Overall Project Reflection
The topic I chose to write about was the controversy of whether or not student-athletes should be paid. After completing the project, I am happy with my choice. I enjoy sports and this allowed me to research an interest of mine. My original goal for my research was to make a good argument for why student-athletes should not be paid. Contrarily, I found myself agreeing that student-athletes should be paid. Once I changed my goals according to my new view on the subject, I believe I achieved them. What interested me most about my topic is that it is still a very controversial subject. There is currently uncertainty throughout the NCAA about what the future holds for student-athletes. I have a much better understanding of where people on both sides of the argument are coming from. I collected about eight sources throughout my research. Some of the information was easy to find, but a lot of the sources that talk about college sports are from newspapers which are not scholarly. From this project, I learned that for good research, you must collect as many sources as you can. That way, there is more information available which will form a better argument. The research paper was the most difficult to write out of the projects assigned. I think it was the most difficult because it requires the most amount of work, though the actual work is not too difficult. For me, the most interesting piece was the photo essay. I have never created a photo essay prior to this one. The photo essay was interesting because I was required to use photos taken myself. I do not think my projects would have been as good if we did not do peer reviews. Not just because my peers would correct errors on my projects, though. Reading through my peers' projects was very helpful and gave me some different perspectives and ideas on how to do the projects. Overall, this project was a great learning experience and I think it will prove to be helpful in future projects throughout my life.
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