Ah yes, the "dreaded" analysis paper... And while I'm at it, the "dreaded" blog post about the "dreaded" analysis paper... I'm sitting here with a touch of writer's block, if I rate to use that phrase when referring to myself, an obvious amateur. Writing about potential sources for my paper should be a simple thing to do but for some reason I'm having a hard time getting started. UUUGGGHHH!!! I know, I know, it's a small price to pay and the rewards are great so I'll quit complaining and get to it.
Since I started this project some weeks ago I have been doing quite a bit of reading, both on the internet news sites and from two books that I checked out of the library. The books have helped me tremendously with gaining an historical understanding of Tibet and it's relationship with China. The internet news sites have helped provide me with an abundance of data about the current events there, soon I will put that information to work.
For the analysis paper I will be using the World Blog on MSNBC.com as my primary source. I stumbled onto this site at the begining of the class and it has been a great source of information. I have found the articles posted there to be clear, concise and to the point. Also of great benefit is the fact that the stories on the Tibet of today have gotten loads of comments from readers on both sides of the issue. Another reason is that since I have used this site many times, I can get to it quite easily now, and that's an obvious plus for a guy who's computer skills are somewhat lacking.
Another source that I plan on using is Time.com. I've taken a peek or three at it in the computer lab during class. It also has some good articles posted on it that have gotten some good comments, again from both sides. In the event that neither of these sites work I'll go surfing...
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Ok, good plan. And on MSNBC you are actually linked to multiple blogs, right? You can dig in these main news sites and find others...
I too, am dreading the dreaded analysis paper. In fact, I think it's funny that if you drop "pondering" from your title, that is the exact title of my blog on the matter. I think I am along the lines you're in, sources are abundant, but how do I narrow it down to the four or five sources that I really want to use. While I am indeed dreading this paper I am optomistic about it at the same time. I hope you are too. Thanks for the info in Tibet.
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