One of the things that was both a pro and a con of this essay topic was that I picked something personally relevant to me. It was super helpful to be able to have a topic that I was super passionate about, however, when it came to writing the IA, I came in with a bias that I had to work to separate myself from. This paper went through a few rewrites because of that -- and lots of cutting and editing for the final draft -- so don't be afraid to have others look over it at any stage in the process.