Final Project Underway

I have begun to work on my final project for english. Like I said before it is a blog that I will use to document some the real life implications of the two books I have read. I have one post so far, and unfurtunately something weird has happened: Blogger marked my blog as spam!! This means my entire blog is locked and I cant change it. I have since sent in a report to unlock my blog but its been a day and so far.. its still locked. This is really frustrating and I am unsure about what to do, or what I have done wrong.

Until that problem gets fixed, I am just writing my blog articles into a word document. For this week I hope to just keep plugging away at this final project and think of some implements and instruments for my presentation which is coming up sooner... so far I have nothing done on that front.

CRUNCH TIMEE

It is the last week before my research paper is due, and unfortunately this week happens to be packed with things to do. I have two AP tests: Tuesday, tomorrow, is AP Chemistry (the killer). I will most indefinably be too burned out and unable to work for the rest of the day. Wednesday I will not be here because I will be taking the AP Art History test in the afternoon. Then Thursday I have an art field trip to the galleries at Chelsea Piers. My paper has an introduction and half of a second paragraph. Needless to say I will be very busy... mostly working at home on my research.

Last week I accomplished what I set out to accomplish, but I think I could've (and should've) worked harder. I definitely should have planned this out better in realizing that this week was going to be a busy one.. Now I have to go gangbusters on work. It's ok though, as much as I hate working really hard, I will take a deep breath and focus.

Obviously my goal for this week is to finish my paper. It's due Friday.

May, 5 2008

I am nearly done with Blink and have begun to read my other books. I am absolutely enthralled with Blink. Gladwell manages to discuss the psychology of our subconscious mind, backing everything up with scientific research, and organized conclusions. Each chapter he writes presents a new concept. He then divides the chapter into subsequent mini-chapters that delve further into the larger concept at hand with examples and stories. I found that this website was helpful for me in learning more about Malcolm Gladwell, Blink and his reason for writing it:

http://www.gladwell.com/blink/index.html


This week I will begin to write my research paper. I have a general outline formulated in my head and I know basically what I want to discuss from my sticky notes.

I have decided that for my final project, I will catalog a psychoanalytic study of my own using the knowledge gained from reading my books. The catalog will be in the form of a blog (separate from this one) whose URL will not get released until the project is finished.