{"id":556,"date":"2016-12-16T17:10:16","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T23:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/musicandreligion\/?p=556"},"modified":"2016-12-16T17:10:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T23:10:16","slug":"blog-post-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/musicandreligion\/2016\/12\/16\/blog-post-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post #5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The research I did for the third paper was far easier than for the first two. It was mentioned in class that you will give students in the future a topic and thesis for the first podcast and then by their last podcast\u00a0they will be able to choose both. I think this is a very good way to guide us in this process. I was\/still am mostly lost when it comes to researching and coming up with a thesis out of nothing. I appreciate that we are given the liberty to choose our own topic on something that is interesting to us, and I think I would have gotten off to a better start with more structure at the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>I struggle when I want to use a source that is specific to my topic, but don&#8217;t have enough. Learning to use general sources about Bach&#8217;s cantatas or even just Bach&#8217;s vocal music is something that I am not very good at. In the same way, learning to incorporate the readings we had for class into a paper that isn&#8217;t really related is something that I still need practice with. I also know that I could start my research sooner and that is another\u00a0issue.<\/p>\n<p>I am still working on the process of actually writing as well. I finally tried to outline a paper for my third paper and I will try to do that from now on. I know that I will be able to write more clearly when I can organize my thoughts from the beginning, so I think fleshing out a paper&#8217;s components before starting to work out how to say it will work to my advantage. I am appreciative of all the help that I have gotten this semester with writing and with feedback in general. Understanding this process will help me to continue my work on writing and grow toward being a more clear, and concise writer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The research I did for the third paper was far easier than for the first two. 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