Kenya McDuffie
ENG 100 Final Reflection May 4, 2019 In my final reflection I will be answering the following question.
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This blog will be about how far i've come along with my Research Project and the struggles I faced while trying to complete it.
The process of my project has slowed down due to the fact that when I proofread my work, I start to think of new ways and ideas to approach or revise my project. So it’s a lot of deleting, rewriting, thinking, second guessing which ultimately causes frustration, that makes me walk away from my work, and be distracted by other things like washing clothes, or playing with my children. But what's odd is that even when I was doing those thing to wade off the frustration, it was calling me (research project). That sense of guilt started to come in because I knew that I was procrastinating on what was important to me. Once realizing this I started to feel the presence of obligation and duty kick in, so I pushed through it. My Professor taught me a technique that became very useful with my in times of trouble with writing. My Professor said “keep writing, if your stuck write down your stuck and whatever else comes to mind, write it down, let it flow, don’t stop writing.” And I did! I know it sounds foolish but it works, and because of it and my determination to see how far I can go, how deep I can get, and how much I can grow and my need to utilize this skill has pushed me closer to my goal in this Research Project, as well as a writer. Kenya McDuffie
In blog post #13 I will talk about my Research Project, the question I choose, and the reason why I choose it. I will also talk about my experience with Researching for an op-ed paper. The question I chose to do my research project on is “ what emotions can best counter the emotion of anger?’’ And what made me chose that question was a film called The Mask You live In , in which young and older men talk about their experience with anger, and the things that triggered anger, and the things they did to try and hide it. I was moved and at some point hurt to see that behind closed doors, young boys struggled, suffered internally, mentally and emotionally on a day to day bases with acceptance, attention, and affection. I was compelled to learn and know more about why this was such a common things amongst young boys. To be honest, I had never did a Research Project in my life, let alone an op-ed. I was nervous, and at the same time overwhelmed because I did not know where to start, what questions to ask, if I was going to perform well on the project overall. Once I did some research ideas started to form, and I started to become so comfortable with my project and what I wanted to convey to my audience, but I kept getting lost in my own emotions and not sticking to my research project. It was kind of hard not write off my emotion and to use logic, but I managed to. Here is some of my written work from my Research Project. What emotions can best counter the emotions of anger? Love. Showing that you care and the ability to be compassionate towards others, and side from emotions, being able to understand, have patience mixed with acceptance. In the film The Mask You Live In it talks and illustrates how young boys are taught at a young age to suppress, or eliminate emotions like crying, sadness, hurt, fear, or even love, and to override those emotions, with this “hyper-masculinity” ideal image of how a man “should” appear to be. Let’s highlight the word hyper-masculinity and define it. Hypermasculinity- A psychological term for the exaggeration of a male stereotypical behavior, such as an emphasis on physical strength, aggression, and sexuality. Defined by www.wikipedia.org. Now, I ask is it “psychological” to make a young boy thrive off the “exaggeration of a male stereotypical behavior” that values “physical strength, aggression, and sexuality?’’ The idea that young boys should live up to these off-centered stereotypes are mind blowing. Living life, alone in itself can be very trying and at most times difficult, especially for young males who are trying to identify themselves in a world that’s ever changing. With the latest trends and images that are set off by music, fashion, video games, media and movies it’s quite possible that young adolescent males can be influenced by it all. |
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