Saturday, April 4, 2009

Outline for research paper.

Hardly have the time to rest, I have to begin writing for my research paper. All of us are given a supervisor who will grade our paper. My supervisor is Cik Pah, I do not know whether I should be happy or sad because according to the senior, Cik Pah is rather strict in her assessment so it will be kinda difficult for me to get an A for this paper. However, on a more positive side, I will be able to improve my language acquisition as well as my writing style under her guidance. During my first meeting with her, she gives me a rough guideline on what she wants to see in the research paper, yet she says it is all depends on us. We can do on any texts we want and in any way we want. I appreciate that she gives us the freedom to decide but the instruction seems kinda vague and I have a tough time deciding what to do. I consult some of friends to get some ideas on what to do. During my second meeting with her, I show her some of the texts which I am interest to do, she prefers that I do on The Landlady and The Hitchhiker as the other texts such as Paul's Case and Barn Burning are too common for her. So, in order to please her, I follow her wish..hehe..Instead of doing on theme, she encourages me to look at the language aspects. It takes me 2 days to think and I finally decide to look at the author's usage of subtle network of hints and clues to portray the theme of the short stories. In a way, I am killing two birds in one stone. Hopefully she will approve it!

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