Working on refining my topic proposal has been a challenge. I was unable to refine my point that I wanted to make. Actually after re-reading my topic proposal, I did realize I had too many questions that I needed to answer. As aggravated as I was getting, I sat down and researched my topic, even if it was broad. As I sat there and read/skimmed, through some journals, and newspaper articles, I finally realized what I really wanted to focus on. It is a good idea to research a little bit of your “idea”, see what you can find, and that will guide you into what you are actually going to write about. I believe the only challenge that I will experience writing this paper is “answering the question” with all the information I find. The reason being is because for 5 years in college, no one has ever told me to write a research paper based on a question I formulated.