Nadia Dawson

English 102

Assignment 2(corrected veersion)

            After reading Davis and Shade’s essay I understood a little more about research papers, and what they are meant to do. In the essay, they are trying to argue the point that research papers are necessary in the world that we live in today. They are arguing this point that research papers are needed and have a purpose in today’s society. They benefit everybody when things need further explanation or exploration into a certain topic. They seem to be analyzing the history of research papers and their relevance to us. I think their model is better because it makes it easier to write research papers. They wanted us to look into their findings and understand their point of view. After analyzing all of their facts and thoughts on this topic, I see what they have come to think and believe.

            When writing a research paper it is important to have a set guideline on how it is going to look or be structured. This is because they tend to be very long. Because they are long, if you just start writing them then, they can become jumbled, or unclear throughout the paper. Your issues and examples may jump around.  A writer always prepares for the research first. They start to get the idea of the topic they want. Soon after they start to find sources that best match the writer’s thoughts and ideas on the topic they chose. Then the writer should create an outline so they can organize the paper in a way that makes it understandable and able to be read clearly. Now, after doing all of that the writer is ready to start and finish a rough draft of their paper. A rough draft is necessary because this gives you a chance to check your writing and correct any errors that may have mistakenly been included. It is best to just read over the paper. After everything is corrected and fixed then the paper has been completed and ready to turn in.

            In conclusion, the model that Davis and Shadle gave was great because it gave a nice guideline on how a research paper can be written. It creates a starting place for people who don’t really write research papers. It’s sort of like a safe haven for beginners. While the reading was long, it was fairly informative and has broadened my view on research papers and how they should be written. While I do already have my own guideline, it is always great to see how others process their thoughts.

Nadia Dawson

English 102

Assignment 2

            After reading Davis and Shade’s essay I understood a little more about research papers, and what they are meant to do. In the essay, they are trying to argue the point that research papers are necessary in the world that we live in today. They are arguing this point that research papers are needed and have a purpose in today’s society. They benefit everybody when things need further explanation or exploration into a certain topic. They seem to be analyzing the history of research papers and their relevance to us. I think their model is better because it makes it easier to write research papers. They wanted us to look into their findings and understand their point of view. After analyzing all of their facts and thoughts on this topic, I see what they have come to think and believe.

Nadia Dawson

English 102

Assignment1

Tonight I read a sample reading about teenage rebellion. It talked about how over time we as a people have evolved and rebellion is a new age thing. It expressed how our peers, parents, and the media influence the rebellions. It goes more in depth about how the media is a main cause in causing teen rebellion.  After reading the “The Media Affecting Teenage Rebellion”, I understood what Sarah was talking about in class. I can compare the sample essay with the discussion we had in class about the different definitions of research. The most comparable things I saw were purpose, source, and information.

                In the sample essay, it was teenage rebellion. It focused on the why and discussed how the media was influencing the teenagers to rebel. In class, we discussed how purpose was one way to focus the research paper. The essay had one purpose and it was to inform the reader about rebellion and show how the media adds to the issue. I liked how the essay was set up and hit on every issue on the topic. The person tried to stay in the lines of the main topic a. In class we talked about how the purpose is also part of the researching process. This student had to choose a purpose to discuss, and then research all of the different types of ideas that come with this main purpose. This allows the person to narrow down the topic so they can write a more informative paper.

                Another thing we talked about in class was sources. Sources are a main thing when doing research papers. They help you to use other people’s thoughts in order to prove your point. In the sample essay, the student used many different sources. This student used at least 5 sources and cited them all. The other thing we talked about when dealing with sources is citing. When you don’t cite the people it becomes a problem. This is because you end up using someone else’s words without telling the reader that those are not your thoughts. This is plagiarism and is an offense that is punishable by a low grade in the class. The sample essay had a lot of different quotes and paraphrases that they cited.

                The other topic we discussed in class was information. We talked about how information is a huge thing when dealing with research papers. This information is what the reader takes away from the paper. In the sample article, the information provided was understandable and helpful when trying to understand this person’s main purpose. Information is a valuable thing that we all use in our everyday lives in order to live our daily lives.

                Information, purpose, and source are only three things we discussed in class when dealing with research papers. We talked about many different things that would go into writing and understand research papers. This sample essay was a great example of how a research paper is supposed to look like, but it is also a good read. Not only give me a good look at research papers and their relevance, but it is also a great guideline to see how the papers I write are supposed to look.