This week there was significant development in the continuation of the research as well as the writing of my project. I was able to do a significant amount of secondary source analysis because of the historiography section of the project. After hearing the opinions of a hand full of notable authors and historians I was able to grasp the position of which my topic is situated in the historic conversation. The opinions of the authors I used in my historiography were truly helpful in the development of my arguments, thesis, and I think the overall outcome of the final project. Following the completion of my historiography and reading I did for the portion I decided to continue reading, dedicating most of my free time over the weekend reading primary sources. I plan on visiting the special collections portion of the library tomorrow to check in on a box that I’ve requested. If what I’ve been told about the particular box is true I should get a considerably larger amount of new primary source material accounting the social situations surrounding the development of urban highways in the Philadelphia area. Following this on Monday I plan on beginning the next portion of the project that is due on Wednesday, I’ve been brainstorming this portion of the project and I can tell that this is when the most development and structure of what my project will happen. I am definitely at a point in my research where I’m getting comfortable with the materials I’ll be using as well as the topic itself and therefore I’m very content with where my project is at this point in the semester.