I wrote my research essays on the long term effects of government bailouts on the economyàIf people knew more about this they’d understand more of the government’s roles in businessàThese were some of the first college essays that I have written since I got out of the ArmyàThe hardest thing is writing these essays to my standards and the professor’sàI always struggle with this because in the last five years, I’ve become a bit of a perfectionist which can work against you in alotta thingsàI never used to be like that, but spending time in the Army made me that wayàI always get so caught up in trying to – “to-a-tee” – follow every direction, instruction and ruleàDoin that causes me not to think clearlyàSo many times I had to walk away, take a break, get drunk, go for a run or watch TV for a while to clear ma’ headà I did two formal interviews. I got some good stuff on the political and economic angles about motive, opportunity and feasibility of bailoutsà I loved how the interviews didn’t agree, but I had to use them anyway to persuade the readerà Most of the first one (with my political science professor) gelled with what I thought she’d sayà a lot of liberal stuffà But the coolest thing that happened when I was workin on RE 2 was when I found out about Keynesian Theoryà I was out at my Army Reserve unit in Fraserà It was between drill days and I was getting drunk and watching game 1 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals with my squad leader Staff Sergeant Dellà He’s a polysci major too at Michigan Stateà He asked me if I knew what Keynesian Theory wasà Of course I said noà Then he explained ità I thought the whole thing was very cool because it was the last place I expected to find a theme on my research question that would help my paperà While my library research and field-work were very helpful, that was the event in ma’ research that really got me thinking and ma’ paper goingà When I interviewed my Dad I was really freaked out because he almost shot down my thesisà Because of the way my questions were written, he at first did not understand what I was askingà At first he said that my application of Keynesian Theory was wrongà But after I asked him some other stuff, I realized that he was just being professional as a CPA and wanted to make sure that his answer was one as a professional, not as my fatherà Both interviews allowed me to answer some questions and prove my point and they helped guide my research in new directionsà I wish I would’ve recorded both of the interviews on audio, but I didn’t have a recorderà It would’ve helped me catch more facts that I may have missed the first timeà The findings from my research really ain’t much by themselvesà Proof that the application of Keynesian Theory to all government bailouts could be a doctoral thesisà One that is complicated, and needs a lot more than a simple blog post to prove… But I did make some valid points J à I want to know more about how to apply Keynesian Theory in the face of criticism that it creates inflationà This is the most common argument against its use.
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| Ian Michael Krell 6/6/2K11 Ann Arbor, MI Ian Krell is a political science student at Eastern Michigan University and a United States Army combat veteran. His research methods improve with every assignment, and has claimed that research processes always teach him more than just the material. He also learns about himself as a student. His constant fascination with politics and allegoric view on the world make him a unique researcher. He has a "get it done now as opposed to later attitude" when it comes to most research. His most valued trait that sets him up for success in the research process is his attention to detail. |
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