Collecting seashells: A Metaphor for Academic Search (EBSCO)- a Research Tool

Seashells are known for their beauty and intricate detail. Collecting seashells are a fun hobby, especially during the summer months. From my own experience, collecting seashells isn’t something that takes five minutes. I grovel in the sand and waves to find the most beautiful seashells.

When gathering scholarly sources for my research paper, using Academic Search (EBSCO) as a research tool is quite time consuming. Spending time to find the best sources for writing my research paper is a must. I’m not going to simply choose an article that doesn’t relate to my intersecting topics for my research paper because my research won’t be relevant or support my argument. Academic Search is a collection of the most beautiful seashells because only the best sources ( the most beautiful seashells) can improve the quality of my writing (the quality of my seashell collection). 

After I spend time collecting the most beautiful seashells, I create necklaces and bracelets. Because I put the time into collecting only the most beautiful seashells, my necklaces and bracelets are so beautiful. I am happy with my necklaces and bracelets because I collected most beautiful and intricate seashells.

Because I spent so much time gathering the best sources for my research paper, I’m happy with the quality of information that pertains to my research topic. I expect to write an exceptional paper because of the exceptional sources I found through the Academic Search (EBSCO). If I didn’t spend time collecting only the best and most scholarly sources, I wouldn’t expect to be able to write a quality research paper. Similar to if I didn’t collect the most beautiful seashells, I wouldn’t have been able to create such beautiful necklaces and bracelets.

Race defines and becomes social injustice

Race has become such an important issue that it has come to determine social identity. It doesn’t matter the race, but how society perceives the issue of race. If we continue to think society is just as racist as it was, progress will never be made if it is never recognized. Race becomes injustice for everyone everywhere because the issues that are improved upon never seem to be acknowledged. The race issues in the past must stay in the past if the issue of race is to be perceived any differently.

Response to “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”

White privilege is said to be a problem of race in today’s society. I think the term ‘white privilege’ is very offensive to so many people. There is no such thing as white privilege, but only the skewed perception that success is simply handed to a person because they are white. If anything, reverse racism is very prevalent in today’s society, whether people want to acknowledge it is another issue. Some of the the effects of white privilege recognized in the “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” handout in fact have nothing to do with white privilege. Not being able to choose blemish cover or bandages in “flesh” color so it can match various skin tones is more of a first world problem than anything else. I can’t say much that I can actually walk into a store and be well assured that I won’t be followed or harassed by men of colored skin (another example of reverse racism). I will have to educate my children to be aware of systemic racism because an impoverished student of a different race will be accepted to an ivy league school rather than a “white privileged’ individual. The facts don’t lie. If people stop recognizing white privilege a real issue and focus on the real problems in society, racism won’t have to be an issue.

For my first Critical Response paper, I did well using sophisticated vocabulary and connecting ideas, as well as elaborating on them. I need to work on not making my sentences too long; I’ve noticed this problem in many of my papers. Making the sentences too lengthy often confuses the meaning of the sentence. I can go for help at the English Building, or reference the assigned notebook for this class. I have educated myself about this problem by learning to use semicolons more often and separating longer sentences into two complete ideas. To get a better grade next time, I plan to acknowledge the mistakes I made on my first Critical Response paper and improve on my errors in the next Critical Response paper.