My Research Journey

My research paper journey has surprisingly not had to many challenges.  This is surprising because this is my first actual research paper.  I think one of the main reasons my research has gone smoothly is because my topic about Facebook is very largely talked about in todays society.  However, this was also a bad thing because it was difficult to find an original claim.  It took a lot of thought for me to figure out a research gap.  I finally realized no one has studied himself or herself and made that my original claim.  I found that most of the surveys could be inaccurate because the students taking them could be in a rush or not care.  I think that other researchers studying Facebook will be interested in my claim because they can see and individuals personal study and compare it to the research they have done in large groups.  To make things easier next time I am researching I will be more organized when finding articles.  I saved the PDF form of all the important articles I found but I did not title them correctly.  To make it easier to look back at articles I should of put a title on them.  Instead I had to open up every article to find the one I was looking fore.  Before I turn in my project I need to add a few details to my claim.  I feel that what I’m analyzing is not long enough.  When writing my analysis I found it difficult to write 900 words and all I could add was unnecessary details.  I need to think of another research gap to add to my claim in order to make it more extensive and important in the conversation.  Another thing I will do to make my research easier for the next paper I write is not procrastinate as much.  Its was interesting to me that I was writing a paper about how Facebook effects schoolwork and I was still getting distracted by it.  It is ironic that while I was writing my paper I was also collecting my data about how much I was on Facebook.  The way I was getting distracted was also proving my claim about the negative effects Facebook has on schoolwork.