ACTUAL WRITING
I’ve written 24 pages in 10 days! That’s pretty solid, I think. The project is going really well; I’m not having trouble getting words down on paper. I’m going to save editing for later, though, so...
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A couple of updates on the research! I’ve finally finished slogging through my thousand page “The Mozi: A Complete Translation,” which, though it moved at a slow pace due to my goal of self-analysis...
View ArticleUCT Language Attitudes Update #1: The Construction
Well, for those of you who have been waiting on the edge of your seats for an update to this blog, I apologize. I did not get to Cape Town until four days ago, and up until then I have been doing other...
View ArticleEditing Forever
So I finished the first draft of the novella on June 17th. I had 84 pages, which, for three weeks, is impressive. What I failed to realize when I planned my project was that editing would take much...
View ArticleCouponing: Up Close and Personal
In my last blog post, I discussed The Learning Channel’s “Extreme Couponing” and some of the results from my analysis of the first season. For this post, I will be talking about some of the interviews...
View ArticleMozi, cont’d.
The rough draft is complete and all shall rejoice! I’ve worked out several of the kinks mentioned in my last blog post and have received comments on the paper from my adviser. As I go through and edit,...
View ArticleUCT Language Attitudes Update #2: The Interviews
So, in my last post, I focused on building the matched-guise study. Even though I probably left that I little confusing, I would like your permission to move onto what proved to be a more frustrating...
View ArticleUCT Language Attitudes Update #3: The Analysis
I believe this photo is my most appropriate one yet, since it pretty much sums up what I saw when I first looked at my data – a large, Great White Shark, coming slowly towards me, although in the case...
View ArticleNo mo’ Mozi! …for now!
The project is complete! A paper has been written and a powerpoint – highlighting the main points for presentation purposes – has been made! I have learned an incredible amount in my studies of Mozi,...
View ArticleDigging for info on Greek Artifacts
Well, it’s been a while since I last posted! I’ve been lost for the past month in research land, tracking down many potential meanings for my shield devices. I’ve been looking at Greek myths, period...
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