Reflective Essay And How It Relates To Liberty University

The process of Inquiry is a crucial, yet often overlooked, skill everyone should learn in society today. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, inquiry is “an examination into facts or principles,” but in reality it is much more than that. It is at its heart a true desire to know, to seek out answers rather than avoid problems. It is effective questioning, where one does not merely take facts at face value but rather puts effort into checking and testing those claims, which in turn helps him better reflect upon the world around him. Personally, the process on Inquiry has, and will continue to help me immensely throughout my academic career, through how it affects me personally, how it relates to Liberty University, and in the future as I continue to participate in the larger community of scholars and conversations within my specific interests.
I learned a great deal about the process of inquiry as I researched my specific topic: how the continuous progression of modern antibiotics affect the resistance of bacteria to these antibiotics. The first skill I gained was developing a reliable question. This step is essential because it both helped me narrow down my topic and gave me a starting point for my research, which was the second skill I learned. It involved strengthening information literacy, information gathering, and stewardship of that
My ultimate goal job-wise is to become a wildlife biologist, and a vast, nearly total majority of the work I will be conducting research through the process of inquiry, whether it be in the form of collecting data on animals, forming hypothesis and questions, or writing my own papers one day. Here I will be able to participate in the “larger community of scholars,” and continually be able to personally develop my inquiry and research skills that are so essential to understanding the world around