Writing Within Sociology: A Guide for Undergraduates Department of Sociology Oregon State University Table of Contents Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Writing that Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Credible Information Debate 1 Credible Information Debate 2 There is much debate concerning the validity and reliability of Wikipedia. The internet has transformed the way we gather and learn information. Fifteen years
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Childhood Obesity: A Growing Epidemic in the United States Tracey Whitley ENG 122 Dr. Melissa Rigney May 19‚ 2011 Childhood Obesity: A Growing Epidemic in the United States • Research Proposal – Your research paper will be two to three pages in length‚ (excluding the title and reference pages) formatted in proper APA style‚ and will include the following: o Scope and nature of the problem o Specific claim (modified from your claim submitted in Step One‚ if necessary
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Pond Water Paper DIRECTIONS STYLE TENSE: In all sections of the paper‚ present tense should be used to report background that is already established. For example‚ "The cell membrane is the barrier which separates the inside of the cell from the outside." Use future tense for work that you will do. For example‚ "This experiment will test the hypothesis that some anti-microbial agents can permeate the cell membrane during division to inhibit growth." Use past tense to describe the methods (what
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Curiousity‚ Imagination & Deception: An Essay on Conspiracy Theories Humans are curious‚ imaginative creatures by nature and can be strung along with the right bait. Conspiracy theories are one type of bait that humans continue to feed into. Why is this the situation? Are we humans that self-centered to think that inconvenient events are caused by some conspiracy to control us? Or do we need to support conspiracy theories to keep our true psychological and spiritual tendencies in balance? In
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NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONS FEEDBACK SHEET Activity 4 Dear Student‚ Please use this document to submit Activity 4. You can simply start typing in the first blank page (recommended) or paste in text from another document into the first blank page. Please save this file as: Your last name‚ first initial‚ e.g.‚ PSY5101-4 (DoeJPSY5101-4). Please save a copy of this file for yourself. Academic Integrity: Please see and follow the Academic Integrity Policy in the
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Student name: ....................... Student ID number: ..................... RESEARCHREFLECTION REPORT(should contain the details given below) | Please type your responses in the spaces below: | Marks available | Research Methods & ProcessesHow and why have you chosen/decided on the research methods and processes which you are using/have used for the development of your Major Project?How would you describe these to:1) a reader of your Major Project and/or2) a future employer(max. 550
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Literature Review A literature review • Provides an overview and a critical evaluation of a body of literature relating to a research topic or research problem. • Analyzes a body of literature in order to classify it by themes or categories‚ rather than simply discussing individual works one after another. • Presents the research and ideas of the field rather than each individual work or author by itself. A literature review often forms part of a larger research project‚ such as within
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Reaction paper: Due Wed 14 Nov. 20% Students will be required to submit a 2-3 page (double-spaced) reaction paper to a secondary source criminological article taken from an academic journal. Steps to the paper: 1. Find an academic peer-reviewed journal article that pertains to a subject within criminology that interests you. This could be: developments in policing‚ courts‚ corrections‚ young offenders‚ Aboriginals‚ minorities etc. Note that you must find article with an empirical topic
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Philippine Normal University Taft‚ Manila Interactive-Engagement vs. Traditional Methods: A Six Thousand-Student Survey of Mechanics Test Data for Introductory Physics Courses (A Research Journal Critique) In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Physics 501: Theoretical Mechanics during the First Semester of the school year 2008 – 2009 Maria Jocelyn T. Claridad Master of Arts in Science Education with Specialization in Physics Prof. Antriman V. Orleans October‚ 2008 Interactive-Engagement
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