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"Research paper." What image comes into mind as you hear those words:
working with stacks of articles and books, hunting the "treasure" of others'
thoughts? Whatever image you create, it's a sure bet that you're envisioning
sources of information--articles, books, people, artworks. Yet a research
paper is more than the sum of your sources, more than a collection of different
pieces of information about a topic, and more than a review of the literature
in a field. A research paper analyzes a perspective or argues a point.
Regardless of the type of research paper you are writing, your finished
research paper should present your own thinking backed up by others' ideas
and information.
To draw a parallel, a lawyer researches and reads about many cases and
uses them to support their own case. A scientist reads many case studies to
support an idea about a scientific principle. In the same way, a history student
writing about the Vietnam War might read newspaper articles and books and
interview veterans to develop and/or confirm a viewpoint and support it with
evidence.
In fact, this guide is designed to help you navigate the research voyage,
through developing a research question and thesis, doing the research,
writing the paper, and correctly documenting your sources.
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If you’re a college student, you will probably have to write at least one
college-level research paper before you graduate. Writing a good
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Here are the steps and resources you need to write a strong research
paper, as well as a checklist to go over to be sure you wrote a good
paper. Research writing can be a challenge, but with a little practice, it
can become an important part of your academic and professional toolkit.
The Process
The following steps will help you write a research paper, starting with
nothing but an assignment or prompt and ending up with a well-crafted
essay. The steps are: