Chapter one in our textbook gives helpful advice to what we are currently working on this week because we are getting started. The first few pages discuss how to approach writing with confidence, and to think of writing as a conversation; this week we have begun brainstorming topics for our research paper, and because we are allowed to select topics of our liking this allows us to begin further research with confidence. Writing a research paper on a topic you find interesting automatically increases your chances of writing a successful paper because you’re invested. Often, when joining in on a conversation, it is human nature to listen to what others have to say and build thoughts off of one another, same goes for research. This week as I browsed many different articles and websites I came across different information about my topic, and while writing my paper this new information will let me build off of other peoples thoughts and come up with new ideas. Chapter one explained a lot of useful tips for getting started on the research paper and it displayed a great timeline which will come in handy as the week progress.