Major Project Progress

With my major work finally completed i feel it's appropriate to evaluate my success. I'm very proud of my final product, it has required a lot of patience and persistence but it is finally completed. Looking back, my project has certainly developed into a much more complex, comprehensive and evaluative piece than I initially intended. At first, I had hoped to look at the sixties in general, this changed to the revolution of the sixties and eventually led to an interest in the Sixties drug culture. However, it continued to develop from there and I ended up finding a really interesting question which focussed not just on drug use but on the intent of drug users. I was really proud of this because it's something which a lot of people would overlook, it seems circumstantial at first but then you realise just how important it is. It has HUGE effects. So, from there my project began to evolve into something really exciting - my historians became three dimensional as I began to research their motives and started really understanding how history had developed. I had quite a bit of difficulty actually starting my essay and once i'd finally committed myself to the task, I'd overcome a massive obstacle. Similarly, when it came to beginning my conclusion I was struck with inaction. This was also a big challenge as I was asked to summarise something which I had spent MONTHS working on. I consulted Mrs Russo about this and finally worked up the courage to attempt it. My first draft was dismal, to say the least, but it meant that I had at least written something and I was able to rework it into something I was proud of. My biggest challenge has been my persistently over-the-top language and inability to be succinct. I really think the project has helped me to overcome this problem as I was forced to cut out chunks and chunks and chunks of my major. Eventually, I had to start using my words a lot more wisely and it really gave my essay a lot more emphasis. All in all, I am very proud of what I have achieved and it will feel very nice to hand it in tomorrow.