Course
ENG198
Semester
Fall
Instructor's Name
Laura Vorachek
Year
2024
Writing Process
I wrote this essay in my ENG198 writing seminar in the fall semester of my first year at Dayton. In this class, we were prompted to write a research paper examining an issue surrounding gender. As a woman who has been impacted by gender roles through the media portrayed to me, I immediately knew I wanted this to be my subject of research. I dedicated hours to reading many different scholarly articles about how the gender roles presented in the media impacts a child's understanding of gender roles. I wrote several drafts of this essay, participated in peer revisions, and made many revisions to the essay. As I continued to work on this essay my curiosity about the subject grew, so when Dr. Vorachek explained our final essay assignment, I knew what I wanted to do. I desired to expand upon my research to discover whether or not these negative stereotypes impacted girls as they grew up. Thus, I found more articles discussing this very topic, but I could not find any research about the impacts on college aged women. Because of this, I conducted my own research to discover the impact these messages had on women. I really enjoyed writing this paper because I had the opportunity to read several scholarly sources, participate in peer revisions, learn more about a topic I am passionate about, and share my findings with others.
Recommended Citation
Kozal, Maria K.
(2025)
"Disney Movies: Harmful or Harmless?,"
Line by Line: A Journal of Beginning Student Writing: Vol. 11:
Iss.
2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/lxl/vol11/iss2/7
