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AnaM.

Sanchez
12/10/15
1stPeriod

MyGraduationProjecthasbeenthesourceofthemajorityofstressIhadendured,during
thelasttwoyears,butithadcamewithalotofbenefits.JustlikewhatIhadpreviouslystatedin
myProductandResearchPaperReflections,Ihavedramaticallyimproved,bothinwritingstyle
andinconfidence.AsitwasrequiredbymypreviousEnglishTeacher,Ihadtowordmystance,
persuasively,withsupportingdataandtocounteritwithargumentativestances,thatwerealso
supportedwithdata.ItwasalmostasifIweredebatingmyself,butIenjoyedthechallengeof
seekingcontradictorydataonlytodebunkthemwithoutdiscreditingmyself.Theabilitytotakea
stanceandtoactoutonitwillremainwithmeforalongtime.Itmadememoreindependent,
especiallyinregardstomyeducation,andledmetosolvemyownissuesinmyownway.IfI
weretodistractedinclass,Iwouldgivemyphonetomyteacher.Orifitwereloudathome,I
wouldputinmyheadphones,withoutplayingmusic.Thistookalotofselfrestraint.Itakemy
responsibilityformyself,nomatterhowharditwas.

TheonlythingthatIwouldchangeaboutmyoverallexperienceinregardstomy
GraduationProjectis,thepresentation.Tome,Ibelievethattwoyearsofresearchinggoneina
sixminutepresentationdidnotdoallmyhardworkandfrustrationjustice.Iwouldrambleon
andonifIcould,ifitwerenotforthepresentationtimelimit.Iwantedtoshareallthathad
learned,butalliswell.Nexttime,Iwouldspendalotmoretimepackinginalltheknowledge
thatIhadacquiredinavariousotherways,insteadofjustinasimplepowerpoint.

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