Project 1 Reflection: Finding analysis

In my opinion project seemed to be an easy assignment that I could probably do in an hour or so. But as I started to work at it I found out that the paper was much more challenging than I thought it would be. Overall, I felt that I did pretty well with actual analyzing of different aspects of my area that I found. Whenever I had an idea for why there are plants or why the grass is green in the area, I did well with linking it to my analysis or quotes from Vanclay. Furthermore, I learned that when writing analysis in this paper, using too much symbolism makes for very weak arguments due to the fact that symbolism can vary considerably from person to person. Thus, using more concrete evidence to back up observation and analysis makes for better arguments. Also, relying on more obvious or more physical observations are much more easily argued and understood by the reader.  Ultimately, I struggled with finding more objects or aspects of the Sun Devil Canyon to actually analyze. The area arguably does not serve as a real useful or critical area for students or people. For instance the SRC serves to help students get physically fit or allows them to take classes, whereas the Sun Devil Canyon does not serve any real purpose except to be a nice shady area for people to walk through. There were some obvious aspects of the area to analyze, but because I felt there was so little to work with, I had to dive deep and look for some smaller details that probably most individuals would never pay attention to or even notice. Though I struggled to find more parts of the Canyon to work with I ultimately feel that I obtained a relatively appropriate amount of information to write about. Moreover, I struggled with integrating several quotes into my paper. I did put quotes form Vanclay into my paper but I feel as if I did not do enough quotes to make my arguments strong enough. Also, I felt that at the first couple drafts of my paper it was challenging to write enough to reach 4 or 5 full pages. Thusly, I altered my writing process so that I would write more explanation on my quotes or conclusion I had about certain aspects of the Canyon. I ultimately extended my analysis overall for the final draft and in turn fixed my problem with lack of pages. Furthermore, I feel that I reached the amount of analysis that was being asked for. I am unsure if it was good analysis in the aspect that it was hard to argue or back up, but overall I wrote and went as deep as was asked for. Moreover, I will apply my work in the future when I go out and travel the world. Whenever I see a marvelous area in my travels and feel like writing about it to a friend or for personal reasons I will have a much easier time finding ways to analyze it.