Reflecting on the sources

This assignment was harder for me than the past ones. I tried to reread the parts from the sources that I chose to read as a way to start revising my paper. It helped me focus and find more passages that I could use. It also gave me another chance to see what Nye saw and to interpret the text myself. Again I focused on expanding my current ideas and tried to think about things affect other people and not just me.

I tried to avoid the obvious questions, hoping that it would allow me to go deeper into the texts instead of staying on the surface. The source i read that dwelt with natural disasters was particularly hard to read. It was something that didn't interest me that much or at least something I didn't really thing about. After having some time to think about natural disasters and technology, it has become a little more interesting to me. Allow it isnt something that I would use for my research paper, it would be an interesting topic to use.

Once again I found peer editing helpful, more helpful than any of the in class group editing. Comments that told me where to look back at my paper so I could see what they were talking about was helpful instead of just throwing it our there. It gave me something concrete to look at and concentrate on. Any of the comments that told me where to improve and add on were very helpful.

Finding the right sources is particularly important in a research paper. Also knowing the information in the sources you chose is critical so you know what information to use. It is important to choose quotes wisely so your point is proven. I believe Nye used his sources wisely and for the most part he portrays them accurately and fairly. In some cases I think he left out some information that could be effective in his book, but he chose not to use it. In my paper I'm going to focus on finding all the stakeholders and seeing how my topic relates to them.