10 Steps For Proper Disposal of Research Paper:
1. Take out staple and discard.
2. Wad paper into compact spherical shape.
3. Place in mouth and chew.
4. Remove from mouth.
5. Place on ground and jump upon.
6. Pick up and shred into fingernail-sized bits.
7. Place in sink disposal.
8. Turn on disposal.
9. Discard computer file.
10. Empty computer trash.
When you feel this way about your research paper, upon which you have lavished many hours of attention, and into which you have poured so many choice bits of research that you've had a hard time incorporating them all (but that's another story), you have a problem.
I had a problem.
After I saw a clip in film class about my research paper topic, I was just about ready to scrap my whole paper. The clip was true to life, but it contradicted my thesis statement. I had some serious reevaluating to do.
I did the reevaluating, and came to a happy conclusion.
Using my knowledge of film gained from the class, I realized the clip portrayed my subject in a biased light. Although it was based in truth, it used angles, costumes, acting and so forth to portray the subject matter as awkward and weird.
After I got home I reviewed my paper and the research behind it, and was relieved to find that, because of planning and good research, my viewpoint was sound.
That's not to say the clip was wrong, and I was right. We both had reasonably accurate viewpoints—we were just coming at the subject from different angles. But fortunately, thanks to prewriting and a gazillion-and-two good sources, I realized my paper could still hold its own.
As it turned out, the clip actually supported my thesis in the long run. My paper was about media bias in that area.
Problem solved.
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