The last two weeks seem to have gone by pretty quickly. My major accomplishment since I last blogged is the two more drafts I wrote of my essay about hijab, or Islamic dress. I hope that the 4th draft I just emailed to Ms. Clark to take a look at will probably be my last major revision. As things stand right now, the essay is just under 10 pages long, with two whole pages of citations after that. It is probably the most well-researched thing I've ever written! There's a part of me that worries that, a week into November, I only have one essay I consider nearly finished, but I am going for quality over quantity. I feel I really have put a month of work into my final product.

Since I've been concentrating wholly on my first essay, my second, about media in the Middle East, has not advanced too much. I am only partway through writing a second draft, which I hope to complete this weekend. I think I understand better now what sort of caliber I should be aiming for in my writing, so I expect the drafting process won't take as long. Personally, I believe the essay I've completed was the most complicated, and that also contributed to the timeframe.

So, to recap, one goal in the coming days: have a 2nd draft of the media essay done this weekend. My ideal schedule for the coming weeks is to have my second essay near completion in the next two weeks and to return from Thanksgiving break with at least a good draft of my third piece.