Monday, March 26, 2007

The type of research I prefer

As we have learned in this class, there are many different types of research. As some of us learned, the library isn't the only place to do research. Our world is filled with millions of sources of researching possibilities. I'm sure a lot of you are with me when I say I'm not that big a fan of the libarary. ok, this may sound bad, but I would rather do research outside of the library. Of course I visit quite a bit because I am forced to learn something scholarly (which isn't bad, but you'll see my point in a few). I shouldn't say I hate the libarary because I really don't. I love going randomly and just finding a new book to read. That can be quite exciting...

However, I prefer to use sources outside of the book. As I was saying before, my favorite type of research is one I can use without a scholalry source. This type of research I speak so highly of is observation. Ah yes, if you ask me, there is no better sources then your observations and experiences. When I write my papers, I like to use people as my information givers because it's like talking to the author themselves. When you read a book and get information, it's sometimes hard to understand what the person is saying, or even difficult to feel connected with the topic.

For my first paper, I took a survey of five guys and five girls. When I read their answers, I had an easy time writing my paper because I felt a connection with these people. My peers are just like me. We have a lot of the same ideas and a lot of the same believes. For my second paper, I'm taking somewhat of the same route. I want to talk to my peers so I can become more related to the topic I am writing about.

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