Reflections on
Research
Andrew Serafim
English 111
Using the method of gathering
information from actual artifacts was an interesting process that I have never
taken advantage of before. Using the artifacts found in the trunk my group and
I were able to construct a general timeline of Ray Puglia’s life. Being able to
discuss the items found with my group allowed everyone to have input and
insight into what the items really could mean. Some of the people in my group
had more knowledge on some of the items than I did, such as the medals that Ray
had been awarded. Keeping notes helped to allow me to come back to the project
and pick up right where I stopped, which was convenient to not have to do all
the research again. At the beginning of this research project my group and I
were gathering lots of information, later we were able to step back and piece
things together to make sense of what information we had gathered. Having other groups input as well as
Professor Brandon’s knowledge of Ray helped make sense of some areas our group
was struggling to figure out. Opening up questions to the whole class was a
useful way to clarify our findings and see what others had found. Knowing what
major events were happening during Ray’s life really helped to put some of the
items from his trunk into perspective. Knowing he was going through wars and
having background history on those wars helped define the kind of life Ray had.
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