Conducting Research Papers

When conducting research on something, how does one communicate their findings? One way that person can report these details is by writing an essay. There are several different types of essays, but one in particular is a research paper. This is a formal way of organizing and reporting the information gained from the research that was done. Research papers are helpful because they can be organized to clearly document and share the information that is gained.This essay will share my experience with writing essays, views on what research is, and what I believe a research paper is.

Each student is a product of the papers that they have previously written. My experience of writing papers is very limited. I wrote a few essays in high school, but I have written the majority of them in college. I have written argumentative, cause and effect, and entertainment essays. Also, I have written two research papers, one in high school and the other in college. Because of the limited writing that I did in high school, English 101 was a challenging course. Although I struggled on a few of the papers, I

was able to obtain an A in the class.

Research is defined in the dictionary as the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

In my own words, research simply means to obtain as much knowledge about a particular subject as possible. Conducting research is just the process one goes through to obtain the desired knowledge. This can be as simple as figuring out which toys are the safest for children or as difficult as trying to find a cure for diseases. My experience with conducting research includes a paper from high school about the effect education has on wages earned and quality of life. Another example of research that I have done is the research paper I wrote in English 101 about corporal punishment. I remember both papers being fairly challenging because of my lack of experience with conducting research and writing research

papers.

Some people may have different definitions for what a research paper is. In my own words, a research paper is the findings or results one has after thoroughly searching for answers on a topic or an argument. A good research paper is one that suggests a solution to the problem at hand and effectively supports that solution with facts. The paper is considered more credible when it is backed up by as many facts as possible. Good research papers can be opinionated; they just need to be well supported opinions. I have previously mentioned my experience with research papers. Although I do not remember my results on the one from high school, I made an 80 on the paper I wrote for English 101. This nearly caused me to finish with a B in the class and would have ruined my 4.0 grade point average. I am a little nervous about this class because it seems to be more focused on my weaker areas as a student. This is a good thing because it will make me a more well-rounded student; however, it may also cause my GPA to fall below a 4.0, something that has never happened.