Difference between paper #1 and paper #2

Between the two papers we had to write, a narrative and a position essay, I learned pretty quick that I like writing narratives better. It's much easier to sit down and just write, than have to do all the research required for a position essay. In a narrative, I'm the boss. Usually I get to be the one to decides how it should be and where the story goes. With my particular essay, I was recounting a past event in my life, which made it really easy to write. I felt like how Ernest Hemmingway puts it, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typerwriter and bleed." (Except I was at a computer).
The position essay took me a lot longer to write. I needed to find other people who have similar views and have evidence that supported my position. I also needed to look at counter-arguments and do even more research to try and refute them. Looking through all the resources then and trying to decide what was legit, and what I could use was a large task. I became pretty discouraged and ended up changing my topic three times, which wasted even more time. Although it was a bit of a negative writing experience for me, (honestly I'm not too happy with my end result....[but am I ever?]), I did learn a lot about my topic I didn't know before.