Monthly Archives: November 2012

Hi Everybody!

So, I submitted my first draft early this morning and was not fully satisfied with it. There were alot of holes that need to get filled in and restructured from all of the constructive feedback that I received after my presentation on Tuesday. I have to admit, it is a bit tedious, having to go in and restructure writing from a slightly different view. But, after all of the work we’ve done throughout the semester, I know that it will only enhance my paper for the better. I guess, if you think about it, it shouldn’t be too complicated since the majority of the research is completed, its just about gluing the pieces.

Earlier today, I had the opportunity of meeting with another Baruch Professor who informed me of two Professors at Baruch with a lot of knowledge, research, and experience with the Young Lords. I really wish I would have known this earlier on, but still want to try to get in contact one of them this coming week to help me cultivate a coherent paper.

-RHD

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all had a good Holiday weekend! 🙂

I started writing a few pages over the weekend but I know that this week is going to be super hectic, it is really going to test my time management skills to the core. At a first glance, typing up two pages in such a short amount of time seemed overwhelming and a bit discouraging, causing me to procrastinate for a few days. BUT, once I sat down with the Argument Assignment and finished up my presentation for tomorrow everything seemed a lot easier. Those two assignments served as the foundation for my outline and aided in the direction and content of my paper. It is still overwhelming because I literally have 6 other papers due this week for other classes, but this is life.

-RHD

Hello all,

I hope everyone had a lovely thanksgiving holiday, I know I sure did.  On another note, the moment we have all been waiting for has come: Writing!!  My draft is  due tomorrow and I am beginning to write my research paper. Since the paper presentations I decided not to seek out more information but try to have a more “clear” understanding of the information I already have. For tomorrow I hope to have substantial amount of my paper completed, Lord knows I need all the feedback I can get.  I’m looking forward to seeing other classmates’ research progression .

Good Luck,

Dana

Hi everyone.

So the time has finally come to start writing my paper.  I started writing today. Hopefully I progress along nicely and not get stuck anywhere. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, the annotated bibliography assignment really helped me out a lot. After doing the presentation on Tuesday about my research progress, I feel even more confident. I know where there are certain ‘holes’ to be plugged, in terms of my argument and evidence. The questions and comments I received at the end of the presentation were extremely helpful as well. It allowed me to see what information I’m missing and it helped me get a sense of how to explain my argument as effectively as I can. As I explained in my presentation, one of the big challenges that I am facing is figuring out how to explain my evidence and how it supports my argument in the most simplest terms. I want the reader to clearly understand my argument and evidence, in the least confusing way possible. Hopefully I can achieve this goal and write a solid paper.

I hope everybody is having success writing their papers. Good luck to all.

-Rene

I have to admit, I am still thrown off by the Hurricane and have gotten out of the loop of consistently signing on to our Blog. Nevertheless, I have been outlining and beginning my presentation for next week. On the research end, I think I have a pretty substantial amount of evidence and what not to support the analyses that I’ve made, but that does not mean that I stopped researching. My focus now is on policies and  communities that continue to sustain and advocate for progression within the Puerto Rican, and broader Latin@, community with respect to the contributions of the Young Lords. I already had some research in this area but feel a need to have more substantive support for this area of my research. And, since I am a visual learner, I have been looking into more documentaries for additional insight and reflection.

Hi All,

Since last we met, I’ve been working on gathering research for my paper.  I’ve gotten a few articles and a few books on my topic, including one about the prison system by Michelle Alexander (thanks Professor Kafka), that I think will be useful in developing the explanations for my argument.  The only thing I am having trouble with is linking the economics of a city with its race relations, but I’m hoping that will come together in the next couple of weeks.

I am presenting tomorrow, so I hope to give you guys a glimpse into what I’m working on, and look forward to everyone’s presentations. Good Luck!

-Celeste