reflective post

    I was initially not sure I wanted to work on this topic because it's very controversial; furthermore, I thought I wouldn't find enough public discourse and credible sources to sustain my internationally oriented blog.The next challenge was eliminating bias from my blog, which was hard, because it wasn't always easy to separate emotion from such a controversial topic. But as I posted more and did more research, it became easier to understand and relate to the different schools of thought expressed by the respective parties.
      I would start out researching one particular topic, but as I read more articles, I would find myself indulged in an unintended branch of my topic. This was because my blog was initially mainly focused on major oil spills occurring around the world, but as time elapsed, I became interested in the oil industry itself. I was looking for answers to why the spills were occurring at such a fast pace globally and why efforts being made to rectify the damage done to the environment weren't really working. Fortunately, I discovered interesting revelations to my unanswered questions which ultimately became a huge part of my blog. Analysing all these different pieces of the puzzle helped me to create a great picture of the world of oil. I definitely do not know everything about the industry because it is really just that complex, but I am glad that I was able to broaden my scope of thought and explore areas of my topic which were indirectly linked to it and consequently would have otherwise ignored had I not researched as intensively. Ultimately, I successfully expanded my knowledge base on a topic that I knew relatively nothing about.