Haley Furguson

Reflection 1- Extended Inquiry

1. My subject changed a lot from the proposal. I started out wanting to
answer questions about how travel affects people and since I could not
find many resources on the topic, I switched to why people travel and
linking it to Chris McCandless. I felt that I should include quotes
supporting both Chriss thoughts and also the thoughts of others and
researchers to support the ideas and reasons.
2. A lot of my research branched out from sources that I had already found.
At first it was hard to find credible research but after changing the ways I
worded my searches and looking at different databases, I found many
resources that were both opinion and factual based.
3. While researching, I was surprised to find psychological studies on why
people travel. I used this a lot when supporting claims I made. There were
a lot of statistics and numbers used within the studies. My findings helped
me broaden my search just enough to find the information I needed.
4. I wrote a lot of my paper more formally because that is what I am used to
in academic writing, but I did decide to use my personal beliefs on travel
just a little bit to make the essay more relatable. I decided to make this
essay into a scrapbook by dividing the paragraphs up and including a lot
of visual. I feel like since Travel is pleasing to the eye, I would also make
my project interesting and pleasing to the eye.
5. My critique group really helped by pushing my ideas more and supporting
the information I put forth. They asked questions and I answered them
and greatened my understanding of audience and errors I may have
skimmed over.
6. I think that the research portion of this project was almost the same as
any other, but much more open to different ideas. I enjoyed looking into
the research because my topic is very interesting to me and I am very
passionate about it.
7. During this project, I learned a lot more about how other people decide to
travel beside myself. Travel is something that is open to everyone. I
learned the psychological side to travel and the educational side also. I
also learned about using research to create something more than an
essay and put information into different genres which I really enjoyed.
Questions:
Does the flow of this project and information make sense?

Did I include enough information throughout this project, how should I

include more if not?
Did I use too many quotes?
Did I cite anything wrong if so what?
Do you have any suggestions for making this a better paper?