My Research Process So Far

My research process so far has been quite challenging, but inspiring as well. I am quite happy with my topic. While I have found the requirement to use sources from the New Humanities Reader very restricting, I am glad that I can write and research at least partially on a topic I am very interested in. This will be the first time I have the chance to study the Russian Revolution and its leaders closely, something I have always desired to do. I have also studied World War II closely many times before, but I have never had the chance to study the planning of war strategy and domestic policy during the war closely. I was very surprised by the number of sources I can choose from, and it even overwhelmed me at times. I had trouble finding the exact sources that I needed. However, I have been able to figure out how to navigate the vast collection of sources to find what a need, something that I have found quite satisfying about the research process. Nevertheless, I am still unsure as how many sources will be sufficient for my research project. With all the sources available, it is tempting for me to use as many sources as I can, even though I know I do not have the space in my paper nor the time to do so. I still need to narrow my argument and area of research somewhat; as I mentioned earlier, with all the sources available, it has been tempting to do as much as I can, despite the fact that I know I cannot. Once I am able to specifically choose all the sources I need, I should be well on my way to writing the paper.