Progress+Reports

//__**Progress Report - 10/07/09**__//

__**1.)**__ As of right now, my goals have been met I suppose. We have only gotten to the tip of the iceberg so my only real goals were to finalize what topic I wanted to research and to make a good proposal/thesis. I am still updating my proposal/thesis with edits and criticism done by class mates and Mr. Martin, but hopefully soon I will have a specific and finalized thesis. I kind of wish their were a bit more books/studies done similar to mine so I didn't have to risk much of my research being done on a hypothesis, but I'll do what it takes.

__I.__ Have my Thesis Based Research done before Thursday night, the day before it's due. I'd also like for my research to be genuinely helpful, hopefully stumbling upon a very good source that i haven't found yet. Many of my sources have been separately about society or film, none of them have been together about my topic specifically. So hopefully I will be able to find research that will give me a good push in the right direction. __II.__ I really want to find some information related directly to my thesis. As state above, I've really only found separate sources on only movies or society. Although I can make the connections myself, it would really help me to have other scholars/students such as myself that have researched this topic before. Perhaps I am not typing the right sequence of words to get the best match, but I must search more. __III.__ I wish to make my wiki and general entries for Senior Thesis more professional. I have had my fun with goofing around with the layout and being sarcastic in my typing, I must now settle down and get serious. I want this grade; no, I NEED this grade. This sentence was not sarcastic, I swear Mr. Martin. My pink/blue layout with Terrell Owens shall be gone by the time you check this.
 * __2.)__** My three goals before the next Progress Report (10/27) are...

__**3.)**__ Rich has actually helped me with my thesis and initial proposal. He did fairly well on his proposal so he told me what I was missing and i edited my proposal according to what I thought was missing from mine that was in his. He also asked me a few questions about my thesis, making me think deeper about it and wanting to make it more specific, which I have done.

//__**Progress Report - 10/27/09**__//


 * __1.)__** Sadly I did not meet as many of my goals this week because I missed this class twice due to sickness. I was hoping to have at least started my draft of my research paper but sadly I have not. However, I was successful in finally moving forward with my hands on project and research. I'm ready to begin typing my survey questions up and hope to use facebook and hard copy to get my results. I plan to catch up with the work I missed and move forward as if I had not anything at all and continue strong.

__**2.)**__ My goals to accomplish before the next progress report are __I.__ Have my research paper draft done before the end of class, 10/29. Recently I have not been getting as much sleep as I should and I would really appreciate being able to sleep a goods night of sleep for once. I owe it to myself and Mr. Martin to get this piece of the project done on time in order to show my time management skills and achieve a good grade. __II.__ My second goal is to finally begin the actual portion of my hands on project. I need to make the form/questions for my subjects to take, but I believe I am ready to finally start gathering my results from my test. __III.__ After I finish my research paper I plan to use the information to start my power point finally. I shall start by pretty much making the powerpoint a picture version of my essay and adding bits of information from there. I need to keep my power point mainly visual and entertaining so I shall begin that process as soon as I have my information.


 * __3.)__** Due to my absence, Rich has helped me catch up in my work. He showed me what I had missed and informed me what was needed to be done by the end of class today. Thanks to him I was able to finish my Mentor Progress Report and also able to finish this Progress Report (With a little help from Mr. Martin as well). Rich has also helped me in his completion of my Mentor Progress Report, letting me know what I have been strongest in and what I have been weakest in lets me know what I need to adjust.

//__**Progress Report - 11/30/09**__//


 * __1.)__** I was highly disappointed with how my paper came out. It would appear that I am better at creative writing and shorter papers for analysis and data rather than the long one presented to me. Though I have finally caught up with all the work I had previously missed in my sick days, it appears something went wrong in my preparation for my paper. I wish I had gotten at least a B on it, but what's done is done. In the future I shall have to be more diligent in my research or pick a topic that I am able to write more about from fact rather than opinion. Though I know what I want to say about my topic, It's hard to transfer to paper and have the written facts to back up.

__**2.)**__ That being said, my new set of goals are... __I.__ Begin work on my power point and work on it until it is at the point of redemption for my paper __II.__ Administer my survey about movies and their effect on society and viceversa onto facebook and into the hands of willing participators who will supply me with the results I need to see how many people realize/don't realize how their raising around movies has effected the mas well as if they've noticed the movie industry's effect on society. __III.__ To be able to balance my humor with actual information and knowledge of my topic. Though I may be very funny, I want to be laughed with, not at. In order to do this, I have to be able to balance my jokes as well as being bale to offer factual information that will both interest and inform the audience at the same time.


 * __3.)__** As the project nears the end and I've started working on my own and have had my facts strengthened, Rich has had little to do. Not because he's a bad mentor, but simply because it's becoming more of my responsibility and less of his. He's always there to give me advice and I talk to him often due to our friendship, amount of classes together, and socialization out of school, but besides helpful words and the occasional reminder/point of direction, the majority of the workload is now up to me to do and Rich can only be there as support.

//__**Progress Report - 12/14/09**__//


 * __1.)__** This week is serious business. Time to wrap everything up and start putting the finishing touches on my power point and hands on. I think reaching 15 minutes will be difficult but I think I will at least get a B //minimally//. I've had straight Bs so far and that has made me very happy because my GPA ha been great. Not much has happened since the last progress report, but a lot is coming over the horizon and I plan to conquer it. I'm gonna dominate this.

__**2.)**__ That being said, my new set of goals are... __I.__ Finish my power point and reach the 10-15 minute limit. __II.__ Practice my power point during the winter break and get it down to an art form. __III.__ Find pictures that have to do with my project.


 * __3.)__** Rich is beginning to lose even more work to do. He can no longer do any work to help me. We have agreed to review each others power points and help in that sense, judging each other, but beyond that we are on our own in helping ourselves.