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After reading this week’s assignment, do you agree or disagree with the research process that Quaratiello outlines? Why or why not?
Which Olympic sport is your favorite? Write a research question (following the advice in the textbook) that deals with your favorite Olympic sport.
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I do agree with Quaratiello’s outline of the research process because she follows a very logical progression. However, I do feel that the article “the research process provided a much more information and a better outline of the processes involved in doing research for a paper.
My favorite Olympic sport is gymnastics. What would be the optimum age for a child to begin gymnastics training in order to reach the Olympics, and why?
Comment by Kathy Mackin — August 23, 2008 @ 8:05 pm |
I agree with the research process that Quaratiello outlines. A subject should be well defined before research can continue.
Fencing is my favorite Olympic sport.
How did sword fighting originate from being a form of battle to the sport of fencing.
Comment by Lance G — August 24, 2008 @ 11:54 pm |
1. After reading this week’s assignment, do you agree or disagree with the research process that Quaratiello outlines? Why or why not?
Yes, I agree with the research process Quaratiello presents to the readers because I know from personal experience, leaving a research paper to the last minute isn’t the best way to go. Researching and outlining your topic a couple weeks in advance helps you categorize and time manage your next steps in the process of brainstorming and writing your paper.
2.Which Olympic sport is your favorite? Write a research question (following the advice in the textbook) that deals with your favorite Olympic sport.
The Olympic sport that was my favorite was the swimming.
“What type of motivation and sacrifice does it take for someone to be an Olympic swimmer?”
Comment by Angelina — August 25, 2008 @ 5:18 am |
The basic course of action sounds pretty good in regards to research. I’ve found however that at times its the research in a topic that leads to what i end up actually refining into a “research topic” or thesis. I do agree that a lot of time has to be put into the actual research, especially when using the internet because one never knows how trustworthy the information they find is, and it takes a whole lot longer to figure out if the source has any backing to it.
I’m not a big fan of the Olympics. Haven’t been for many years. When I did watch it, it was mainly for the gymnastics competitions. a research topic would be “Does culture give an edge to certain countries in comparison to others in gymnastics”? and questions branching from that would be “what cultural differences exist between the competing countries” “do all countries train their gymnastic team members in the same manner” “how does the countries culture effect the way an athlete is trained” “can an edge be traced in some manner, like in the record of metals won in previous years”
Comment by Jennifer Medrano — August 25, 2008 @ 6:11 am |
I agree with Quaratiello that thought and planning need to go into the process of writing a research paper. I also agree with her that too often people neglect the research process, thinking that they can just walk into a library or do a quick search online and have exactly what they’re looking for (which they often aren’t sure of themselves) handed to them. I like her idea of the steps involved in creating and writing a paper, although I know from experience that my own papers do not follow quite that route. She does leave “wiggle room”, as she puts it, for individuality and disasters, and I think that’s a brilliant idea.
I haven’t watched any of the olympics, but I have been following some of the contentious parts in the news, and I would have to say that I was most intrigued by the synchronised swimmers, so my question would be: If garish makeup and bright, flashy swimsuits and routines are de rigeur, what was it exactly about the lighted swimsuits of the Spanish team that they were disallowed?
Comment by Kathie Koop — August 26, 2008 @ 12:22 am |
yes i agree with the process Quaratiello’s research process outlines because there’s a great advice on how to manage your time so that you don’t take too long on certain parts of the process.
i have not been into the olympics but at the beginning i was intrigued by fencing. i think my question would be how does fencing promote friendly athletic competition between the competitors when they are practicing an art of combat?
Comment by audrey — August 26, 2008 @ 2:20 am |
1. I agree with Quaratiello’s process especially as it concerns having a plan for doing the research rather than just browsing. I also agree that you need to start with plenty of time to devote to each part of the research–the location you choose, the types of sources you intend to use, and locating the tools to accomplish this the best and fastest way.
My favorite Olympic sport is girls gymnastics although I have heard some people object to the sport because it does such damage to the young bodies. How do the different countries differ in the way the young girl gymnasts train and is one better than the others?
Comment by Andrea de la Pena — August 26, 2008 @ 3:48 am |
Definition of the goal is key to success in any endeavor and certainly in the research process. So I agree with Quaratiello assessment.
As for the Olympics, I certainly enjoyed the swimming events and the 27 world records that were broken. My research question would be: “What were the major factors responsible for the establishment of 27 new world records in the 2008 Olympic swimming events?”
Comment by Jim Rubino — August 26, 2008 @ 7:05 am |
I agree with Quaratiello. I especially like how she descibed the importance of using more than just the interent. There is alot of pertinent information to certain research questions that is only in print.
Waterpolo is my favoriate Olympic sport. At 30 years old I would love to compete, so this is a question I would like to research: Have age brackets ever been considered for the Olympics?
Comment by kemitoo — September 5, 2008 @ 4:32 pm |