After much thought, I was finally able to choose an exigent choose a research topic that was relatable to me.  The portrayal of immigrants is important to me because I come form an immigrant family. I often find myself getting upset at the type of information that these biased news sources put out.  I agree with Gerard that there is a great joy in discovering new information that you can relate to or are interested in. It is a completely different experience when you research something that you care about and can relate to than if you don’t. I had a personal connection to this topic so while I was researching,  I found myself feeling like a detective almost, as I wanted to know how immigrants were portrayed at different time periods and if this portrayal improved, stayed the same or got worse.  I do find writing harder most of the time compared to doing the research, but it is definitely easier to write about something that you can relate to on a personal level and care about.