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Chapter I
What Is a Research Paper?
Research is...
...
available yet to fill a paper on your specific
subtopics.
Solution: Find a topic that affords you sufficient
information to cover the issue thoroughly.
8. Do I like my topic enough to want to write ... your topic.
Solution: Y o u guessed it: Get a new topic.
In Chapter 4, you'll explore how to write a thesis state-
ment. That way, you'll learn how to keep your wr...
... Ezra
Guide to American Art Museums
1. Art United States Guide books
2. Art museums US guidebooks
3. Museums US guidebooks
N 510. M34 1983 708.13 (Dewey Decimal No.)
ISBN 0-5 6 4-2 35763 0-1 4
48 ... spe-
cial collections. Chapter 8 teaches you how to use electronic
media. You're going to really enjoy this!
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5. Almanacs. These are remarkably handy and easy -to-...
... publishers.
Is the source up -to- date? What is the publication
date?
Is the source a first edition, revision, or reprint?
While the information in first editions is usually
up -to- date, the book may ... start using electronic sources for research.
Chapter 9 shows you how to track your research.
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Chapter 9
How Do I Track My
Research?
Research means to give each and every...
... subtopic, in the top right- or left-
hand corner.
• Include a reference citation showing the source of the
information. Place this in the bottom right- or left-hand
corner.
• Be sure to include ... (exposition)
• To convince (persuasion)
• To describe (description)
• To tell a story (narration)
In writing your research paper, your purpose is to per-
suade. As a result, s...
... the great passages in American literature:
"[Hannibal] the white town drowsing in the sunshine of a summer's
morning" is shocked into life by the cry of "S-t-e-a-m-boat a-
comin'!" ... weeks after the blinding bang of a
second atomic bomb burst and the riotous victory rev-
Statement
elries. World War II formally passed into history on the
deck of the battl...
... James
Macintosh. New York: W W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1987.
Editor
Give the name of the editor or editors, followed by ed.
(if one editor) or eds. (if more than one editor).
Example: ...
1989: 12.
Editorial
Show that the article is an editorial by writing Editorial
after the title.
Example:
"Dealing with the National Debt." Editorial. Newsday, 12 October
1998,
....
... vehicle
break: to crack or destroy
25. bread:
baked goods
bred: to cause to be born
26. breadth:
the side -to- side dimension
breath: inhalation and exhalation
27. bridal: pertaining to the bride ... when you're
writing a research paper, where outside material is used to
support your thesis.
Here are some guidelines to follow as you revise:
• Give your writing...