@JuliaBcnu2022 I had the same problem! I wrote my whole draft around asking for funds to pay for the program I wanted to use, and it turns out that most of the common features are actually free.
This grant project has been a really interesting challenge and is making me realize exactly how hard it is to form a totally convincing argument for funding a project. It also feels especially hard, ironically, to put into words the value of literary scholarship.
Peer Review today was helpful, I was worried that I wasn't getting my ideas across very well and that I would leave something out. But my partner was able to identify all the key parts of my proposal, which made me really happy.
@RMS_NOVA I also struggle with unconscious bias in my writing. A good way to see if your work is unbiased is by having others read it and simply asking them! It sounds simple but it really does help a lot.
It's been a long time since I have written a resume. With my lack of extracurriculars and academic awards, I fear that my resume will look very barren. However, I am confident that the show of loyalty in my long-term jobs will show employers my dedication.
The guest speaker in class today was nice. While a lot of the information they shared with us was things we had already learned, it was a bit refreshing to hear them through a different person in a more casual manner.
@madelyn_DH I agree! Smartphones have played such a large role in letting the world know what's really going on, on both sides. Just this morning I saw on TikTok videos of Russian soldiers parachuting into Ukraine smiling and joking with each other. And two videos later was mothers and (1/2)
Porter’s essay gives a really good perspective on how different academic and grant writing is. By laying out the contrasting traits in a chart it becomes easy to see how you cannot take the same approach to grants as you would an essay. The remedial strategies were also helpful.
The teach-in gave me some new information that I wasn't aware of, most particularly about Russia lying about destroying their nukes. It also made me realize just how little some people care about what is going on, I told my mother about it some things and she didn't even know...
Peer review today was both easy and hard at the same time. It is difficult to know what value someone else's source holds without sitting and reading it yourself, but I think having someone evaluate why you yourself think it's valuable is also helpful to a degree.
@_summerv_ @madelyn_DH That is so cool! I find it really interesting since my project revolves around Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde which is also a case of dual persona, and one of my sources actually compares Wilde's and Stevenson's works side by side.
My grant proposal is a digital edition of the novella "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" annotated to guide a reading that focuses on the theme of sexual repression. This is one of my favorite classical texts and learning about past views on sexuality is interesting.
@RBRobinson24 100% I agree. It felt like our project amped up to one thousand, really makes me ponder how much work went into other pages I've seen similar to "The Yellow Wallpaper."
After reading Gorsevski's article it really fascinated me how much of a work for a grant doesn't actually revolve around the research itself. Having to pick the best time frame, best budget, come up with a good rationale and narrative and so much more. It seems quite stressful.
Doing a critique of the professor's project was really interesting. It looked so simple on the web page but seeing how much code there was felt so overwhelming, it really put into perspective how minimal our TEI project really was.
Folsom's article left me feeling a little uncertain of myself in regards to the idea of conducting research with a grant. His advice feels very unclear at some points like when he says to expect a "reasonable amount of research." ... What exactly is considered reasonable?
@AdaChicas3 Your blog was really nicely written! I'm glad I am not the only one who got scared when opening the file in Oxygen. All that text is so overwhelming and made my brain panic not being able to figure out what it meant.
Copyright has always gone right over my head with how complicated it is. One thing that really confuses me though is that it is referred to as a “reward system to encourage authors and artists to write and create,” but, if it is a reward then why do people have to pay for it?