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Javon Witherspoon - Research Paper Reflection
Javon Witherspoon - Research Paper Reflection
Students should complete a written reflection for the following components of the
If a student has a mentor, they must also submit a reflection for their experience in order
to gain extra points. Each reflection should be a minimum of 1-page typed, Times New
Roman, 12-pt. font and should address the challenges, solutions, and growth they
experienced. The reflections should focus on what the student has learned and his/her
Compose a thorough reflection about your English III Research Paper by answering the guiding
● What obstacles did you have to overcome in order to complete your paper?
● What did you learn from writing this paper that will help you in the future?
● What will you do differently the next time you need to conduct research and write a
paper?
*Did not complete a paper? No matter the reason (different school, failure to complete, etc.),
you must complete a 1-page reflection. Explain in detail the reason you do not have a paper, then
educate the reader on your topic by taking a stance (thesis statement) and supporting it with at
least 3 research-based reasons. You must include an MLA format Works Cited page.
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I chose the topic of abortion, the reason i chose abortion was because of the
debates around it and i really wanted to explain my view on the topic. I wanted to
be able to explain why i thought what i thought and i wanted to use evidence to
support my views. The research paper gave me a great opportunity to explain why
I do not support abortion. Even though I did get to explain myself i had to go
through a lot of obstacles in my way, like just not wanting to do the work because I
was tired or because I simply did not feel like doing it. There are other reasons
such as: other school work, after school activities or spending time with my family.
But another reason for me writing about abortion was the contraception portion
where there are teens who cannot take care of children. If only teens had proper
places to inform them on contraceptives that are cheap and that they can get
without their parents knowing. The only time i remember getting taught about sex
education was in the 5th grade that was roughly six years ago, so during that time
period teens could definitely forgotten about safe sex practices resulting in
unwanted children and unnecessary abortions that could traumatize them in the
future. Now that my sister is in highschool now I feel now that it is more important