Experimental Design Reflection

     While doing the experimental design project, I learned a lot about writing, and about myself as a writer. I usually don't use statistics and data based evidence or diction in my writing, it's mostly analysis and more pathos based. For this project I got to do both though. My group chose to recruit volunteers for Fair Haven Rape Crisis Center organization. While looking on the website, there was a lot of data and logistics, so I had to first understand what everything meant in order to analyze it. But, this topic of providing help and support to people who have been sexually assaulted, is very emotion and feeling based, which is how I like to write and topics I like to write about. 

    My role in the group was to do the annotated bibliography, which is what I wanted to do because I wanted to find and read different articles that could support our organization to get a better understanding of the whole thing and to help for the project. I think I did well on writing the bibliography because I truly did take my time reading the sources, which I learned a lot from, and followed directions on how to actually write the annotated bibliography and what to include and what to disregard. One thing I have noticed in my last couple of English classes is that I can write, and I'm a good writer. English has always been one of my favorite subjects because although sometimes it's challenging, it kind of just comes natural to me. My junior year of high school is when I first deeply learned about rhetoric and that you have to further analyze what was said or written using rhetorical appeals for what was the true message or meaning behind it. Having that skill is crucial to being a good writer.

    I really liked this project because I got to contribute my part by doing something I was comfortable with and good at. It was nice to learn about this organization and see there is a safe place for people to get help. I empathize with and respect the survivors because I know how hard it can be to reach out for help or even speak about something so traumatic, and applaud the volunteers for being there because as we know, that's a difficult job as well. 

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