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Hisham Alabdullatif
Professor/ Frances
UWRT1102
11/14/2014

EIP Reflection
When I first started looking for a topic to research I found some topics that would have
been okay for EIP. However, I wanted to research something new. I wanted to challenge
myself. That is why I picked economics and class. At the beginning I didnt know what to
narrow it down to. With a little help from my instructor I was able to narrow it down to
researching this problem back in Saudi Arabia. To be completely honest, I thought I
knew all about economics and class in Saudi Arabia. Apparently I was very wrong. I
figured that out after I finished the research. I started doing my research with some
reading about this common issue in all of our societies. I couldnt find anything special
or interesting. As I was looking for resources to get some information out of them, I had
an idea for my resources that would benefit me. That way is interviewing close family
members who lived long before I was born like my grandfather. I interviewed all the
members that had a different experience with this issue. For instance, we have different
costumes and traditions than the ones here in the US. The schools and universities we
have are either for girls only or for boys only. In other word, they have their own
community. I wanted to research even the past of this issue and how did it start. After
interviewing them, I received some good information and knowledge. Using that
information and knowledge I was able to complete my research.
The research started ruff because I didnt know from where could I possible get
information about economic and class in Saudi Arabia especially papers in the internet. I

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tried to find resources on the Internet, I found one or two but I didnt thought that the
material those articles held wasnt satisfying to me because I wanted it more focused
and precise. I then had the interviewing idea. From that I found a lot good information
that met my expectations. For instance, I was really interested in what my father
thought about the start of this civilizational issue. I found it from him, that it started long
before our time when our ancestors stated trading good between each other. As some
people became rich and others became poor, then class became a distinctive feature of
those who are doing economically well. I like free writing because after all, the paper is
the ideal way to express how I feel about a certain issues. I also like note cards method
but free writing gives me the freedom I need to show and illustrate my findings in a clear
way.
One more thing that enhanced my writing in this particular assignment is the help of my
group aka The Group. With another persons opinion I am wiser so having their opinion
was really helpful. They helped with small errors that I couldnt notice. In my point of
view, having such diverse group is beneficial to all group members. With another
perspective on my side I gain more information on this matter. With their help I was
able to get rid of the little error that I usually make unintentionally.