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Research Papers
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Paksa o Pamagat sa Pananaliksik na nasa kategorya ng wika o panitikan - Thesis Statement?
Mga Bilang ng mga Babaeng Maagang Nabubuntis sa Sampaloc, Maynila
Theater Research are trained to analyze and interpret performances through studying contemporary productions and exploring the traces of past performances.
What are example topics for a research paper about poverty in the Philippines?
Topics for a research paper about poverty in the Philippines could focus on the change in the income that defines the poverty level or the number of people who are considered at poverty. Another topic could be the decline or increase in poverty.
What questions do you ask yourself as you proofread and revise your research paper?
Lots of stuff!
punctuation errors
tense errors
subject verb agreement
do your conclusions follow from your arguments (flow charts help)
is your thesis clear
Good luck!
What is difference between First Information Report and Police Report?
If by "first information report" you actually mean a "Preliminary Report" then that is exactly what the name implies. It is the barebones results of information known AT THE TIME (which is usually within 24 hours of the incident) and gives only the factual information known at the time it was produced, Usually the matter is still under investigation and obviously does not include any data not yet discovered.
The term "Police Report" is actually quite a flexible term and encompasses ALL of the information gathered and reduced to a narrative report. So-called "Police Reports" are viable creations and are always subject to being amended and/or added to whenever new information and/or evidence is encountered or discovered.
What is the Review of related literature of ginger?
Review of literature or literature review is analyzing all the current studies done in regard to ginger including use,safety,efficacy as a medicinal and/or as food spice. In literature review you only concentrate on journal article( primary sources) not secondary sources. Ahmad
A listing of the sources consulted in writing a paper is called a?
Works Cited or Reference Sheet or Bibliography
What is a good thesis statement for honor?
Honor, by definition, explains one with high regards or when great respect is given or received; but in my opinion, honor is one who shows unbelievable character, portrays honest qualities, and has the highest moral beliefs
Why should a teacher grade you on your rough draft for a research paper?
they grade it on how much time and effort you put into it, this may seem werid though but they can tell if you have research right , it happens at my school all the time and im in uk :)
anon xxx
Thesis example of a business course graduate?
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APA STYLE GUIDE5th edition including APA Style Guide to Electronic References
Reference Citations in Text
References
- Print Sources (paper) Articles, books, reports, government
documents, corporate author, etc.
- Electronic Sources (online/web) articles, ebooks, reports,
broadcast, data, blogs, wiki, podcasts, etc.,
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American Psychological Association or APA style is widely accepted in the Social Sciences.
For more information consult the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Associationlocated on 2North Reference and in Dictionary Stands on all floor: BF 76.7 .P83 2001. See also Publication Manual, Fifth Edition Reprint Corrections
NOTE: Effective June 2007, section 4.16 of the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association has been revised and updated. See APA Style Guide to Electronic References for further information.
REFERENCE CITATIONS IN TEXT
Throughout the body of your paper, briefly note the author and date of research that you mention. Enough information is needed to identify the correct source in the References list at the end of your paper.
- Author and Date Cited in Text (no parenthetical citation necessary)
In a 1989 article, Gould explores some of Darwin's most effective metaphors.
- Author Not Cited in Text
As metaphors for the workings of nature, Darwin used the tangled bank, the tree of
life, and the face of nature (Gould, 1989).
- Author Cited in Text
Gould (1989) attributes Darwin's success to his gift for making the appropriate metaphor.
- Direct Quotation with Name of Author
Gould (1989) explains that Darwin used the metaphor of the tree of life "to express the other form of interconnectedness-genealogical rather than ecological-and to illustrate both success and failure in the history of life" (p. 14).
- Direct Quotation without Name of Author
Darwin used the metaphor of the tree of life "to express the other form of interconnectedness-genealogical rather than ecological" (Gould, 1989, p. 14).
For each of the samples above the correct "References" APA style format
would be:
Gould, S. J. (1989). The wheel of fortune and the wedge of progress. Natural History, 89(3), 14-21.
- Quoting references that cite other works
To cite secondary sources, refer to both sources in the text, but include in the References list only the source that you actually used. For instance, suppose you read Feist (1998) and would like to paraphrase the following sentence within that book:
Bandura (1989) defined self-efficacy as "people's beliefs about their capabilities
to exercise control over events that affect their lives" (p. 1175).
In this case, your in-text citation would be: (Bandura, 1989, as cited in Feist, 1998).
Feist (1998) would be fully referenced within the list of References. Bandura (1989) would not be listed. For more information on citing secondary sources, see Example 22 in Section 4.16 of the Publication Manual. Remember to use the examples in this handout to cite and reference your quote correctly.
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REFERENCES
NOTE: As stated in the Publication Manual (section 5.18):
- Begin your list of references on a new page, headed with the word "References" centered at the top.
- Use "Reference" if there is only one.
- Alphabetize the list by author's last name. If there is no author given, start with the first significant word in the title.
- For article titles, capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle, and proper names.
- Periodical titles should be written in full with both capital and lower case letters.
- References are to be in a hanging indent format, meaning that the first line of each reference is set flush left and subsequent lines are indented.
- Double space the entire document.
Example:
Klimoski, R. & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations. Consulting
Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 10-36.
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PRINT SOURCES: JOURNAL ARTICLES
(periodical articles published in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.)
Format: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume(issue), pages.
- One Author
Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of consequences. Psychological
Bulletin, 126(6), 910-924.
- Two to Six Authors
Klimoski, R., & Palmer, S.(1993). The ADA and the hiring process in organizations.
Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research,45(2), 10-36.
- Six or More Authors
Wolchik, S. A., West, S. G., Sandler, I. N., Tein, J., Coatsworth, D., Lengua, L., et al. (2000).
An experimental evaluation of theory-based mother and mother-child programs for
children of divorce. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68(5), 843-856.
- Magazine Article
Rodgers, J. (2006, July). Extreme psychology. Psychology Today, 39(4), 86-93.
- Review of a Book
Schatz, B. R. (2000, November 17). Learning by text or context? [Review of the book The
social life of information]. Science, 290, 1304.
- Daily Newspaper Article, No Author
Note: Use p or pp before page number. If the article had more than one page but not continuous then the citation would be "pp. A12, A14."
New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (2001, August 3).
The Washington Post, p. A12.
- Letter to the Editor, Newspaper Article
Berkowitz, A.D. (2000, November 24). How to tackle the problem of student drinking [Letter
to the editor]. The Chronicle of Higher Education, p B20.
- Entire Issue of a Journal
Barlow, D.H. (Ed.). (1991) Diagnoses, dimensions, and DSM-IV: The science of classification
[Special issue]. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 100(3).
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PRINT SOURCES: BOOKS AND REPORTS
Format: Author, A. A. (year). Title of work. Location: Publisher.
- Book
Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to
organizational behavior (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
- A Book by More than One Author
Levison, M., Ward, R. G., & Webb, J. W. (1973). The settlement of Polynesia: A
computer simulation. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
- Edited Book
Ruiz, V. L., & Sánchez Korrol, V. (Eds.). (2006). Latinas in the United States: A historical
encyclopedia. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
- Corporate Author as publisher
American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
- Anonymous Author
Guidelines and application form for directors, 1990 summer seminar for school teachers.
(1988). Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Chapter in a Book
Massaro, D. (1992). Broadening the domain of the fuzzy logical model of perception. In H. L.
Pick Jr., P. van den Broek, & D.C. Knill (Eds.), Cognition: Conceptual and
methodological issues (pp. 51-84). Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.
- ERIC Document
Mead, J. V. (1992) Looking at old photographs: Investigating the teacher tales that
novice teachers bring with them (Report No. NCRTL-RR-92-4). East Lansing,
MI: National Center for Research on Teaching Learning. (ERIC Document
Reproduction Service No. ED346082)
- Government Report
National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). Clinical training in serious mental illness
(DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: U.S. Government
Printing Office.
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ELECTRONIC (BROADCAST, ONLINE and WEB SITES)
NOTE: APA protocols for citing electronic information are evolving. For the latest information, consult the official APA Web site. APA will update this page regularly as there are additions, changes, or clarifications to APA style. Also see APA Style Guide to Electronic References for further information.
In June 2007, changes were made to APA style guidelines for citing electronic scholarly articles. Many scholarly publishers have been assigning unique identifiers to each published article. The DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is an alpha-numeric code registered to each scholarly article in order to assign a persistent link to the article. The DOI (or doi) has replaced the database name and URL in the list of references. Because the link is to the final version, do not include a retrieval date. Since DOI numbers are complex, copy and paste DOI into the reference.
Citing electronic sources is similar to citing print sources: citations direct readers to the source or as close as possible.
Where do I find a DOI?
- It may be part of the citation or abstract of a record.
- It may be found on the first page of an article, especially in pdf format.
- Use DOI Lookup(http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/).
- Cut and paste a citation into CrossRef Simple Text Query(http://www.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery/)
- Verify a known DOI by using CrossRef DOI Resolver(http://www.crossref.org/05researchers/58doi_resolver.HTML)
Format: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume(issue), pages. doi: unique identifier
- Full-Text Article with DOI assigned
Jacobson, J. W., Mulick, J. A., & Schwartz, A. A. (1995). A history of facilitated
communication: Science, pseudoscience, and antiscience. American Psychologist,
50(9), 750-765. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.50.9.750
Stevenson, W., Maton, K. I., & Teti, D. M. (1999). Social support, relationship quality,
and well-being among pregnant adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 22(1), 109-121.
doi: 10.1006/jado.1998.0204
- Full-Text Articles without a DOI
Some articles don't have an assigned DOI. Look for a something called a "persistent link" or "document URL" in the article record, usually on the abstract page.
NOTE: give the exact URL for open access journals or the URL of the journal home page if accessed through a subscription. There is no period at the end of a reference citation ending with a URL.
Francis-Smythe, J., & Robertson, I. (1999). Time-related Individual Differences.
Time & Society, 8(2), 273-292. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/
login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=4548317&site=ehost-live
Senior, B. (1997). Team roles and team performance: Is there really a link? Journal of
Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 70(3), 241-258. Retrieved from
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=aph&AN=9709182517&site=ehost-live
- Newspaper Web Site
McHugh, P. (2005, March 17). Feeling down? It might help if you just take it outside.
San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved from http://sfgate.com
- Research or Technical Report from a Web Site
NAACP. (n.d.). Juvenile justice fact sheet. Retrieved December 11, 2007, from
http://www.naacp.org/advocacy/research/facts/Juvenile%20Justice.pdf
ACLU. (2007, November 29). FBI Improperly Using Patriot Act Surveillance
Powers, ACLU Charges. Retrieved from
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/nationalsecurityletters/32904prs20071129.HTML
- Article from Web Site or E-journal
Takase, A. (2007). Japanese high school students' motivation for extensive L2 reading.
Reading in a Foreigh Language, 19(1), 1-18. Retrieved
September 24, 2007, from http://nflrc.Hawaii.edu/rfl/April2007/takase/takase.pdf
- Television Broadcast
Crystal, L. (Executive Producer). (1993, October 11). The MacNeil/Lehrer news hour.
[Television broadcast]. New York and Washington, DC: Public Broadcasting Service.
- Electronic Book from Web Site
Note: Use "Available from" to indicated that the URL will lead users to a download site rather than directly to the data.
O'Keefe, E. (n.d). Egoism & the crisis in Western values. Available from
http://onlineoriginals.com/showitem.asp?itemID=135
- Electronic Book from Database
Gates, J.M. (1999). Consider the Earth: Environmental activities for grades 4-8.
Retrieved from NetLibrary database.
- Wiki
Psychometric assessment. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2007, from The Psychology
Wiki: http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Psychometirc_assessment
- Data set
Note: Use "Available from" to indicated that the URL will lead users to a download site rather than directly to the data.
Pew Hispanic Center. (2004). Changing channels and criss-crosing cultures: A survey of
Latinos on the news media [Data file and code book]. Available from Pew
Hispanic Center Web site: http://pewhispanic.org/datasets/
- Blog post
bfy. (2007, January 22). Re: The unfortunate prerequisites and consequences of partitioning your
mind. Message posted to http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/
- Audio podcast
Note: Identify as much information as possible, either date, title or identifier.
Van Nuys, D. (Producer). (2006, October 13). Understanding autism [Show 54].
Shrink Rap Radio. Podcast retreived from http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/
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MORE HELP
Can't find the right rule? If you do not find a rule in this guide to fit the specific citation situation you are working on, you need to consult the 5th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Copies are available at all dictionary stands on all four floors in the Library, in Reference (BF 76.7 P83 2001), and in the Reserve Book Room for a 2 hour check out period. Reference citations rules are in Chapter Four.
It is impossible to have an example for every type of source available. If you are unable to find the perfect example, remember, that the purpose of listing references is to allow readers to retrieve and use your sources. Find the closest example; and put as much information as you think necessary in your citiation to ensure that the source can be retrieved in the future.
Students may also seek assistance with papers for any class in any department, or for preparation for writing exams at the CSUS Writing Center. The Writing Center is located in Room 128 of Calaveras Hall.
Also consider taking one of the drop in classes in the Library. Classes are held through-out the year. Check at the Reference Desk (2North) for a schedule of workshops or on the Library Instruction web page
Examples are also available from the web sites listed below.
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WEB SITES
- APA Style (Diana Hacker)http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c09_o.HTML#p04_c09_o
- APA Style - Electronic Referenceshttp://www.apastyle.org/elecref.HTML
- APA Style for Electronic Sources/Trinity Universityhttp://lib.trinity.edu/research/citing/APAelectronicsources.pdf
- Citing Sources/Trinity Universityhttp://lib.trinity.edu/research/citing/
- OWL at Purdue/APA Formathttp://owl.English.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.HTML
- Citation Styles - APAhttp://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.HTML
- Citing Net Sources (Ohio State)http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/les7/guide.HTML
- Frequently Asked Questions about APA Stylehttp://www.apastyle.org/faqs.HTML
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A Sacramento State Library Research Guide compiled by Leilani Hall, Science Reference Librarian; Leilani@csus.edu
Last updated 6/09
The precise mechanism by which people get Alzheimer's Disease is not known to medical science. There are a number of theories. It may be related to prions (a similar disease, Creuzfeldt-Jaacob Disease, is known to be caused by prions), it may involve aluminum poisoning or other forms of metal toxicity, or it may involve nothing more than the wearing out of an aging brain.
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More detail on suggestions that Alzheimer's is a prion disease in the related links.
See related links for an interview with Dr. Colm Kelleher author of "Brain Trust: The Hidden Connection Between Mad Cow and Misdiagnosed Alzheimer's Disease" recorded November 16, 2004. Video is about 1 hour long but well worth the time.
Dying for a Hamburger presents strong evidence that Alzheimer's disease is caused by the same agent that causes mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE), variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), and a host of other neurodegenerative diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Dying For a Hamburger now presents compelling evidence that Alzheimer's disease has become epidemic due to
modern meat-packing practices.
Essay on You never get back the speed arrowlost opportunity and spoken word?
"Opportunity knocks on your doorsteps only once, so grab it" Had you heard this famous adage? If you say "No", I won't dare to believe you :D
Anyway, do you agree that "Opportunity knocks only once"? Why or why not?
In my opinion, an opportunity is like running water in the river which will never return if you let it go. An opportunity that already knocked at you will never again knock same as the way it is. If it will knock again, it will be different - could be better or worse.
Most of the time, the same opportunity will never come back. If it will and is the same as is, then you must be one of the luckiest persons. But we all know that life is not only about luck. According to some experts, luck is only 10% of success. That means, 90% of success depends on YOU.
If opportunity only knocks once, should we grab all opportunity coming in our way? Hmmnnn.
Some people may think that it's not possible to grab every opportunity. I think there's nothing wrong in taking each and every chance as long as you are doing it one at a time. I mean, take one opportunity after the other. If you grab a certain opportunity and found out that it's not working on you, then let it go. No regrets. At least you have tried and gave your best :D
Opportunities are still opportunities. They knock and go if you won't let them in. Sometimes, great opportunity seldom knocks. So while it's knocking on your doorsteps, why not let it in?
Opportunities are our chances to grow so if you think you should be grabbing it, then grab it. Successful people are those who grab chances and take risks. They are the people who are known to be risk takers or opportunist. They are the people who dodge their inhibitions and who are not afraid to fall. Successful people are opportunity grabber. They are open to thoughts, changes, and possibilities.
Lastly, I got this message from a friend and I want to share it here:
"When opportunities comes in and knock at you, grab it. You are still young so do your best to reach your goal! Don't wait till you got old to start!"
What are the emotional states of anxiety?
Feeling states associated with anxiety include tension or nervousness, feeling "hyper" or "keyed up," and feelings of unreality, panic, or terror.
Difference between research proposal and project proposal?
A report and a porposal are very similar in organization. Their differences, however subtle, are worth noting: A report: 1. Written to someone with authority (e.g. manager, boss, director, public official, etc.) or peer (e.g. colleauge, associate, classmate, etc.) 2. Usually formal in register 3. Writer uses language related with expressing opinion, listing reasons, making recommendations 4. Written to people who can take action or affect outcome 5. May or may not have headings The general purpose of a report is to identify a specific problem, explain it and recommend action that will lead to a solution. A proposal: 1. Written to someone who needs to make a decision usually which involves spending or investing money (e.g. a client or customer, a committee, someone responsible for finances within company or organization, etc.) 2. Usually formal in register, but could also be semi-formal when addressed to a committee of peers 3. Writer uses language in such a way that he is persuasive, besides listing reasons and making suggestions 4. Written to someone whose decision will directly benefit the writer in some way (e.g. writer is a salesperson)or a group writer belongs to (e.g. a local amateur athletic team that needs support) 5. May not may not have headings The general purpose of a proposal is the identify a particular need, explain it and recommend how this need can best be met.
Can you use interviews in a research paper?
Yes. An interview will hopefully validate a point you are trying to make in the research paper.
What is prognostic type of research?
Prognosis in clinical practice can be defined as a prediction of the course or outcome of a certain illness, in certain patient. Although prognoses are all around us such as weather forcasts and corporation finance projections, the word has a medical connotation. After setting a diagnosis and perhaps making a statement on the surmised etiology of the patient's illness making a prognosis is the next challenge to both patients and physicians. Although perhaps obvious, it must be stressed that a person does not required an established illness or disease to have a prognosis. For instance, life expectancy typically is a prognosis relevant to all human beings diseased or non-diseased. In medical context and of clinical epidemiology, however, prognosis is commonly defined as the course and outcome of a given illness in an individual patient. (By Javid Mir)
There are many different types of writing, but an essay that requires outside sources is relatively simple.
Let's assume you already know what an essay is; a written opinion that consists of no fewer than five paragraphs with five sentences in each paragraph. Now, the additional component for the assignment is that it must have outside sources. Outside sources are simply that, sources of information that exist outside of you. These can be interviews, articles from magazines, newspapers, or books, encyclopedias, Internet articles, or television or radio broadcasts, or you could write about a published story or poem.
Now "outside sources" presumes more than one, sourcesbeing plural. This being the case, the sources must compliment each other or deal with the same topic. For instance, you might write an essay on loneliness. For this you could look up articles in the Journal of Psychiatry, you could use the Walt Whitman poem "A Noiseless Patient Spider," and you could conduct interviews with people about what they feel when they feel lonely. This gives you three sources. From these three you would pull ideas, and synthesize or build a thesis. You could use quotes from the three sources to support your ideas, but you need to analyze the data and develop your own conclusions.
This is your essay, the finished product. Keep in mind, that material from outside sources should probably not be greater than 25% of your finished paper. The paper really is about what you think, not what someone else thinks.
What is a running head on a writing paper?
it is the person's last name and page number at the top right corner of the page
It need not have the author's name. It is often just an abbreviation of the title.
How do you write a declaration for school projects?
I hereby declare that the project work entitled "NAME OF PROJECT" submitted to the "NAME OF INSTITUTE", is a record of original work done by me under the guidance of " NAME OF WHOEVER, PLACE OF INSTITUTE, FROM FACULTY MEMBER IS".
[your name]
How do you write an essay with a theme?
This method is just for a story or novel:
Paragraph 1~ Introduction
Begin with your opening sentence, make sure it is strong. It could be saying what a theme is. Then write what the theme of the story you are analyzing is. Then you want to write a sentence saying "The author, (_________) develops the theme by using (_________), (_________), and (_________). Those last 3 blanks are your supporting details that your body paragraphs are about. Some things you could put in the blanks are symbolism, tone, plot, mood, foreshadowing, characterization, etc.
Paragraph 2~ Body #1
Begin by saying what you have chosen for your first paragraph which you stated in your introduction. You can choose to define it as well. Then you would support it by using in text citations and you would close by saying how those quotes help to develop the theme.
Paragraph 3~ Body #2
This is the same as the first body paragraph. Begin by saying what you have chosen for your second paragraph which you stated in your introduction. You can choose to define it as well. Then you would support it by using in text citations and you would close by saying how those quotes help to develop the theme.
Paragraph 4~ Body #3
This is the same as the first and second body paragraphs. Begin by saying what you have chosen for your third paragraph which you stated in your introduction. You can choose to define it as well. Then you would support it by using in text citations and you would close by saying how those quotes help to develop the theme.
Paragraph 5~ Conclusion
Start by using a strong closing sentence. Then restate your theme and then the three ways the author develops the theme.
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There is a very simple outline for a 5 paragraph essay to follow;
Pick your theme.
Paragraph 1;
Theme sentence and pick a reason why you think this. then give 3 supporting details of why you think that this reason represent why the theme is what it is.
Paragraph 2;
Theme sentence and pick another reason why you think this. Then give 3 supporting details of why you think that this reason represents why the theme is what it is.
Paragraph 3;
Theme sentence and pick a final reason why you think this. Then give 3 supporting details of why you think that this reason represents why the theme is what it is.
The Introduction paragraph should start by introducing ideas and finishing with the theme (kind of like an upside down triangle).
The Conclusion paragraph should start by stating the theme and just sum up what you said in your 3 body paragraphs. This should end by making the reader think.
How do you write an anecdotal introduction?
An anecdotal introduction is a little story. Everyone loves to listen to stories. Begin a paper by relating a small story that leads into the topic of your paper. Your story should be a small episode, not a full blown story with characters and plot and setting. If you do it right, your story will capture the reader's interest so that he or she will continue to read your paper. One caution: be sure that your story does not take over the paper. Remember, it is an anecdotal introduction, not the paper.
From "Going, Going, GONE to the Auction!" by Laurie Goering in Chicago Tribune Magazine, July 4, 1994. Mike Cantlon remembers coming across his first auction ten years ago while cruising the back roads of Wisconsin. He parked his car and wandered into the crowd, toward the auctioneer's singsong chant and wafting smell of barbecued sandwiches. Hours later, Cantlon emerged lugging a $22 beam drill-for constructing post-and-beam barns - and a passion for auctions that has clung like a cocklebur on an old saddle blanket. "It's an addiction," says Cantlon, a financial planner and one of the growing number of auction fanatics for whom Saturdays will never be the same.
