RJA #15: Reflection

This class has been a huge challenge for me. I dropped another class to solely focus on the demand for this class. Overall, i believe this class has helped me in researching. I really believe this class has help me overcome my anxiety of taking online classes. I started an online class in my first year and it was the most challenging obstacle ever. I failed the class because i was unable to focus. i think by experiencing this class i was able to better focus my attention and try my best at all the assignments. I learned that there are very many ways to conduct research. My main accomplishment is that i was able to experience field researching. Hopefully, in the future i will be able to better research. I have learned a lot about children that will help me in my field of psychology. I think now that i understand a little more about children, i will be able to help counsel them better. It was very interesting learning about other topics that other students researched as well. I think that Jessica and Melinda did an excellent job on their project and i have learned a lot from them as well. Overall, i believe this class has helped me to become a better writer. This will benefit me in the future courses i take because i think i am more than ready to go out and research topics and how to write about them.

RJA #14b: Application Project References–

References
:, S. (n.d.). Imaginary friends, a made up story.. Squidoo : Welcome to Squidoo. Retrieved May 3, 2010, from http://www.squidoo.com/Imaginaryfriends

Imaginary Friend Helps Stories (Science Alert). (n.d.). Science Alert: Australia & NZ Science News, Scholarships, Jobs, Events. Retrieved May 3, 2010, from http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20090708-19525.html

Make-Believe : Imaginary Friends - I Used To Believe. (n.d.). The Childhood Beliefs Site - I Used To Believe. Retrieved May 3, 2010, from http://www.iusedtobelieve.com/make_believe/imaginary_friends/

Taylor, M. (1999). Imaginary Companions & the Children Who Create Them. New York: Oxford University Press, USA.

Tyler, J. (n.d.). Writing.Com: My Imaginary Friend Pt. 1. Writing.Com: Writers, Writing, Poetry, Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Poetry Contests, Writing Contests. Retrieved May 3, 2010, from http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1306820-My-Imaginary-Friend-Pt-1

RJA #14a: Application Project Progress Report

I will be writing a story for my application project. The story will consist of the relationship between a child and their imaginary friend. The story will be written in third person as if i were the child. I really want this story to reflect on what an imaginary friend does for a child and what happens when they are no longer around.

So far i have gathered all the infromation i need to successfully create the story. I created an outline to help me organize the story. I have also created a list of the sources that will be useful to the story.

I need to continue writing my story. Once the story is complete, i still need to review and make any necessary changes. I then need to create an outline that will be used to organize my essay. Once i have completed that i will begin writing my essay.