from inquiry question comes.....

From the inquiry question you create in the beginning of a research project we can create a THESIS, the basis for all of our research papers!!!
For example:

Based on the recent studies done on the relationship between technology and the family relations, the evidence shows that instead of being detrimental it is the contrary

Through my research i am starting to believe that technology can be helpful and doesn't need to be a potential danger to family relations when boundaries are in place.

Conversation in essays

When writing an essay it is to feel more like a conversation thoughout, so to show this I will post a conversation with "Dave" based off of my research topic: Does Technology strain our family relationships?

Dave’s Question’s about my topic:	My responses:
Why technology?	In our generations today we are constantly using our technologies and more than half of our population has a personal computer/phone/internet. The question is how does all this technology affect us and our face to face interactions?
What do you mean by “Is too much information is bad?”	We are at a point where on Facebook or MySpace we have many people sharing things they didn’t have the courage to deal with face to face with partners, family, friends, etc. by sharing too. It is good to be open and to let out what is bothering you, but the internet is a dangerous place to do so because more people who can misinterpret and misuse your information exist. If you share things over technology only to avoid confrontation from certain people than it will not keep it from coming but could make the confrontation worse.
How do people see this and how do you see differently?	Many people without researching believe that technology it is detrimental on family relationships. I believe it can be but in moderation it is beneficial and can even boast family communications in a new way.
Wow, it’s interesting that some cultures find it rude to research in a bar. What else did you find out?	I found out that the dynamic of families are being shaped by technology , but not necessarily in bad way but in new and unfamiliar ways.
Can you give me an example of what the boundaries look like?	There should be screen time limitations and possibly time set apart for the family to enjoy each other’s company such as game or movie nights. No technology at the dinner table.
Did anything surprise you?	It surprised me that time with family seems to increase as technology came to personal uses.
What other questions did you think of that you would want to research later?	How is communication for those who have to use technology as the only way to be heard, listened to, and taken care of properly? (Handicapped)
Who is affected by what you are researching?	Parents should be interested in order to bring family order and make sure that the relationship with the rest of the family is as best as it can be. Anyone who has had some of these issues with technology who want answers are welcome to look at my research.
I am not sure I believe that the internet is detrimental to my family when I use it only moderately.	That’s good because it isn’t when the appropriate boundaries are set up. As long as you have a break from your technology and spend it with family and friends it is not going to be a threat.
What can we do to insure that the potential harm of technology/internet has a lower possibility of happening?	Make sure you are spending more time with people versus just secluding yourself into your world of technology and set all the boundaries I spoke of earlier.

Academic Research on the Internet

When searching the web for sources many things are important to remember:

1. use different keyword combinations on different search engines
2. search metasearch engines and maybe use http://www.noodletools.com/ for a list of different search engines using "choose the best search"
3. and keep a bibliography of your sources. Maybe through bibme.org.

Thoughts before finding credible sources to back you up.

When you finally have a topic chosen for a research paper you need a Inquiry question,other questions to help you search for credible sources on your specific topic, what your tentative thesis, and what are your prior beliefs and prejudices. For example: TOPIC: Technology and it's effect on family relationships. INQUIRY QUESTION: What are the effects of technology on family relationship? ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: What is the difference in our relationships now versus before computers and cellphones. Has technology been used to replace real relationships? Is there any evidence of it being the opposite? (Improving family relationships) How can we balance between the benefits of technology and it's cons. TENTATIVE THESIS: We have progressively improved our communication using new and inproved technology but has it actually strained our relationships by promoting a way to communicate that is impersonal while we ignore the personal side of communication? PRIOR BELIEFS/PREJUDES Technology can distract us by taking time to talk and spend time with family+friends.Technology is a way that teens now relate to other people and so is beneficial in communication. There is a balance between our relationships and use of technology, but it is hard for those of us born into the technology era to relate to those who do not understand our favorite pastimes through technology that can be introverted rather than extroverted activities.

researching a topic using "The Curious Researcher"

 English Composition classes at LBC showed my class how to boil down to a topic for a research paper using "the Curious Researcher" as a guide. Within the textbook, we have exercises to complete to help us achieve a part of the research process. This is my response to such an exercise specifically focusing on picking a topic for a research paper:

#1 Academic Writing Myth + The difference between facts and opinions

Being in College is so different then Highschool. Many of us are living away from home for the first time, learning in an entirely new enviroment, and learning at a completely different level than what we are used to. Reality hit me when I attended my first semester in English Composition class at Lancaster Bible College. The one rule in acedemic writing you always hear your teacher telling you in Highschool is, "do not write the word "I" in your papers." In my English Comp. class, I was given a textbook called, "They Say I Say" and it teaches the contrary. Many of you would probably be thinking right now that either I am misinformed or that my College is teaching English class incorrectly, but using the word "I" in academic writing is not only looked favorably upon it is expected in order to write efficently. They reason, and I quote, "To be sure, writers can resort to various circumlocutions--'it will here be argued,''the evidence suggests,''the truth is'--and these may be useful for avoiding a montonous series of 'I believe' sentences. But except for avoiding such monotony, we see no good reason why 'I'should be set aside in persuasive writing. Rather than prohibit 'I,'then, we think a better tactic is to give students practice at using it well and learning its use, both by supporting claims with evidence and by attending closely to alternate persecptives--to what 'they' are saying." So in this way if what we read is true using the word "I" can strengthin your paper by supporting a claim or adding new ideas to another writer's thoughts.