¶ … Guns 'N Roses Music Video Project
I am extremely proud of the finished essay, mainly because I think that I arrived at a cogent, complete paper due to my extensive pre-planning. The first step in my process involved doing preliminary research, which mainly consisted of re-watching the video a couple of times and analyzing the images and lyrics. During my re-watch, I brainstormed some ideas I had about the content, namely trying to find the differences between the song and the visuals. Once I had done that, I set up an outline of the major points I wanted to make about the differences. Then I did further research into sources to back up my claims. Next I did a bare bones draft which included all the information I wanted in the final draft but did not focus on persuasive or interesting language. Once that was finished, I revised my paper, paying close attention to grammar and editing issues and making the language more dynamic.
As I mentioned, my primary research for the assignment surrounded an examination of the music video. This was located via a simple web search, though retrieving a complete, "official" copy on YouTube took some time. A good deal of time was also spent evaluating these sources, as I knew I needed them for the final paper but I wanted to make sure that I understood both thoroughly. Once that was complete, I did a search of online databases...
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