Blog time...

When i first started  to read Ballenger's article on research papers I thought it was good that he was so enthusiastic and optimistic about how great they can be. I don't exactly know if I agree with that thought. I can't really say that i hate research papers seeing as i have only written one and it was in the tenth grade. It was about Oedipus and we had to examine how he had inner conflicts. It was nothing fancy. It was only about six or seven pages long and we had to use notecards and such for our sources. I'm not really sure what college research papers will be like, but i just think they are a pain. I understand that their purpose is to pose an argument through writing a paper that has support from other sources instead of just whatever comes to ones head. That makes sense and all, but i think its the strict rules that come along with writing research papers that I hate the most. The citing, and the "reliable" sources and formats of how to do it all is quite annoying and difficult, if you mess one thing up, it is all wrong and no good. If I could write a research paper about anything  wanted to I would have no idea what i would write about... the possibilities are endless. I think I would be interested in writing about vegetarianism and the treatment of animals used for food. This is because i recently became a vegetarian and I would like to learn more about the subject so I can be well educated in my beliefs and not just say "I don't eat animals because people are mean to them". My question about research papers concerns the restrictions on the sources. The works cited page is always the part I dread the most about writing my research papers, and i don't see why there are such strict rules on how to cite things... Other than that i guess i can't say much about writing research papers cause in the end I have to do them anyways so there is no point in thinking about mow much they suck.