writing a research paper
http://www.researchpaperhelp.net/index.html
Research Paper Help . net
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Need to write a paper that was due yesterday? Get lost when you
go to the library? Afraid to use the Internet? No clue how to cite
your sources?
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Don't despair—you've come to a the right place.
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The first Research Paper Help.net was launched in early 2001. It
has since grown up big and strong and been used by thousands
of students. It was redesigned in January 2002 with some
spanking new content and (hopefully) easier navigation.
choosing a topic
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get yourself a thesis
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express yourself
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get acquainted with your topic
library research
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find what you need
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evaluate what you find
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taking notes
internet research
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it's a jungle out there
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search engines and subject indexes
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using legitimate sites
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crediting internet sources
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take lessons
writing the first draft
organize your thoughts
 freewriting
 “treeing."
 outlining.
 talking to others.
get going
 focus on your audience.
 keep going.
 remember your thesis.
editing and rewriting
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think big
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think small
crediting sources
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knowing when to cite your sources
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be smart about using quotes
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have some style
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Style Manuals Online
formatting tips
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type sizes
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spacing and margins
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fonts
sites offering research paper help
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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html
Handouts on everything, from the writing lab at the University of Purdue.
http://www.richmond.edu/~writing/wweb.html
Offers all kinds of help with the writing process and in-depth advice on making your
paper coherent, clear, and grammatically correct. A site maintained by the University
of Richmond.
http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/
An Internet companion to Michael Harvey's book, The Nuts and Bolts of College
Writing. Offers help with all stages of writing.
http://www.ups.edu/faculty/dewhite/papers.htm
A page of guidelines and suggestions from the University of Puget Sound.
http://www.wuacc.edu/services/zzcwwctr/researchpaper_menu.html
Various help from the Washburn University Writing Center.
http://www.researchpaper.com
A site offering help with doing research, mainly a giant catalogue of ideas for papers
with links to downloadable resources that correspond to the ideas. Organized by
area of discipline and by topic.
http://hildegard.engl.uvic.ca/writers/resources.htm
Over 300 virtual handouts from the University of Victoria.
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/main.html
A variety of handouts, from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/cweb500.htm
Some general resources for writers from the Writing Center at Temple University.