Sources
English 106 has helped my to learn different writing techniques, different research techniques, and how to look at a piece of writing from multiple angles. All of these are important for a collage student to be successful in their journey to graduation, however the most important of these would have to be learning different research techniques, and learning how to spot a good source, from an unreliable one.
Granted I'm only a first year student at Purdue, but if I would not have taken this class, chances are I would still be unaware of the Purdue libraries search tool. Would other teachers have told me this page exists, or would my roommates find the time to show me this helpful search devise that would benefit me for the rest of my collage career. In asking one roommate (who tested out of English at Purdue) if he knew about the research tool on Purdue's website, his response was no! He's been going to school here for two years and was unaware of this incredible search engines at our disposal. Needless to say I showed him where to find the page and how to use it.
Another aspect of research that I have learned from this class is how to identify a good source from an unreliable one. The internet, in general, is a vast world of endless knowledge. But we must be careful what we read and what we believe is true. In our paper about important topics that plague and divide our nation, I found a cite that was against prayer in school. As I read on, I learned that this cite had no credibility what so ever to the causes they were speaking out against, not to mention any foundation for what they supported. In other cite reviews I found public speaker's, founding fathers, the chain of high-ups, supporters stories, reviews from important and infantile individuals, and credible information on the group at hand.
To say that English 106 is going to help me in my quest to write better papers, produce better research, and get me through collage is a large understatement. This class has taught me to find sources for a research paper, review different sources for credibility, and use them effectively to produce a paper that I can be proud of.
Granted I'm only a first year student at Purdue, but if I would not have taken this class, chances are I would still be unaware of the Purdue libraries search tool. Would other teachers have told me this page exists, or would my roommates find the time to show me this helpful search devise that would benefit me for the rest of my collage career. In asking one roommate (who tested out of English at Purdue) if he knew about the research tool on Purdue's website, his response was no! He's been going to school here for two years and was unaware of this incredible search engines at our disposal. Needless to say I showed him where to find the page and how to use it.
Another aspect of research that I have learned from this class is how to identify a good source from an unreliable one. The internet, in general, is a vast world of endless knowledge. But we must be careful what we read and what we believe is true. In our paper about important topics that plague and divide our nation, I found a cite that was against prayer in school. As I read on, I learned that this cite had no credibility what so ever to the causes they were speaking out against, not to mention any foundation for what they supported. In other cite reviews I found public speaker's, founding fathers, the chain of high-ups, supporters stories, reviews from important and infantile individuals, and credible information on the group at hand.
To say that English 106 is going to help me in my quest to write better papers, produce better research, and get me through collage is a large understatement. This class has taught me to find sources for a research paper, review different sources for credibility, and use them effectively to produce a paper that I can be proud of.
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