Blog Post #4 Plan for Revision

 As far as the research proposal, I don't feel like there is currently a need for revision. The parts of the proposal that outline what will be researched currently feel sufficient. The help I received from Cheyenne seemed to confirm that the study seems to be enough, currently, to fulfill the requirements of the research proposal. 

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