The Final Conversation with Dave

Hello all! This is the last exercise in the process of writing my research essay. 

It's another conversation with Dave, to reflect on all of the things that I have learned over the weeks, throughout my research.

Dave: "Hey you, I think you can't really say that one opinion is better than another one. Don't you agree?"

Me: Hey Dave, I think that I would have to agree with you, but to an extent. While I do believe that all opinions should be respected, acknowledged, and valued, I don't believe that all opinions are necessarily accurate. However, I do think that it is important that everyone provides their opinion, at appropriate times, so that others can start to think about what their own opinions are.

Dave: "There's all this stuff in the book about research as a process of discovery. What did you discover?"

Me: Well, Dave, through hours and hours of researching, I have been able to learn a lot more on the issues of health, nutrition, and diets. One of the most interesting things, that I have been able to discover, is how many different kinds of people struggle with these topics. While many believe that the majority of these people would be young women, the truth of the matter is that almost everybody has a hard time figuring out what diet works best for their health, including children and young men.

Dave: "What do you figure was the most challenging problem you had to solve while working on this research project? How did you solve it?"

Me: I think that the most challenging thing I had to deal with was finding all of my sources and making sure they were liable. I was able to make it through with lots of patience and of course more research.

Dave: "After all this work, what do you take away from this experience? What have you learned that you can use?"

Me: Even though some of these exercises were a hassle at times, I feel that it made the whole process of writing the essay far easier. I was able to learn a bunch of different tactics, like mock conversations, researching for liable sources and strategies for brainstorming. These were all very helpful exercises that I plan on using for any future research essays that may come up.

Well, everyone I hope you enjoyed this journey! It was hard at times but I finally made it through. Now I just have to add all the final touches and revisions on my essay and it will be complete. Thanks so much for following me through this process, hopefully all of this pre-work paid off and my paper will give new insight to my topic of choice.