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How To Write Research Article

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Posted 05 September 2008 - 06:44 PM

Writers can get lots of work, and students can earn better grades, by developing the ability to become an instant expert on a subject and by then writing evocatively, enthusiastically, and intelligently about it.

For the best success when writing a research paper or research-based article, keep these guidelines in mind:

* Research Smartly and Efficiently. Find several reliable sources, but not too many. Look for authoritative published books, both recent ones that present the most up-to-date information and, where appropriate, those from the period in which your topic first came to prominence. Academic journal articles can be very useful, both for article writers and for students; but don't get too bogged down in academic thought, either.
* Use the Internet Discriminatingly. The Internet can be a tremendous research tool if you use it wisely. Note, however, that many editors and many teachers smartly limit how many Internet sources or how much web research you can use, a reflection of the fact that anyone can publish pretty much anything they want on the Internet without regard for accuracy or truth. Aim to use only verifiably reputable sources.
* Outline. Particularly for a subject about which you started out knowing very little, an outline will help you organize your material coherently. It will also serve as your road map for the writing journey.
* Find an Expert. With research and outline in hand, find yourself one, two, or more experts for very brief interviews to get quotes that can spark up a paragraph or two or provide insight or clarification on key topics. (This isn’t essential, but some publications and some teachers demand it.) If you can't get in touch with an expert live, seek out publications by acknowledged experts and quote them on key points, always making sure that you honestly and clearly acknowledge your sources.
* Have a Point of View. Ponder the material you have gathered, rereading it multiple times if necessary, until some aspect or angle emerges in your mind that expresses your personal take on the subject. If necessary, rework your outline to present and develop your viewpoint more clearly.
* Find a Hook. With your point of view in mind, try to come up with a catchy lead that will draw the reader into your story. It might be a vivid image; or a quote from an interview subject or from Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations (note, though, that some publications and professors don't like articles or essays that start in this way, considering quotes to be hackneyed leads lacking in original thought); or, where appropriate and only if the assignment allows, a personal anecdote to which the reader might be able to relate. Draw a quick conclusion from that opening that leads into the first important piece of information in your outline or essay. (Or rework your outline again so it follows from a dynamite lead you've come up with.)
* Always Keep the Reader in Mind. While maintaining a voice of expertise, don’t get bogged down in minutiae. Cover all the ground you need to cover to explain things clearly; but keep your pace lively. Try to develop a legitimate sense of excitement about the subject, and share that excitement with the reader.
* End at the Beginning. For a nifty ending to your story, try to find a way to echo some striking aspect of your lead in the concluding paragraph or two. This will give the reader the satisfying feeling that you've wrapped up the whole research subject into a tidy, coherent whole.

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Posted 12 September 2008 - 10:42 PM

Writing a dissertation and writing an essay are both different process. You always need a plan to write a dissertation because in writing an essay you can take help from your class text books but in writing a dissertation you cannot take any help from your class text books. If you are writing an essay you have to put all your ideas in mind together and just start writing but in dissertation writing you have to scour through books, journal articles, attend conferences and collect papers. In dissertation writing help can also be taken from online resources, government publications and newspaper articles.



The main part of writing an essay is try to make a brainstorm about your essay without worrying about the opinions of your pars or advisers. Also try to undertake a preliminary study of research during this first phase of the writing of essay. As far as dissertation writing concerns the search should be very systematic and includes the information not available in library catalogue. Online libraries in these terms are very informative and unique search options rather then searching material in any other online databases of search engines.

After collecting all the material for your essay or dissertation you need a proposal to start the second stage of your writing. This proposal will define all your sections and strategy of the work. Mark my words if dissertation proposal have all the criticality then your dissertation writing will be statically right other wise you will definitely be suffering.



There is also an important factor when writing your dissertation or essay which you should be aware of. Plagiarism or infringing copyrights is something that you should be aware of. If you want to escape plagiarism then there are some general rules which you have to encounter:

· Try not to use ideas of other peoples

· Try not to use words as they have been used in lectures, WebPages, books and articles.

· You can take ideas of other people but have to write it in your own way or in your own words.



Thats all not the last stage of your dissertation or essay writing process . The last thing tat you will have to make is to defend your essay Infront of four or five people and in dissertation case you have to defend your dissertation Infront of your professor or advisor. You must always completely prepare to defense your essay or dissertation. Only good qualified student can get rid of these fears because good students always gets help from experts.


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Posted 08 October 2008 - 04:56 PM

QUOTE (jacksmith @ Sep 12 2008, 11:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Plagiarism or infringing copyrights is something that you should be aware of. If you want to escape plagiarism then there are some general rules which you have to encounter:

· Try not to use ideas of other peoples

· Try not to use words as they have been used in lectures, WebPages, books and articles.

· You can take ideas of other people but have to write it in your own way or in your own words.


Pay attention kids--this is very important indeed! Getting a 'custom research paper' written for you at 9.95 a page is plagiarism at its worst and chances are, the habit will end in expulsion from your university. wink.gif

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