The latest update ARP

The research as it stands now is more than 50% done and I am working on the sections that are part of the overall ARP. I need to add some sections onto the overall ARP so that I will be able to reach the pages required. Once I have finished all the sections I’m going to plan on how to incorporate and make my paper fit to be one great research. I think I will work on it for some time and hand it in later on tonight. This is where my research stands. I have also been working on my blogs so that will take up some time but this is my last one until I finish.

ARP as a whole

The research as a whole was a challenge in that it was the first research I have done in this way. All other research that I have done have been short and without poster board presentations. I thought It was very helpful in the way that our professor laid out the work and plans into completing them. It’s our fault if we slag behind and did not finish the sections on time. We were able to work section by section and get feedback from the teacher. Then from that feedback we corrected what needed to be corrected and then add it to the ARP. I tried to do this process and was able to do some of it but failed to do other sections. This is how I was able to fit everything into the ARP.

ARP Annotated Bibliography

Annotated bibliography? What is that? I was so puzzled when I started to do this part of the ARP. I first have to say that I hate citing articles, I find it confusing and I don’t know how to cite of the top of my head. I was able to find some articles that were related to my research on Lexis- Nexis but again they were not cited and I hated it. I was able to gather better articles when I search the psychological aspect of my research and was able to find better articles in Pro- Quest.

ARP Questions

Coming up with the questions was very difficult and very confusing. I wanted to follow the rules of questions and wanted to avoid the double ended questions, the wrong choice question, the fuzzy word question, the cover the world question and the jargon questions. This would make my interview flow easily and would let me add questions as I moved along which it did. The questions I used were simple and relating to the topic completely. When I thought I had my questions covered the person who prove read them would give me advice and that took everything back to the drawing board. At the end my questions were done in class and with lots of thought put into them.

ARP Observation

Something I never knew about research is that it also requires for one to go out and observe. I think it’s awesome to be able to do that while conducting a research. It can be a stree releaser and give you a break from what you are doing, it was for me. I was able to observe the baseball team here at St. Thomas. There was so much that I noticed that I would never have noticed if I wasn’t going with the purpose of observing. The baseball team has a song that is chosen by the player going to bal that is played all while he goes up to bat. I noticed that not all of them had the same kind of music or genre. Also, the crowed knew who was going out to bat before he even got out there. The music was his identity which from experience makes the players feel great to hear people cheering prior to your entrance. During these chants the other team was just looking and taking it in as to be getting frustrated, why? I guess the music doesn’t only affect the home team but the away. When the away team would go out to bat it was silent and that made it awkward for everyone. Observation.

ARP Interviews

The interview that I conducted was great because I myself learned a few things about coaching. I interviewed my coach and was astonished at some f his answers due to his character. First I will give you a background; he is from Russia and has played soccer for Indiana University and Division I school. He is very proper and always chooses to do the right thing and never takes shortcuts. After the interview I found that he is human after all and will resort to any type of help that is not illegal in order to win. The setting was the locker room while a soccer match was going on. I asked a couple of questions but the one that surprised me the most was when I asked if he would consider buying IPod’s for everyone if it gave us a boost? He said yes before I was done! I later told him that I was going to tell him what results I gathered hoping it was that music does have a positive effect. He said that whatever helps a player perform is acceptable only if it is legal. He compared it to soccer shoes where they help you perform and so we buy them. Music helps you perform and so we should listen to it. This was my interview.

ARP Late night blues

The night before the Research Symposium was one that I will not forget anytime soon. I was up all night, something referred to as an “all nighter”. I was not able to get one drop of sleep but was able to produce a board that I was very pleased about. The procedures that night were that I had to write everything I had written down on the computer and then print them out and paste them on the board. Once I had all that complete I was able to gather my data from survey monkey and make personal graphs for each due to that I was not able to copy and paste the results correctly. After that was done I needed to start organizing my board so that everything fit and all important information that was required was on it. Once that was completed, the minor work went into place. Arrows needed to be put on the board to direct readers and most importantly the title. After that was completed and a 20 minute drive, my board was displayed.

This paper of mine...

I have finally finished my survey and its ready to go out to the people I want to get feedback from. I am moving forward, slowly but surely. I have to interview some athletes and other people who I want information from. I will dedicate my next week to just this research paper. I want to see what I will get done and present in the symposium. For now that’s my update.

The courtyard

The place which I observed was the courtyard outside the STU Library. The reason being, it’s a very trafficked place by humans, animals and planes. I first began by just sitting and taking it all in. The courtyard is divided in two, with the door in the middle. I sat on the south side just because there was more space and less people. I was objective, I just sat there trying to to freak anyone out by staring at them to long. All I did was observe and take notes on what I could see, hear, smell, think and imagine. In terms of equipment I kept it simple and left my microscope home this time, all I carried was a sheet of paper and a Pilot precise V5 extra fine pen. When I saw something that grabbed my attention I wrote it down. Anything that was able to distract my senses was written down. The reason for that is because if it was able to grab my attention it should take a space in my sheet.
Overall it’s a very noisy place… luckily the fountains in the middle of the pound keeps you very relaxed. Unfortunately, they are able to relax you so much that you zone out completely at times. Cool! On one side of the courtyard all the students have laptops and on the other all the old school kids sit. We need more plants on campus. If only every airplane that passed above dropped one plant we would have the Amazon. The airplanes that pass high are not disturbing.
What’s really bothering me is the water level of the pond. How funny we have heels hitting the ground and it’s coming from a dude (funny). The smell is fresh…

So this paper...

This is the first time I do a research project like this. It's harder than I thought it was going to be, I know it has to be perfect. Although I don't want it to be perfect because than it would just be... perfect. Who wants that? I am now ready to interview people and finally found some good enough sources to get my project going. Thou, I have to admit that I am falling behind but thats ok because I run pretty fast so ill be able to catch up. I have to find more sources that will be on the side of music and send out interviews to more people. I also have to put my final touches on the survey. Looks like I have to much on my plate and my blog has just fallen off. Good day.

Avoiding Questions

The double question:
Do you shop at Publix or do you wear Jordans?

The wrong choice question:
What is the best show, Family Guy or The Simpsons?

The 'fuzzy word' question:
Do you think our new president is straight?

The cover the world question:
What do you think of indigenous people?

Jargon questions:
Due to the debates going on in our school board system, how do you think trimming the fat will help the current teachers?

What a research...

So, what have I gotten myself into? To those curious one's who want to know about my progress... here it is, I am having a very difficult time finding sources for my project in terms of internet resources. The reason being is because their is lack of studies done on the exact research topic that I am doing. So to go around this I have to start my own study aand research to come up with my own conclusions. I have to find articles relating to psychology and articles about music. So I am one of the lucky few who have decided to research this topic. But I am excited to embark this journey into the unknown to discover something that has not been touched much. I'm excited...

A Great Background #6

I have interviewed #6 who is very passionate and proud of the background that was implemented on her. I say implemented because she has not gone to where her parents where born, Cuba. #6 explained how alive and happy her Cuban culture really is. She talks about the family gatherings and the many invitations she had growing up to dance. Dance is also something that was very common growing up. But back to Cuba, #6 was asked how she invisioned Cuba? She mentions that she knows that "everyone will be friendly, everyone will know each other in the neighborhood and how she found it weird that here in the States we don’t really know our neighbors". She pictures everyone helping each other and the splended beaches Cuba has to offer.
#6 is very close to the customes of her parents and grandma who taught and implementes everything she know.I found it interesting that even she was brought up in a way strict she still is able to go her own ways. Yet the decisions are still ethical and understanding. She was not a rebel when her mom implemented some boy rules but she let her opinion be heard. She was brought up well and was given the tools needed to survive in the world of decision making.
Her mom married young and in consequence her mom has that issue at hand all the time and thinks differently about marriage and #6 now that she is able to gather her thoughts has a different view that still satisfies her mothers request. I love that about her culture! She is able to play with her moms decision and make it so that #6 decision is the one acted upon without getting mom angry. Family is the most important.

Nelson Reaction

In today's society I believe their is a disconnect between teachers and students due to the lack of interest that the student shows towards the specific topic he is being forced to research, in return handing in a paper the teacher wishes not to read. The research itself is is a burdon on the student and in consequence the student is almost forced to hand in a paper thats horrid. The reason for this is because the teacher as well as the students do not present something different, their is no challenging interest between the two. The student has no interest in writting the paper due to that the topic may be out of date, it may have been a potential topic of interest about twenty years back but not now. Now if the teacher was able to get that same topic and relate it to todays society or to our modern time then we as students can take a different approach to it. Now the student, the student also plays a huge role in this in that we (students) also bore the teacher with the same exact presentations and or ideas from every other student they had. We don't step outside our confort zone or boundary to explore something not yet talked about relating to the topic. I believe we both play a huge role in why many students do not enjoy research topics anymore.