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By Richard Pesaturo English Comp I Anatomy of a Research Paper August 10, 2011

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English Comp I What is your topic? Alternative medicine. What are the reasons that you chose the topic? I’m in the Medical Assistant program and wanted a topic related to that field. Have you prior knowledge of your topic? No.

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English Comp I Identify your generative question? Why are CAM therapies so popular, and what function does it serve in today’s society?

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English Comp I Identify the best sources and the sequence of techniques used to produce your essay?

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English I Outline of Research Paper Title: Alternative Medicine: History and Effects on Present Day Society Thesis: Why are CAM therapies so popular, and what function does it serve in today’s society? introductory 1. Define history of ancient alternative medicine A. Who (culture) originated alternative medicine B. What was the reason for alternative medicine C. When was alternative medicine originated D. Where did alternative medicine originate E. Why was there a need for in the ancient world for alternative medicine Comparing and contrasting, 2 & 3 . 2. Description/definition of ancient alternative medicines A. Types of alternative medicine B. Uses of alternative medicine C. Benefits of alternative medicine D. Drawbacks of alternative medicine

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English I Outline of Research Paper (continued) 3. Description/definition of present day alternative medicine A. Types of alternative medicine B. Uses of alternative medicine C. Benefits of alternative medicine D. Drawbacks of alternative medicine Cause and Effect 4. What are the reasons for using alternative medicine A. What are the motives behind alternative medicine B. What illness’s benefit from its use C. What role does it have in society D. What are the results of using alternative medicine Persuading 5. Why alternative medicine is beneficial and the positive role it plays in society A. How does alternative medicine positively effect society B. Reasons for popularity C. Testimonials D. Confirmed clinical results Conclusion 6. Conclude research paper A. Reworded thesis statement B. Summarize main points C. Memorable ending

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Cornell Note System Devised in the 1950s by Walter Pauk Provides a systematic format for condensing and organizing notes Don’t forget to document your notes with citations

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English Comp I Resources used for my research paper as follows: CQ Researcher

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English Comp I The National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine

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English Comp I OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

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English Comp I Once research is collected keep in mind the following: Subject Audience Purpose Strategy Design

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English Comp I Before writing your Research Paper determine what format you will be using as follows: MLA Format or Modern Language Association format is designed for English and the humanities courses go to: www.mla.org for more info.

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English Comp I APA format or American Psychological Association is used for courses in the behavioral sciences. Go to: www.apa.org for more info.

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English Comp I The body copy of your Research Paper must have the following elements: Title Thesis Statement Introductory Paragraph Researchable Question Topic Sentence Main Points Paragraphs Reworded Thesis Statement Summarized Main Points Memorable Ending

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English Comp I Each body paragraph should include three sets of evidence . Evidence is a fact, statistic, example or illustration Each piece of evidence should be followed by an inference . Inference is an interpretation, evaluation, assessment, or judgment

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English Comp I Citations In MLA style, references to sources are placed in the text of the paper to briefly identify sources for readers and enable them to locate the source of the cited information in the Works Cited list. Works Cited list is at the end of the essay showing all the identified sources of the research paper

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English Comp I Annotated Citation National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine." Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Cengage Learning, 2008. Web. 1 Aug. 2011. <http://www.ic.galegroup.com>. Successfully explains the role that CAM has played through the centuries and the distrust of its medicinal value, the author explains the opposing views quite interestingly. The publication explains CAM’s virtues, and negative aspect in society. Annotated Citation is a citation that is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

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English Comp I Identify the writing strategies that you used in your research essay? Comparing and Contrasting Cause and Effect Persuading

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English Comp I Identify problems and success that you encountered completing the preliminary research essay. Success Utilizing the Cornell note system and the outline of my research paper organized a structure format of information. From that I created a well balanced research essay that flows in a logical manner. Problems The problems that existed was that lack of time to complete.