Blog #2 My Thoughts on the Paper Topics

      I was sitting in the comfort of my living room at home, surrounded by my family. We were discussing ideas for movies to watch and I was lobbying for the Disney movie Aladdin. Disney movies have always been close to my heart. I am the youngest of three children and we used to watch Disney movies all the time. And our parents would watch them with us because, lets face it, Disney is not just for children. That may be the targeted audience, but they are entertaining for all ages because of the hidden jokes or sarcasms that children cannot pick up on.
      Anyways, as we were discussing what movie to watch I saw I had an email that said the paper topics for Latin American Civ were posted. I quick went to check them. I read the first paper topic and was relieved because it seemed simple enough to do- a very straightforward question. I saw the second question was instead, a paragraph and felt terrified instantly. Imagine my surprise when I read that the other option for my essay was to compare ideas in class to Disney songs!
      Then I realized that I had an unimaginable decision in front of me. Should I do the simpler option for the paper that could take less work or thinking, or should I do the paper topic that is based upon a deep love in my life? The internal conflict that this simple decision caused was incredible. When will I ever get another opportunity like this? Should I take the Disney question and hope that my great interest in the subject will get me through the hard work? Or should I just do the simpler question and make my life easier?
       If you cannot tell, I still have not made a decision. I'm planning on making a brief outline for both questions and seeing if that helps me decide. Hopefully it does, because if there was anything I learned from writing the first paper last semester, it was that I am the type of person that needs a lot of time to write my paper and even more time to revise. Just putting it out there that if anyone wants to switch papers and do some peer editing I am totally up for it and would greatly appreciate the help!