So I guess research is looking stuff up? But no really, it’s finding all you can about a certain subject or topic to expand your knowledge of it. When I think “research”, I think of scholarly papers, or medical studies. Usually, when I do research, it’s more mundane; If you consider looking up the best Dim Sum restaurant in the Chicagoland area research.
My one encounter with research writing was freshman year of high school. It didn’t go well. I really had no idea what I was doing, or even how to write a paper. I couldn’t find many reputable sources, and wasn’t properly taught how to use the sources I did find. It also didn’t help that that was the first paper I had ever written. Being home schooled before that year, I never really had the need to write an extensive research essay. What an introduction.
What I’m looking forward to most is finding a topic that I feel strongly about and being able to back it up with substantial facts. There’s something empowering and comforting in knowledge. When I have something I’m genuinely interested in, discovering more about it and sharing what I’ve learned seems only natural. On the other hand, I have never written an 8 page paper before. If I got stressed out about the 3 page essay (especially the source use), I’m a little more than apprehensive about how this is going to go.
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