I found Chapter 7 to be helpful because it breaks down many complex parts of a research paper and simplifies it. The sections on citations is useful for me as well as knowing when it is most appropriate to quote from a source you are using. I liked that one specific part of the reading mentioned that paraphrasing is a way to inform your audience in a way that they can understand. This is important especially with technical and complex topics that people choose to research. Paraphrasing is a way to cater to the audience's limited knowledge of certain topics. Additionally, the reading defined both paraphrasing and summarizing, and I realized that I hadn't thought of those two terms as having different meanings. The MLA citations part of the chapter is something I will reference when writing my first draft as well.
My writing process for project 2 was different from project 1 because I had to conduct research towards my argumentative topic. I also was required to use the Florida State university database in order to find peer-reviewed article that would provide me with correct information. This essay also had several sources whom mad me sound more credible towards my audience, which enabled me to write more about my topic. The personally think that writing a first draft and then revising it in order for it to be my final draft to be very helpful when writing a research essay. I was able to carefully go over any grammatical or punctuation errors as well as make sure that all my sentences made sense and were not random. I enjoyed project 2 the most because I was required to conduct research on my topic, which allowed me to expand my knowledge towards an argument that is personal to me and it made me sound even more credible when discussing this argument face to face with someone.
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