Research Papers

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• Why do people write research papers?
• Why do I need to learn to write a research paper?

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• People write research papers to further the study
  of a particular topic. For example, in science,
  a scientist might write a research paper on the
  effects of feeding mice genetically engineered
  corn. Someone studying the effects of feeding
  humans genetically engineered corn would most
  certainly be interested in the research paper on
  mice.

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• Another example would be an English professor
  researching and writing about how Jonathan Swift
  was influenced by the political climate in
  England during the 1700s. This professor would
  read historical papers, political science papers,
  other literature papers along with Swifts
  writings to develop a point in which he or she
  would prove in the research paper. This paper
  would be of interest to anyone studying Jonathan
  Swift.

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• Another reason people write research papers is to
  help another person working in a field. For
  example, many of your teachers read research
  papers to find the best way to do things. For
  example, a teacher might read about how to help
  students develop better listening skills, improve
  reading comprehension, or feel better about going
  to school.

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• At this point, you may be thinkingWell, that is
  great for adults. But I am just a kid. Why
  would I want to concern myself with writing a
  research paper? I dont have anything to
  contribute to a field of study! Plus, it just
  all seems so confusing to me.

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• There are several reasons that students benefit
  from writing research papers.
• 1. You will learn to avoid plagiarism. I will
  expand on this more later, but if you plagiarize
  in college, you can get kicked out. The sooner
  you learn how to write without plagiarizing, the
  better.

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• 2. Writing research papers will help you learn a
  lot about a topic. You will spend time reading
  what other people think or have discovered about
  whatever topic you are studying. You will take
  this information and put it in a paper. Not only
  will this help you improve your comprehension of
  a topic, you will be less likely to forget what
  you have comprehended.

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• 3. You will also improve your overall writing
  skills. Because you will have to back your point
  up with facts, you will especially develop your
  persuasive writing ability. Writing skills are
  becoming increasingly recognized as important.
  You have to demonstrate your writing ability on
  tests like the ISAT (jr. high), Prairie State
  Exam (high school), Writing Competency Test
  (college), GRE (graduate school), MCAT (medical
  school)the list goes on and on!

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• 4. If your paper is selected for the internet,
  other students will be reading your paper. Just
  like a scientist would be interested in another
  scientists researchother students will be
  interested in your research!

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• 5. Learning how to write a research paper isnt
  easy. But, it is better to have someone teach it
  to you in a step-by-step process, than have to
  figure it out for yourself. Most likely, you
  will be writing research papers in high school,
  and most certainly you will be writing them in
  college. If you understand the basic concepts
  now, that will be one less thing you will have to
  worry about.

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• As if the other four reasons arent reasons
  enough
• 6. You want to get a good grade in language arts!