So, as most of you know, our research papers are almost done! I honestly feel ready to turn it in right now, and I'm sure most of y'all are, too. Of course, there are still some minor revisions and finishing touches to be made first, but I know this has put a lot of stress on us, with so many other subjects to balance (and don't forget sports & social stuff!). Anyway, I feel like this paper came out really smoothly after the process of developing research and forming a draft. I didn't expect it to be completed with ease, but I think I did a lot of overwhelming before even writing the paper. I truly think that, even though it was a fairly quick process, I have worked diligently enough to earn a good grade - and I think it's because my sources are reliable and I explain things with enough support & background to make an impression on people about my issue.
Aside from this paper, I have recently read chapters 3 & 4 of Nervous Conditions, and the book is coming together really well. I know most of us were easily lost and confused as Tambu (the narrator) explained the events leading to her brother Nhamo's death in detail. We found and analyzed, as a class, that this readily explanation from Tambu before Nhamo's death was meant to let readers know what type of character he really is, and that he slowly changed to selfish, reserved, and sort of jealous of Tambu's worthy diligence. She was an equal match for Nhamo, but what confused me most was how calm she was in the phase of his death because she knew that she would have the opportunity to go to school. And I was even more confused when I found out how ungrateful she was when she went to the mission. Plus, we discovered a little bit about Nyasha's character, which is interpreted as rebellious yet obedient to her mother. I think her rebellious side is from being comfortable, since she is not afraid to argue with her mother in front of Tambu (maybe to reveal make a connection). Altogether, I'm excited to see where the book takes its high point, because I can already sense increasing tension! Hope you guys are all enjoying it, too.
Total Times:
Thursday 2/9 - 30 minutes doing peer review for others' papers and reviewing my own paper.
Friday 2/10 - 20 minutes doing more self-review of my own paper.
Saturday 2/11 - 50-60 minutes re-reading Ch. 3 of Nervous Conditions and annotating.
Sunday 2/12 - 20 minutes reading through paper & 2+ hours reading/annotating Ch. 4 of Nervous Conditions.
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