writing center

I made my way to the writing center on wednesday around 4pm.  I got there and met with the lovely Samuel to discuss my paper.  At this point I did not have as much done as I would have liked to have done but I went none the less.  I had mostly only worked on my introduction and two of my main body paragraphs which were fairly long.  I gave him a brief overview of my topic telling him that I was still working out how I wanted to word my thesis and how I wanted to structure my argument as well as my body paragraphs.  I told him that I wanted to discuss how introverts were much more effective at doing things than people give them credit for and that society is far to bias towards extroverts.  They are the ones who people think are the ideal friend because they now how to talk to people and always want to do something socially.  I explained the positives of introverts that I wanted to get across.  I told him they were extremely good listeners making them good when working in groups because they take everyones thoughts into consideration.  They also are very thoughtful in general because they enjoy spending time alone and thinking about what is going on in their head.  This means that when they make a decision, they are much more prepared to make that decision.  He then proceeded to read my paper much faster than I could read a single sentence.  He stopped briefly at a few places to ask me what I ment and made a few gramatical errors.  He said he liked what I had so far but that the information was a bit scrambled.  We discussed several ways that I could better organize the information including using better transitions between paragraphs.  We also talked about different ways that I could organize my argument so that it would make a little more sense and make my paper flow better.  He also mentioned that bringing in some information about extroverts would be more helpful than just talking about introverts the whole time.  He wrote down all these notes on the draft that I brought in and then our time was all but up.  I left feeling much happier about my paper until I began working on it again.  But that is ok, I will bounce back from my slump.

Research outline

INTRODUCTION:  With the population of the world growing rapidly, the amount of human interaction is also increasing at a staggering rate.  People are being forced into closer quarters causing the amount of connections to increase.  After all, all humans love to make connections with other humans.  Whether a business connection or a very personal connection, they are all important.  With this increase comes and increase in the diversity of people’s personalities.  Some people are more removed from society while others thrive on interaction and cannot lead a normal life without it.  Throughout history many leaders and successful businessmen have been both introverts and extroverts. 

THESIS: Introverts, however, have a greater chance of raising their social status and being successful in the long run than extroverts.

BODY: Mohandas Gandhi was a very influential leader in India.  He led his whole movement based on the idea of a peaceful revolution.  Through fasting and peaceful protesting he was able to change the direction of an entire nation.  Gandhi was in many ways an introvert.  I will look further into his personality and what he was able to do as a leader due to his personality.

BODY: Mother Teresa was a very shy and soft-spoken nun.  Many were surprised when they met her that she was able to make as large of an impact as she did.  She ministered and looked after the poor and sick for over 45 years.  She was able to make an impact simple because of her charitable ways.  Through her great acts of kindness she won multiple peace awards and quickly gained international success.

BODY: Warren Buffett is an extremely successful investor and philanthropist.  He is widely regarded as one of the most successful men in the world.  He also has an introverted personality.  He is known to be very reserved and shy.  Many people say this is one reason he is so successful as an investor because he has such a cautious personality, he has an eye for the right and the wrong time to invest.  He is almost completely giving away all his riches to various charities with about 83% going to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation (Bill Gates also has an introverted personality) and is leaving almost none for his children to inherit. 

ORGANIZATION:  I plan to deeply explore the personalities of these three introverts, what made them so successful, and how they got to the point of success.  I plan to explore their lives and show how they would not have achieved as much success if they had different personalities. If I feel that the paper is lacking I will add another example of a successful introvert (Joe DiMaggio, Hillary Clinton).

CONCLUSION:  Recap what was said in the introduction.  Talk about the differences between introverts and extroverts.  Mention what about an introverted personality makes them successful.