Every philosophy paper I have completed has required an intensive planning period, in which I have to slowly go through the text in order to understand the points made by the author. My mind does not function in such a conceptual way as to truly understand philosophy, but I managed to write several papers with complex thoughts about life as a whole. My professor preferred a shorter paper in which facts were laid out efficiently, with no need for a smooth flow of writing. For this reason, my philosophy paper is probably the least interesting work in this portfolio, while being my most complex and thought-provoking.