My research paper required a lot of work and revision, but
the part that I am the most proud of is my topic itself. My topic is on
Lymphatic Filariasis, a very common and neglected mosquito-borne disease, and
why Malaria has more attention drawn towards it than this other disease. I am
very interested in medicine and this topic fit me very well. I was able to
connect to this idea well, which helped me succeed in writing a solid argument
for directing support towards this disease.
I had a few struggles in my paper including absence of
sources, lack of content, etc. My largest struggle was lack of professional
language. My writing, in general, tends to lack professional language in many
ways. For example, I will use contractions a lot in my writing. Before I received
any critique on my paper, I had many contractions. I didn’t realize this until
after my paper was critiqued when I saw an immense amount of apostrophes.
My biggest takeaway from writing the senior research paper
was the fact that I confirmed my passion for medicine and also what I might
want to do with my career alongside general surgery. My idea was to possibly go
to Nigeria and assist with treating this disease when I have settled with a
successful career. While researching this project, I started to understand the
severity of this disease and I felt like helping with treatment.
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