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Research is the on going process of gathering information. Whether the research is

done to prove that Xbox is better than Playstation or how humans came to be all

research is done to prove or disprove a set of theories, ideas or presumptions. In the

2st century research and research resources are everywhere. Research can be found

on online web pages and even old dusty boo!s from the library. It can be test results

showing positive correlations on a graph or it can be physical experiments done on lab

rats. In today"s time research is very easily obtainable it #ust ta!es the capacity of the

willingness to truly search for the answers.

. Rhetorical $wareness% &he ability to not only complete the overall purpose of your

writing but to !eep the audience in a clear understanding of your overall purpose.

2. critical reflection% &he process of ta!ing a step bac! from our process of thin!ing and

begin to argue and as! 'uestions so that we may criti'ue our own wor!.

(. !nowledge of conventions% )onventions are the building bloc!s of sentence formation

and this allows us to properly write sentences. *ex. grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc+

. )omposing Processes% )ombination-steps for writing *ex. prewriting, drafting,

revising, editing+

. )ritical Reading% /eeper examination of the author"s choices in what they wrote.

0ach and every single one of these components are extremely beneficial to a good

research paper. &hin!ing critically and getting deeper than #ust the surface is very

important. 1ou always need to give your audience a clear understanding of why you

pic!ed your topic and clearly explain your purpose. When done writing it"s a good idea

to ta!e step bac! and criti'ue and as! 'uestions about your own writing. Without

!nowledge of conventions we would have no real sense of sentence structure in our

writing and our writing would be extremely unprofessional. )omposing processes are

great steps to ta!e to insure you cover everything you need in a paper. )ritical reading

is a good way to understand and get a deeper feel for the author"s choices in writing. o

all of these tools are great to have in writing because they can both heighten and

increase the level of one"s writing.