Keith, Zach, Rachel "Big Picture"

Keith, Zach, Rachel "Big Picture"

With Google: Basic information needed to understand your topic.

With Library Database: Usually given academic writings that go into more details and give more in depth information along with data taken from experiments. 

You can use many different types of sources in order to gather the largest amount of information possible. Different types of sources i.e. video, map, visual sources will provide a great "big picture," while scholarly articles will provide good current facts and controversies that are reliable. The more kinds of different contrasting sources we tap into the better the overall report will be, especially if we are addressing all the issues that conflict on the topic.

Works cited Q's Answered

3. Because this is what is required in MLA format, the reason it’s in quotes in order to distinguish between it being an article vs a book, which would be italicized.

4. Because the title of the article is the same name as the website it was published on.

5. The date it was published, the place it was published, and the date it was accessed.

MLA Works cited

Scholarly articles

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       Macauley, William R. "Crafting The Future: Envisioning Space Exploration In Post-War Britain." History & Technology 28.3 (2012): 281-309.Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.

•     Ruzic, Neil P. "Why Are We In Space?." Air & Space Power Journal 27.5 (2013): 120-143. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
•  Faith, G. Ryan. "The Future Of Space." World Affairs 175.3 (2012): 82-87. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
• Knight, Cheryl. "Before Man Walks On Mars [The Phoenix Mission]." Engineering & Technology (17509637) 2.10 (2007): 30-34. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
•       GRUBBS, MICHAEL. "Space Race Two: Continuation Of STEM Education And Commercialization Of Space." Technology & Engineering Teacher74.2 (2014): 24-29. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
•      Shkolyar, S. "What Goes Up [Space Colonization]." Engineering & Technology (17509637) 3.13 (2008): 19-21. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.

Online Periodicals

Cramer, Jerome. “The $40 Billion Controversy: Richard Truly” Time Magazine. Time Magazine, 01 July 1991. Web. 13 October 2015.

Foust, Jeff. “ NASA Facing New Space Science Cuts.” National Geographic. National Geographic, 31 May 2014. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.

Book

Tyson, Neil. Space Chronicles: Facing The Ultimate Frontier. New York: W.W. Norton, 2012. Print.

Searching the Databases

• ·         Macauley, William R. "Crafting The Future: Envisioning Space Exploration In Post-War Britain." History & Technology 28.3 (2012): 281-309.Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
• ·         Ruzic, Neil P. "Why Are We In Space?." Air & Space Power Journal 27.5 (2013): 120-143. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
• ·         Faith, G. Ryan. "The Future Of Space." World Affairs 175.3 (2012): 82-87. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
• ·         Knight, Cheryl. "Before Man Walks On Mars [The Phoenix Mission]." Engineering & Technology (17509637) 2.10 (2007): 30-34. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
• ·         GRUBBS, MICHAEL. "Space Race Two: Continuation Of STEM Education And Commercialization Of Space." Technology & Engineering Teacher74.2 (2014): 24-29. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.
• ·         Shkolyar, S. "What Goes Up [Space Colonisation]." Engineering & Technology (17509637) 3.13 (2008): 19-21. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.

Narrowing topics

1.  Space Exploration good or bad.......

Q1. What are the facts so far on exploration?

Q2. Does the end justify the means?

Q3. How has research in this field shaped our world so far?

Q4. What are the consequences of Not exploring?

Q5. How can we help?

2.   Illegal Human Organ harvesting

Q1. What do we know about the current trend of harvesting?

Q2. How many lives are effected by the practice?

Q3   What will the continuing trend be if this goes unchecked?

Q4.  How can we regulate this?

Q5.  The  conclusion?

3. Affordable Health care..........

Q1. U.S compared to the rest of the world?

Q2. How can we stem the rising cost of healthcare?

Q3.Are we holding Pharmaceutical companies accountable for fraud?

Q4.  What are the effects so far that this has had on people?

Q5 Why do we need to correct this trend?

Selecting a Topic

1. Scuba diving.
2. Space exploration.
3. Student athlete salaries.
4. raising kids.
5. organ harvesting.
6. Rising cost of college.



I'm pretty sure I've never had to write on a topic that I didn't want to write about, from what I can recall at least but I have been hit in the head a few times so I cant be 100. However I'm not a big fan of writing assignments so it's safe to say I had an interesting time with probably every assignment I wrote. I however sat down and forced my self to research, analyze, and write until I had finished my work. I received at least a C + on everything writing assignment since 10th grade.


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/opinion/sunday/the-real-reason-college-tuition-costs-so-much.html?_r=0

http://nypost.com/2014/08/09/chinas-long-history-of-harvesting-organs-from-living-political-prisoners/

http://www.airspacemag.com/space/the-real-reasons-we-explore-space-18816871/?no-ist