Reflect on your research of writing process - What strategies are working for you? What do you need to change?
The research process I've been using for this paper involves a few different strategies. The approach I will usually start with is to look up scholarly articles using specific keywords and phrases such as "Poodle sales quality of life" or "naproxen sodium blood vessels". This almost always nets me the sort of results I'm looking for: academic papers providing impartial information on a topic of interest. If I'm working on a strictly formal presentation of objective information, this fits the bill nearly every time.
There is another method of research that I've come to rely on over the years, particularly in persuasive papers. Now although I certainly hold opinions and beliefs, I do not consider myself a particularly charged individual, which is to say that I don't seek any sort of contention over differences in views if I can otherwise make a more objective argument. I know, however, that there are many out there who are much more interested in promoting their personal views or proving some specific point, and have gathered relevant information all in once place for that purpose. So, if I am called upon to make a case for one thing or another, one tactic I consider viable is to do a generic google search for articles that not only reach the same conclusions that I do but also provide sufficient citation to reach the original sources so I can view them myself. Then, based on how accurate and useful I find those sources to be, I will incorporate them into my own writing.
The research process I've been using for this paper involves a few different strategies. The approach I will usually start with is to look up scholarly articles using specific keywords and phrases such as "Poodle sales quality of life" or "naproxen sodium blood vessels". This almost always nets me the sort of results I'm looking for: academic papers providing impartial information on a topic of interest. If I'm working on a strictly formal presentation of objective information, this fits the bill nearly every time.
There is another method of research that I've come to rely on over the years, particularly in persuasive papers. Now although I certainly hold opinions and beliefs, I do not consider myself a particularly charged individual, which is to say that I don't seek any sort of contention over differences in views if I can otherwise make a more objective argument. I know, however, that there are many out there who are much more interested in promoting their personal views or proving some specific point, and have gathered relevant information all in once place for that purpose. So, if I am called upon to make a case for one thing or another, one tactic I consider viable is to do a generic google search for articles that not only reach the same conclusions that I do but also provide sufficient citation to reach the original sources so I can view them myself. Then, based on how accurate and useful I find those sources to be, I will incorporate them into my own writing.
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