thoughts on final paper (4/7/09)

Ok, so now that we’re in class talking about this final paper, I’m trying to think of ways to organize it and what I want to include in it. 15-20 pages sounds like a lot to me, but our teacher says it shouldn’t be because we have already done that much and now simply have to combine them coherently. I have learned so much about this subculture from not only on-site observations but also through interviews and I most certainly want to include those. I would love to use sub-headings to organize this last paper but am not sure yet of what each one will be labeled or as to how much space (paragraphs or pages) I will allow each one to go on for. The reason I would like to separate my paper in this way (even though I have never used subheadings before) is because of its length. Whether one is writing or reading that long of an essay, it is easy to get bored. However, I find that is much easier to keep focused when there are tiny separations within the essay. Almost all of my text books have these and I have come to appreciate them very much now that I’m in college and the number of pictures in the books has greatly decreased.

-Julia St. John