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(Robert) Curtis Lambert
English 101
Professor Bolton
02 August 2012
Research Paper, “The Maligning of Media Piracy” Self Evaluation
The research paper was the final installment of the essays I wrote for my composition
class; English 101. I had tremendous trepidation going in to this project because the term
research paper has always been one to make my hair stand on end. However, following my
annotated bibliography, which did not excite me at all, it ended up being the single best tool I
could have had to formulate and compile the information, and then to convert that in to
understandable, and hopefully readable, dialogue. I used my text analysis essay, “The Persistent
Piracy Plethora,” as my jumping off point for my research paper, later titled, “The maligning of
Media Piracy;” not quite as catchy, but I hated to re-use the title when I was re-using, and
elaborating on, so much of the info from my text analysis. Part of the reason the paper was so
important is because the subject, media piracy, is one that I have a good deal of knowledge and
information about since it concerns me personally: I am a member of the combined actors
unions, SAG and AFTRA, and for the past 10 years media piracy, and how to disburse royalties
and residuals, has been an endless topic; and still is!
My goal with this paper was not only to show my understanding of the subject matter in a
broader sense than I had done with Essay 2, but to convey the industry lingo and the judicial
legalese in a manner that was understandable for anyone who may read the essay. I feel I
accomplished what I set out to do, and having twice as many words to convey my point certainly
helped; in the end I was very pleased with the result. There is not much more I could have said or

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referenced in the 3000 word range, therefore, I am happy with the final copy and had little
revising to do following grading.