Coming to a Conclusion

After completing my synthesis paper on the topic of vaccines, I was very surprised to find that with a little organization I am able to tackle a daunting writing task with relative ease. I learned that by completing the process of analyzing and synthesizing I was able to really understand the intentions of each writer and their stand points on the topic. I found this process to be very beneficial to forming informed decisions that can be applied to any topic. I discovered I was able to understand and apply the process of synthesizing to my own writing even though it took a few drafts to get it completely, and I will be able to confidently incorporate these techniques into many other classes.

I struggled most with condensing my summaries and really understanding how to analyze. Eventually I was able to get a hold of the broader picture of each book which put both books into perspective and allowed me to successfully summarize and analyze in a reasonable amount of words. Next time I take on a synthesis paper I will be sure to first really understand the writing rhetorically because if i would have done that first in this paper it would have saved me allot of rewriting. I really began to understand my writing style during this paper and found I must make enough time to throw away my first draft and start again, because I almost always must first get all the words out before I can organize them.