Final entry!!!

 This is my final entry post :( 

I wanted to start this one by saying how much I appreciate the TAs. Because they genuinely try to give you feedback or help you in the comments, this makes it so much different than just doing a task and forgetting about it. Having someone to read what you went through is fantastic. I could try and explain what I did today to my mom, but the thing is that most of my tasks are so technical, and she would never understand them. She would still be very happy about me but learning to express and explain your work, in other words, sell your work to an audience that can understand you make all the difference. 

Today I finally got done sorting the code, and I collected everything in the repository, with a code fully functional and logically sorted. Deepak said that he would take over the draft corrections of the paper and that I could rest assured that he would submit everything on Sunday. The only comment we have gotten so far about the research paper is that we strongly project an opinion through it, in other words, in the field, specifically, we kind of talk down on them. The question I ask here is, can you write a research work without adding your own opinion on it? 

Personally, I believe no. You must have an opinion as a researcher. Research papers are not objective; they are subjective. Whether they are written for a high school class, an undergraduate course, graduate-level work, etc., research papers are rhetorical texts. A researcher is practicing minimizing disbelief, as I have said previously (Quoting the professor here). The research paper gives an argument in which the researcher tries to persuade (not convince) the readers that the opinion presented in the document is worthwhile taking into consideration and possibly acting upon. In order to accomplish this, arguments are offered that seek to persuade the audience that the research is credible, significant, and relevant to them (pathos) (ethos). With that being said, I think that we can improve by using fewer negative words for other people's works.