Head'sa explodin
Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors... this is for you.
YOUR HEAD WILL EXPLODE YOUR SENIOR YEAR!!!
okay, that said and done.
I have begun to type my actual thesis. I'm doing my final analysis along with it. I thought it was all fine and dandy until I hit my head on one thing; my thesis statement needs revision. I can say there is a shift in traditional journalism, but I can't really prove it statistically. I've been trying to find a way, but there just doesn't seem to be one. There is a trend shifting from old to new -- modernism to postmodernism. We have rules -- rules are meant to be broken. ETC. Anyway, that's fine. I can show a journalistic respect in blogging. However, my whole major is focused on communication and according to my syllabus, I need to apply the models. This is my favorite part. I love communication models. Frankly, Blogs submit to the systems model. A set of individuals working for a common cause or purpose. The cause may be personal, technical, etc. But, many Blogs work on an interpersonal scale. They are self-disclosing, independent personal entries.
If you look at the Blogs on the Honors metablog (I prefer capitalizing Blog for emphasis), you discover everyone has an independent view. We are linked in one common surmise; we are honors students. We should be able to discuss intellectual topics or at least provide a novel idea and bring in some enlightenment on that subject. Each blogger uses his or her own descriptive methods. They are not objective, but opinionated. We don't think we're being that way, but look at the words we use. We describe a situation with vividness rather than just plain facts. For example, I used "Frankly" as a means of description. That's not objective.
I use this Blog to discuss my ideas and my research. It does get a bit wordy and complicated sometimes, but I'm sorting through garbage and keeping the key ideas in focus.
So, when you get to your senior thesis, make sure you realize your ideas will change continuously. There's no set rule to guide you by. It's your turn to shine in the spotlight. Don't let the fact that you change things frustrate you. It happens. Make it work!
YOUR HEAD WILL EXPLODE YOUR SENIOR YEAR!!!
okay, that said and done.
I have begun to type my actual thesis. I'm doing my final analysis along with it. I thought it was all fine and dandy until I hit my head on one thing; my thesis statement needs revision. I can say there is a shift in traditional journalism, but I can't really prove it statistically. I've been trying to find a way, but there just doesn't seem to be one. There is a trend shifting from old to new -- modernism to postmodernism. We have rules -- rules are meant to be broken. ETC. Anyway, that's fine. I can show a journalistic respect in blogging. However, my whole major is focused on communication and according to my syllabus, I need to apply the models. This is my favorite part. I love communication models. Frankly, Blogs submit to the systems model. A set of individuals working for a common cause or purpose. The cause may be personal, technical, etc. But, many Blogs work on an interpersonal scale. They are self-disclosing, independent personal entries.
If you look at the Blogs on the Honors metablog (I prefer capitalizing Blog for emphasis), you discover everyone has an independent view. We are linked in one common surmise; we are honors students. We should be able to discuss intellectual topics or at least provide a novel idea and bring in some enlightenment on that subject. Each blogger uses his or her own descriptive methods. They are not objective, but opinionated. We don't think we're being that way, but look at the words we use. We describe a situation with vividness rather than just plain facts. For example, I used "Frankly" as a means of description. That's not objective.
I use this Blog to discuss my ideas and my research. It does get a bit wordy and complicated sometimes, but I'm sorting through garbage and keeping the key ideas in focus.
So, when you get to your senior thesis, make sure you realize your ideas will change continuously. There's no set rule to guide you by. It's your turn to shine in the spotlight. Don't let the fact that you change things frustrate you. It happens. Make it work!
posted by Nate Billings @ 2:20 PM
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