{"id":43,"date":"2017-04-06T05:15:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T13:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/maguireenglish1a\/?p=43"},"modified":"2018-02-20T23:21:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T07:21:04","slug":"the-research-fixer-upper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/maguireenglish1a\/2017\/04\/06\/the-research-fixer-upper\/","title":{"rendered":"The Research Fixer-Upper"},"content":{"rendered":"

I like studying and I like researching. Every time I tell people this, I get the same reaction: raised eyebrows with confused stares. Yes, I\u2019ve heard that it’s strange, but I love the process of searching through books in the library, settling down in a quiet corner and researching for hours on end. It\u2019s peaceful and near mind-numbing. The library will forever be my happy place.<\/p>\n

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When I\u2019m assigned an essay, the first thing that I do is write down a list of possible topics. Usually, I only get about one or two. In other words, it\u2019s not all that successful. Once I get my meager list, I try to think of sub-points (thank you, third grade English). Once I have a rough list, I\u2019ll search JSTOR, library catalogs, and any other academic database for articles that are even vaguely related to my points. If I find one that hits home, I save it. As I work through the articles, though, I start to see what my thesis could be.<\/p>\n

The article that we read as homework, \u201cBeam: A Rhetorical Vocabulary,\u201d was eye-opening for me. I realized as I was reading that my research process was focused on requirements rather than success. I picked the required number of sources and was finished; like many other lazy students (I will admit to occasional laziness) I pick out the \u201cgood enough\u201d sources and then find a quote that could fit into my topic.<\/p>\n

Yes, sources are supposed to support our argument. Yes, quotes are supposed to be fuel for further arguments. No, I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve accomplished this.<\/p>\n

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I think I finally understand the most effective way of using sources in my papers. The sources that I choose should not be an external connection to another person\u2019s work. If I do it correctly, and this is an if, I should be able to incorporate the source in a way that it intertwines with the pattern that I am weaving. Sounds easy enough, right?<\/p>\n

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Now, to prove I\u2019m not just all talk\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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