I just finished my reaction paper for my Political Science 152 (Philippine Legislative System) about the anti-Charter Change (or better yet, anti-ConAss) rally two Mondays ago. To be honest, writing this entry is just random, for I can’t really think of what to write as of the moment.
The past few days have been hectic.
Backlogs have been a problem. Completing them is quite a pressure. Although manageable, a conflict always comes with my current subjects and the backlogs. If I won’t accomplish it before the semester ends, extending a semester comes next. That should not happen though. And I won’t let it come.
But what makes the pressure even more disturbing is my thesis proposal for Political Science 199.1 (Qualitative Research in Political Science) in preparation for Political Science 198 (Special Problems in Political Science) next semester. Termed as “seminar paper”, we have to accomplish a relevant research that will surely eat up most of my time a few months from now. In short, a seminar paper is thesis-like but not thesis at all. How can that be so fcukingly euphemistic? LOL.
Everything boils down to a fact: I have a lot of topics scrambling in my mind, but I don’t have any thesis topic to work on!
I’ve thought of these things even before, but I kept on rejecting some fields. Analysis of previous legislation sounds boring. Comparative Politics is a bit tedious. Political Culture is interesting but roots out to studying a bit of Sociology. Political Dynamics also interests me but requires a much broader study. I always want to ensure that the thesis problem is not at par with the usual research paper, but I don’t want it to be too tedious and difficult.
I just want it to be a reputable undergraduate thesis and nothing else. Something that I’ll be proud of and can be pursued as I deepen my study of politics.
My professor’s voice in 199.1 suddenly echoed.
Most of your research questions are unacceptable. More cognitive work, more cognitive work.
My first research question was rejected. I’m waiting for the revision to be rejected, too.
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