Christopher Caruso
Blog #8
I was very delightfully surprised at the amount of positive feedback that my research plan received in light of the feedback from the class. The only things that the class suggested to me is that I scale back the project a little bit. For example, since my research will be based on the Harry Potter book series, I would be able to obtain more consistent answers from my volunteers if I only emphasized the first book in the series instead of all seven books. On top of this, as apposed to my original idea where I planed to both interview the volunteers and have them fill out a survey, it was suggested that I only interview them so that I do not end up overwhelming my volunteers. Speaking of volunteers, it was also suggested to me that I focus only in interviewing no more than 2 - 3 volunteers because this is not an actual professional case study and it would create less work for me. Other than those little details, virtually everything about my research plan was well received by my peers and professor.
In terms of my references, the first one that I was able to find was an article found in TIME Magazine entitled "Books vs. Movies". Putting aside the notoriety of TIME Magazine, one of the main reasons I chose this article as one of my resources is because it directly tackles the main argument that I am trying to prove and/or disprove, which is the Dominant Discourse of whether or not books are superior to movies. Not only does it list several reasons why people believe that books are better, but it also takes an unbiased approach by delving into the opposite opinion that movies are better than books, which is another issue that I plan to look into with my research. While my research focuses on only one book, this article shifts its focus on several books and their movie adaptations, which gives me a variety of feedback as to why a movie may or may not be more appealing than a book. The MLA citation for the article can be fond below.
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