I found that thinking about your topic and starting early with the research process was helpful. I found that by breaking the paper into sections and working on it overtime and not all at once was also helpful and made the paper a lot easier. I think that the real struggle for me was the page length requirements. Once your done with your paper it is a good idea to have the teacher look over it so that you can have feedback and fix your problems before you submit your final paper. I think that an interesting topic because your paper would be easier to write. I decided to write my research on the coroner system and medical examiner system. I did research on the difference between each system and discussed why the medical examiner system should be the only system used in death investigations. While I was looking for sources I found that books were extremely useful and one useful source was books that related to medical examiners and forensic pathology. One book I used was Death Investigations and I got it from the campus library. Some authors that were helpful were Randy Hanzlick, Marcella Fierro, Scott Wagner, etc. Overall I enjoyed writing the paper and found it very informative. I got to know my strengths and weaknesses as a writer and ways to improve my writing.
Monique Acosta
