Background Research: searching and reading a variety of information about your general topic in order to decide where you want to focus your research.
Video courtesy of North Carolina State University Libraries: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/
libnscu (2014, May 1). Picking your topic is research [video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0B3Gjlu-1o
Monday–Thursday: 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
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The research question is a sentence that helps you define what exactly you are trying to answer with your paper.
Examples:
Has media violence contributed to the increase in mass shootings?
What are the legal arguments against the legalization of marijuana?
