Mermaids: The Fall of Man, A Symbol

1) While I had great ideas for this paper, I realized I had some troubles always connecting what I analyzed back to the "so-what". Particularly so on my The Little Mermaid analysis. So I recommend to all future researched paper writers to visit Professor Jenny's Office Hours more frequently. In other words, make sure you plan out your thoughts earlier so you don't struggle last minute with too many ideas (don't be me).
2) I fear that this was as "researched" as it was supposed to be because although I found many sources, I ended up using only 4 for this research question. That scared me but I was also scared of changing my research question again and having to find more sources. The fact that it took me so long to choose a good research question was what threw my entire paper off. I definitely feel as if I needed more research or more time, but unfortunately all my time got spent researching many different questions until I finally settled on one I wanted.
3) So, ultimately, make sure you have a good research question from the beginning, and stay on top of it in case you notice you're still having troubles with the question. (Office hours are your friends)

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