Sunday, May 6, 2012

Research journal


1) Is a vegetarian diet healthier than a meat-based diet?
This is a debatable topic with varied opinions on the matter. I would use the world wide web as a source to get opinions from those who are familiar with it. Online statistical sources would help with the topic and magazines or books.

2) Target often forces musicians to alter lyrics in order to have
their CDs sold in Target stores. Is this censorship?
 I would look for info through broadcast media to see if the news is true or not. I'd look at the web and books to find information on the company and find out about censorship rules.

3) How much more can a college graduate expect to earn over
someone with a high school diploma?
I would look to the web and reference books for statistical information or historic information. I'd check the newspapers for broadcast media for current information.


4) Should educators use commercial services to combat
plagiarism?

I would look to web for expert opinions on the topic. I would look at subject encyclopedia for a broad view and background information to plagiarism.

5) Is the current lack of sunspot activity affecting global
warming?

Since this is about current and past information, I would go to newspapers and broadcast media to see how global warming is affecting us now. I would look into books for historical information about the green house affect and look at reference material for data.

I updated my 3 questions post for this activity.

1 comment:

  1. Hi, Tan:

    This looks good. You explained what you'd expect each resource to contain and how that would help with your question.

    Cheers,
    Andrea

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