Monday, March 17, 2008
Research
To be honest, I have so many experiences involving research, I don’t even know where to begin. My first approach to researching information is that I enjoy choosing a topic which I can be comfortable writing about. Then my next step is gathering all of the information on my topic of choice, then I am able to determine which source is reliable information to use for my paper. After this I am able to begin the writing process and as I write I can cite my paper according to the sources I used to prove authority behind my references. I have to say I invest a lot of time into researching before writing any paper. MLA and APA are specific writing styles that every writer uses when he/she are creating papers. MLA is the more common of the two when writing papers and citing sources involving liberal arts and humanities. APA is also well known when writing papers involving social sciences. We give attribution to the original authors in our texts because by taking their written words we create plagiarism since we are stealing other others information. By creating reference pages and works cited pages, this allows us to use the author’s information in our own papers. No harm is done as long as you as a writer prove where your source of information originally came from.
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I am so happy you have so much experience in doing research. As you said, you spent a lot time to do this before you write. I think it is good way to make your essay to be colorful. You can use many information you researched, and added in your essay. You are a good writer.
yah, i always spend tons of time on research and find nothing useful. i know a little bit about MLA, but i have not tried APA yet. well, since they are both used for quotation, i guess they are kind of similar?
As Newton said, everyone needs to stand on giants’ shoulders to achieve success. Without cites, it is almost impossible to write a great paper. Of curse to show our respect to the giants, we should credit them.
well, if i were the teacher i would say:Nice explanation of MLA and APA and all those "work sited" thing.
actually i didn't know much about APA yet, and thanks to your explanation,now i know more about these two formats.you do exactly the same way as i do to search information. I also invest a lot of time into researching before writing a paper. and i think that's an important step to write a good research paper, isn't it?
It is very necessary to spend a lot of time on doing research. Much useful information also can bring us some new ideas and make the whole essay more creative and interesting. Also, every writer should know how to use MLA and APA; they are helpful and they are the basic and important guidelines.
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