Throughout the semester my research process changed in ways that benefitted my paper as well as helped me organize my thoughts in an orderly manner. My research skills have changed because previously when I had to find information my first thought would be to go on Google and search my topic. I now realize that if I want to find scholarly information that is peer edited the best places to check are online databases. Also, by using online databases I was able to approach academic research in a more efficient and effective way. I was not wasting my time looking into information that might or might not be accurate. Instead, I was able to spend my time sorting through a vast majority of articles relating to my topic. The quality of my writing has
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At the beginning, I picked forensic science as my topic because I found it interesting and wanted to learn more about it. I think that I had a unique way of looking at the integration of DNA profiling and fingerprinting because I am a forensic science major and had background knowledge on the topic. As I sorted through the information I found, I searched for information that connected to my topic as well as was a different way to look at something that may seem simple. I was able to refine my topic into an in-depth claim that I used as the focal point of my paper. My research paper is the piece of work that I feel is strong because it is organized and structured in a way that transitions one idea to the next in a continuous manner. I have used many examples to make sure my claim has enough support as well as detailed paragraphs containing my analysis on my topic. Instead of having a counterargument paragraph right before the conclusion, I put the counterargument in the middle of my body paragraphs so that I was able to write a couple paragraphs after the counterargument paragraph arguing against it. By having a strong research paper I was able to complete the unit 4 project with ease because I had my claim and sub-claims organized and ready to
At the beginning, I picked forensic science as my topic because I found it interesting and wanted to learn more about it. I think that I had a unique way of looking at the integration of DNA profiling and fingerprinting because I am a forensic science major and had background knowledge on the topic. As I sorted through the information I found, I searched for information that connected to my topic as well as was a different way to look at something that may seem simple. I was able to refine my topic into an in-depth claim that I used as the focal point of my paper. My research paper is the piece of work that I feel is strong because it is organized and structured in a way that transitions one idea to the next in a continuous manner. I have used many examples to make sure my claim has enough support as well as detailed paragraphs containing my analysis on my topic. Instead of having a counterargument paragraph right before the conclusion, I put the counterargument in the middle of my body paragraphs so that I was able to write a couple paragraphs after the counterargument paragraph arguing against it. By having a strong research paper I was able to complete the unit 4 project with ease because I had my claim and sub-claims organized and ready to