Self Discovery Research Paper
Personal Discovery Essay Overview
This essay is intended to guide the student from identifying a problem or situation, taking some action in regard to the situation, and writing about the experience while supporting/developing their evaluation/analysis with two primary sources.
A General Overview:
First, you will be given a professionally-generated article that addresses a particular topic. This semester, the topic will involve health risks.
Second, you must decide upon an activity after reading the article. For instance, since the article you will be given is on health risks, you will will need to identify two activities you can perform that will effect the consequences of your chosen health risk.
Third, you will write a first draft of …show more content…
What exactly did you have to do? Give some detail about this so the reader can imagine how much (or how little) was done.
REACTION: What was your reaction? How did you feel, both physically and mentally, after performing your activity? Did this surprise you? Have you had other experiences where you’ve changed your actions, or added activities, based on your health decisions? If so, how did this reaction compare to that experience?
INTERPRETATION: Consider this experience in light of Rettner 's article. How do you think her numbers would change if everyone took these activities seriously? Do you think there is a significant chance others will follow your lead? Will you continue to perform these activities in the future? Do you think others are likely to do so? Why or why not?
CONCLUSION: Tie the essay together, reiterating your thesis, perhaps mentioning Rettner 's article one more time. Make a statement about health activities, predict what would happen if more of us were required to try to improve our health, or discuss how we would be affected if we expected more healthy living activities of ourselves. Try for a fresh and original ending to this essay. Minimum
This essay is intended to guide the student from identifying a problem or situation, taking some action in regard to the situation, and writing about the experience while supporting/developing their evaluation/analysis with two primary sources.
A General Overview:
First, you will be given a professionally-generated article that addresses a particular topic. This semester, the topic will involve health risks.
Second, you must decide upon an activity after reading the article. For instance, since the article you will be given is on health risks, you will will need to identify two activities you can perform that will effect the consequences of your chosen health risk.
Third, you will write a first draft of …show more content…
What exactly did you have to do? Give some detail about this so the reader can imagine how much (or how little) was done.
REACTION: What was your reaction? How did you feel, both physically and mentally, after performing your activity? Did this surprise you? Have you had other experiences where you’ve changed your actions, or added activities, based on your health decisions? If so, how did this reaction compare to that experience?
INTERPRETATION: Consider this experience in light of Rettner 's article. How do you think her numbers would change if everyone took these activities seriously? Do you think there is a significant chance others will follow your lead? Will you continue to perform these activities in the future? Do you think others are likely to do so? Why or why not?
CONCLUSION: Tie the essay together, reiterating your thesis, perhaps mentioning Rettner 's article one more time. Make a statement about health activities, predict what would happen if more of us were required to try to improve our health, or discuss how we would be affected if we expected more healthy living activities of ourselves. Try for a fresh and original ending to this essay. Minimum