me positive beliefs in my presentation.
Generally, I am satisfied with the mark that is given for my presentation. I feel it is worth with the preparation that I have done. All my hard works have been paid of. This confirms my belief that preparation makes a perfect work. I hope that in future I will prepare everything before proceed with my work.
Meanwhile, I am the first presenter for today. Before this, I see many of my friends who have presented and some of their presentation is good. Besides that, some of my friends also get lots of question by the audience. This is the part that worries me a lot. Before I present, I wonder will there be anybody ask me tough questions that I could not answer. It is because some of my friends do ask some difficult questions to presenter.
When I am presenting, I feel a bit nervous. However, the preparation that I have done made me feel calm and convince me that I can do it. Besides that, I am happy because I can present it today as I do not need to wait anymore. Overall, the presentation is fine and I believe that I am able to assure my audience about the argument that I made. Surprisingly, there is no question from the audience.
Even though presentation is not something new to me but I do not do presentation for some times already. Definitely, to some certain extent, it does worry me. However, I learn that preparation and practice makes things perfect. The preparation that I have done for the presentation for sometime gives me strength that I can manage to do it. It also gives me positive beliefs in my presentation.
Generally, I am satisfied with the mark that is given for my presentation. I feel it is worth with the preparation that I have done. All my hard works have been paid of. This confirms my belief that preparation makes a perfect work. I hope that in future I will prepare everything before proceed with my work.
Friday, March 2, 2007
Preparation......
After finished doing my position paper, it is time for me to prepare for my presentation. In this blog, let’s me recall about the process of preparing the presentation and what I have learned from the process.
Before I start preparing the visual aids for my presentation, I am quite worried thinking of how I’m going to present my position. As a result, I seek for advice from my tutor on how I should present my position paper. Nevertheless, I feel grateful to have a good tutor who is willing to give me ideas on the ways I should present my position paper. Basically, the purpose of presenting this position paper is to show others about my argument and I have to answer the audience questions if they have doubt about it. Therefore, in order to make a good presentation, I need to put more efforts in preparing the presentation.
At first, I think of presenting my position paper by using Microsoft power point. However, after considering all factors, I have decided to use transparency to present my position. The reason I want to use transparency is because I feel that the way I organize my points is more suitable to use transparency compared to power point.
As my thesis statement is mainly comparing the contrasting values in two characters, I have decided to put the textual evidences in the table to prove my arguments. I think this way will show the audience clearly the contrasting values that they have. Personally, I feel that using a transparency to perform table is more presentable compared to power point as it is not so crowded. Therefore, I organize my points systematically so that I can present it well. This process took few hours as I tried to find some images from internet to portray the points of my presentation. For me, images are important criteria to attract audience’s attention. I feel lucky because I manage to find some interesting images to put in my transparency.
In the process of preparing the visual aids for my presentation, I definitely learn something. Planning is crucial before doing a presentation. You need to plan out something before proceed with the presentation. If there is no planning for the presentation, I believe that whatever I do will be mess out as I am not able to show the audience clearly on what I am doing. So, what will happen to my audience if I do not know what I am presenting? In order to make the presentation well, I need to do a lot of preparation in many areas. This is to ensure that my presentation will be more organized.
Before I start preparing the visual aids for my presentation, I am quite worried thinking of how I’m going to present my position. As a result, I seek for advice from my tutor on how I should present my position paper. Nevertheless, I feel grateful to have a good tutor who is willing to give me ideas on the ways I should present my position paper. Basically, the purpose of presenting this position paper is to show others about my argument and I have to answer the audience questions if they have doubt about it. Therefore, in order to make a good presentation, I need to put more efforts in preparing the presentation.
At first, I think of presenting my position paper by using Microsoft power point. However, after considering all factors, I have decided to use transparency to present my position. The reason I want to use transparency is because I feel that the way I organize my points is more suitable to use transparency compared to power point.
As my thesis statement is mainly comparing the contrasting values in two characters, I have decided to put the textual evidences in the table to prove my arguments. I think this way will show the audience clearly the contrasting values that they have. Personally, I feel that using a transparency to perform table is more presentable compared to power point as it is not so crowded. Therefore, I organize my points systematically so that I can present it well. This process took few hours as I tried to find some images from internet to portray the points of my presentation. For me, images are important criteria to attract audience’s attention. I feel lucky because I manage to find some interesting images to put in my transparency.
In the process of preparing the visual aids for my presentation, I definitely learn something. Planning is crucial before doing a presentation. You need to plan out something before proceed with the presentation. If there is no planning for the presentation, I believe that whatever I do will be mess out as I am not able to show the audience clearly on what I am doing. So, what will happen to my audience if I do not know what I am presenting? In order to make the presentation well, I need to do a lot of preparation in many areas. This is to ensure that my presentation will be more organized.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Change and Edit......
Today, I realize that I have made a mistake. I could not find evidences to support the point that I have written. I feel a bit disappointed with it. I really try hard to find evidences from the text but I could not get many evidences. I do not think that it will be good if I keep on working on the topic again. It is because this may affect my marks.
Meanwhile, it is not too late for me to change my topic either. I think I still can change and work on it. At last, I have decided to change from examining male characters to female characters. I think it would be easier for me to examine the female characters as the main characters of both plays are the female characters.
Therefore, I remind myself that I need to be firm with the decision that I have made now. I should not change topic anymore. I need to work on it right now. Without hesitation, I begin to think of the points and start finding evidences.
Even though this is just the beginning stage of doing research paper, I think I have learned a lot. The first thing that I have learned in doing this research paper is making decision. Although this seems to be small matter which nobody will think of it, but for me making a decision will really affect how you will perform in research paper. For example, if a person decides to do the stories that he or she does not interest in it, this will affect his or her performance in the research paper. So, one really needs to consider wisely in choosing the literary texts that he or she prefers for research paper. Besides that, I learn to be more focus in doing this research paper when I am thinking about the points. It is not easy to think of the points for the plays if I am not focus. I learn to be more concentrate in considering the suitable points for my research paper. It is because ideas will come out from my mind when I am concentrate. I also learn to be patient when looking for textual evidences. It is really not easy to look through both of the plays again and again to think of the points. Furthermore, I need to look carefully at every single line and decides whether it is relevant to substantiate my points. All these require patient and I wonder whether I can make it if I am impatient with things. =)
At last, I am grateful to have a tutor who gives us choice to do any literary texts that we like. I think this really helps me a lot. I do not need to struggle to do what I do not like but to choose what I prefer the most. Without any restrictions in choosing the literary texts will encourage me to work better and enjoy the doing the research paper. Thanks a lot, Prof!
Meanwhile, it is not too late for me to change my topic either. I think I still can change and work on it. At last, I have decided to change from examining male characters to female characters. I think it would be easier for me to examine the female characters as the main characters of both plays are the female characters.
Therefore, I remind myself that I need to be firm with the decision that I have made now. I should not change topic anymore. I need to work on it right now. Without hesitation, I begin to think of the points and start finding evidences.
Even though this is just the beginning stage of doing research paper, I think I have learned a lot. The first thing that I have learned in doing this research paper is making decision. Although this seems to be small matter which nobody will think of it, but for me making a decision will really affect how you will perform in research paper. For example, if a person decides to do the stories that he or she does not interest in it, this will affect his or her performance in the research paper. So, one really needs to consider wisely in choosing the literary texts that he or she prefers for research paper. Besides that, I learn to be more focus in doing this research paper when I am thinking about the points. It is not easy to think of the points for the plays if I am not focus. I learn to be more concentrate in considering the suitable points for my research paper. It is because ideas will come out from my mind when I am concentrate. I also learn to be patient when looking for textual evidences. It is really not easy to look through both of the plays again and again to think of the points. Furthermore, I need to look carefully at every single line and decides whether it is relevant to substantiate my points. All these require patient and I wonder whether I can make it if I am impatient with things. =)
At last, I am grateful to have a tutor who gives us choice to do any literary texts that we like. I think this really helps me a lot. I do not need to struggle to do what I do not like but to choose what I prefer the most. Without any restrictions in choosing the literary texts will encourage me to work better and enjoy the doing the research paper. Thanks a lot, Prof!
Monday, February 19, 2007
YEs! At Last I pass up Position Paper
Time passes fast! At last, I am able to pass up my position paper on time.
The phrase "position paper" really haunted me this few months. At first, I really feel like giving up in doing this position paper. It is not an easy process in writing this position paper. I have gone through all the inner pain and suffering in doing this position paper.
In the beginning, choosing a literary text to write is not an easy job. It is very hard for me to make decision as I am not sure what story that has issue that can be argued. Then, I have decided to do the short story- "The Journey". The purpose I have chosen the short story because I believe that I am familiar with the story and the story is short where I can read it many times before I analyze it.
However, things do not come along easily. I face lots of difficulties in writing the thesis statement. I have tried to write so many thesis statements and it has been rejected so many times. At that moment, I really feel like giving up. I feel so depressed as I still could not be able to construct a thesis statement compared to all my friends who have start working on their position paper. I have tried so hard thinking on the thesis statement that I want to do but it is not approved yet. I feel disappointed.
Fortunately, I have a tutor who guides me along the ways in doing this position paper. Without her guidance, I could not imagine whether I will be able to complete this position paper. When I have difficulties in doing the thesis statement, she teaches me on what should I do and advises me not to give up. With her help, I am able to come out the thesis statement at last. However, the efforts to find out all the topic sentence that support the thesis statement will be depends me. Due to her support, I tried to put more initiatives in working on my position paper. I read the short story for many times and read it from different perspectives in order for me to find out the points to support my thesis statement. Luckily, I manage to think of four points to support my position paper.
Thus, completing a position paper is definitely not an easy task after all. I have really worked so hard on it and I feel that I deserve to get a better mark. Besides that, many things that I have learned after doing this position paper. I must not give up so easily no matter what happened. There are ways to solve the problems if we take the initiatives to work on it. Furthermore, I must always be confident of myself where I must believe that I can do it. Furthermore, I need to seek for help when it is necessary because no man live in an island. When you ask questions, you may not know how far you would go. When doing this position paper, I do ask my friends’ opinions and ideas and it does help me to solve the problems that I faced in doing the position paper.
Lastly, I would like to thank to my tutor again-Cik Site and all my coursemate who help me directly and indirectly in doing this position paper. I learned a lot in the process of writing the position paper. Thanks a lot!
The phrase "position paper" really haunted me this few months. At first, I really feel like giving up in doing this position paper. It is not an easy process in writing this position paper. I have gone through all the inner pain and suffering in doing this position paper.
In the beginning, choosing a literary text to write is not an easy job. It is very hard for me to make decision as I am not sure what story that has issue that can be argued. Then, I have decided to do the short story- "The Journey". The purpose I have chosen the short story because I believe that I am familiar with the story and the story is short where I can read it many times before I analyze it.
However, things do not come along easily. I face lots of difficulties in writing the thesis statement. I have tried to write so many thesis statements and it has been rejected so many times. At that moment, I really feel like giving up. I feel so depressed as I still could not be able to construct a thesis statement compared to all my friends who have start working on their position paper. I have tried so hard thinking on the thesis statement that I want to do but it is not approved yet. I feel disappointed.
Fortunately, I have a tutor who guides me along the ways in doing this position paper. Without her guidance, I could not imagine whether I will be able to complete this position paper. When I have difficulties in doing the thesis statement, she teaches me on what should I do and advises me not to give up. With her help, I am able to come out the thesis statement at last. However, the efforts to find out all the topic sentence that support the thesis statement will be depends me. Due to her support, I tried to put more initiatives in working on my position paper. I read the short story for many times and read it from different perspectives in order for me to find out the points to support my thesis statement. Luckily, I manage to think of four points to support my position paper.
Thus, completing a position paper is definitely not an easy task after all. I have really worked so hard on it and I feel that I deserve to get a better mark. Besides that, many things that I have learned after doing this position paper. I must not give up so easily no matter what happened. There are ways to solve the problems if we take the initiatives to work on it. Furthermore, I must always be confident of myself where I must believe that I can do it. Furthermore, I need to seek for help when it is necessary because no man live in an island. When you ask questions, you may not know how far you would go. When doing this position paper, I do ask my friends’ opinions and ideas and it does help me to solve the problems that I faced in doing the position paper.
Lastly, I would like to thank to my tutor again-Cik Site and all my coursemate who help me directly and indirectly in doing this position paper. I learned a lot in the process of writing the position paper. Thanks a lot!
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Meeting with my Supervisor
Today is the first day I meet my supervisor for research paper with a group of friends. I am quite nervous to meet him because he is a strict lecturer. I afraid that I may not achieve what he want us to do. Although the purpose of meeting him for the first time is to show us our topic and draft, I am not confident with everything. Meanwhile, I just try my best to prepare a draft for him.
After showing him the texts that I want to do, he says should be no problem. However, he suggests to me that doing female characters for "Pygmalion" and "Educating Rita" would be interesting rather than male characters. I try to tell him that I would like to examine male characters because not so many people discuss on them. Furthermore, I want to do something different and I inform him that I would like to change if I am not able to find points for my research paper.
Through my supervisor, I learned it is good to do what I like for research paper as I am the one who are doing the research. Therefore, it is alright for me to proceed with my plan. Certainly, I like both of the plays that I have chosen and it ensures me that I can do well for my research paper. Besides that, many hard works and research need to be done so that I can achieve a good grade for my research paper. I will try my best to do it!!
After showing him the texts that I want to do, he says should be no problem. However, he suggests to me that doing female characters for "Pygmalion" and "Educating Rita" would be interesting rather than male characters. I try to tell him that I would like to examine male characters because not so many people discuss on them. Furthermore, I want to do something different and I inform him that I would like to change if I am not able to find points for my research paper.
Through my supervisor, I learned it is good to do what I like for research paper as I am the one who are doing the research. Therefore, it is alright for me to proceed with my plan. Certainly, I like both of the plays that I have chosen and it ensures me that I can do well for my research paper. Besides that, many hard works and research need to be done so that I can achieve a good grade for my research paper. I will try my best to do it!!
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Thinking about topic again.....
It is time for me to start my research paper. I am worried right now as I do not know what type of literary texts that I want to choose from. At first, I thought of doing Malaysian texts for my research paper. However, I felt that my interest is not really in Malaysian text as many people will choose to do Malaysian literature. Besides that, I have examined one of the texts for the subject of Malaysian literature and I think that would provide me sufficient knowledge of Malaysian literature. Furthermore, I felt that the reference for Malaysian literature is quite limited and I afraid that I will wrongly interpret the texts. To be safe, I decided to examine the text that was discussed before and I want to do texts that I like the most. Well….after thinking for so long, I have made my decision on the literary texts that I wants to do for my research paper. "Pygmalion" and "Educating Rita" are the texts that I have decided to do for my research paper. I like both of this play a lot. I think this is most properly because of the movie of "MY Fair Lady" which influences me a lot in loving to read this two plays. Although I have watched the movie during my secondary school, however, it had impressed me a lot! I really admire all the characters in the play as I think they play the important roles in education. So, I believe that through the examination of these two plays in my research paper will help me to know more and understand the plays better. I also feel that with my love towards these two texts will encourage me to do better in my research paper. I believe that I can do it!!
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