It has been about three weeks since the beginning of this project and about one week left of research and editing to do. Overall, the most difficult part to master was working with the APA writing format. I have never had a teacher require that specific citation and learning it was a process. Although it did take some time, I benefited from the process. I am a stronger writer for it and will now be ready for future experiences writing with the APA style.

The part I struggled with most was finding enough past information on Krista Donaldson. It took lots of research and work to not only find any sources, but reliable ones. Most information out there is about Donaldson’s current creation of her new prosthetic limb. I found this very helpful when writing about the cultures and what tools, materials, and methods were used during the same time in Canada and America.

I highly recommend more research to my fellow classmates. I find it way more interesting and reliable when pulling from many sources instead of just a few. It took work to find enough sources to support my claim but overall, I was able to accomplish this. I did not expect to learn so much about another county’s culture when doing this project. I went into it more focused on Krista Donaldson and her invention when I actually found that I learned more about Canada and my own country.

I still have lots of editing and adding to do, but so far I have a very good start to the rest of my paper. I think peer reviewing will be extremely helpful, especially being in an online class. I look forward to reading my classmates’ projects and hope to learn even more about women, their inventions, and cultures.

Thanks,

M. Simich