Research Woes and Successes

            Research for this paper has been a bit tedious to say the least. It’s been tough to find sources on websites other than a select few. Normally this wouldn’t be a huge problem, but most of what I’m finding is articles that just update older articles with new findings and the most updated information. I haven’t really gotten into the search engines provided by Oklahoma State as of yet, so hopefully those search engines have more to offer.

            The good news, however, is that I have narrowed my research question down enough to give my actual research enough direction in order to be beneficial to the paper even if my finalized research question strays a little bit from the main idea of the article. I want to do research on the impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the aviation community. Specifically, I’d like to focus on how it affected airline pilots because that is my future career field. However, I’m finding that this topic in particular may be a tad too narrow, so I may open it up to how September 11^th affected other aviation career fields such as Air Traffic Controllers, baggage handlers, and flight attendants. I really haven’t decided yet. I’ll have to wait and see how the remainder of my research goes. Other good news is that I have not hit any real dead ends in my research. There have been no major snags. Also, research isn’t a horrible burden on me because I really enjoy my topic; that’s what’s most important to me!