Do you think Qasim made an effective argument in “Avoiding Misconceptions…”? If so, what do you think the author did particularly well? If not, what could the author have done better? Your response should be three to seven sentences long.

Please post a link to the sources that you plan on using here. You do not have to write the sources out in the MLA “Works Cited” format. If you found the sources via the Newman Library, don’t share a link. For those sources, please just provide the title of the source, the type of source (e.g., newspaper article), and the media outlet/journal that produced the source (e.g., The New York Times). Please be sure to include your primary sources, as well.

What topic will you research for your final paper? What guiding questions have you come up with thus far?

What experience do you have with writing a research paper? If you’ve written one before, did you love the process of writing the paper? Did you hate the process of writing it? Were you maybe proud of the paper (and yourself) once you finished it even though you found the process of writing it challenging? Feel free to respond to any of the questions above that resonate with you and to share anything else you’d like to share regarding your experience in writing a research paper. Feel free to include some practical tips you’ve learned for how to write a research paper, as well. Your response should be four to seven sentences long.