Chapter Three - Developing Your Research Question and Proposal

In this chapter of the Bedford Researcher the book really focuses on the refinement and explanation of your research question and your research proposal.  To simplify this easy to confuse subject the book forms this chapter to two easy to read questions. How can I develop my research question? How can I create a research proposal. when developing your research question is is important to have a lot of options for questions you could answer. Phrasing the question differently, looking for specific ideas and points you would like to make when answering the question later. But it is important to have many options available to you in order to fully understand your topic and the information you gather. In order to create your research proposal you need to use your refined questions and explain them, incorporating your sources and their publishers to gain a good outlook by your readers. The chapter also goes though all the steps of creating your proposal properly. This chapter was helpful because it thoroughly explained the use of research questions  and when you use them. As well as how to properly present this information in a research proposal. Which is something i didn't fully understand before.

Working Bibliography: One

1. Mccaughey, Martha, and Neal King. "Rape Education Videos: Presenting Mean Women Instead of Dangerous Men." Teaching Sociology 23.4 (1995): 374. Web.
2. Carolyn GageThe Women's Rape MVSVEM, Off Our Backs, Vol. 22, No. 1, 1992: When will it end? (january 1992), pp. 6-7, 9
3. Gloria Cowan, Robin R. CampbellRape Causal Attitudes among Adolescents, The Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 32, No. 2 (1995), pp. 145-153
4. Bennett Capers, Real Rape Too, California Law Review, Vol. 99, No. 5 (October 2011), pp. 1259-1307
5. Susan Estrich, Rape, The Yale Law Journal, Vol. 95, No. 6 (May, 1986), pp. 1087-1184
6. Jennie RubyIt's Time to Stop Tolerating Rape, Off Our Backs, Vol. 32, No. 9/10 (september-october 2002), pp. 37-38
7. Michelle J. Anderson,Diminishing the Legal Impact of Negative Social Attitudes Toward Acquaintance Rape Victims, New Criminal Law Review: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Fall 2010), pp. 644-664
8. David J. Giacopassi, Karen R. Wilkinson,Rape and the Devalued Victim, Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Dec., 1985), pp. 367-383
9. Sandesh SivakumaranMale/Male Rape and the "Taint" of Homosexuality, Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Nov., 2005), pp. 1274-1306
10. Alyn Pearson, Rape Culture: It's all around us, Off Our Backs, Vol. 30, No. 8 (august/september 2000), pp. 12-14
11. Rachel Hall "It Can Happen to You": Rape Prevention in the Age of Risk Management, Hypatia, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Summer, 2004), pp. 1-19
12. Barnes, Brooks. "An Unblinking Look at Sexual Assaults on Campus." The New York Times. The New York Times, 25 Jan. 2015. Web. 25 Jan. 2015.
13. Rainn, "Statistics Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network." Statistics | RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2015.
14. "Top 10 Countries With Highest Rape Crime." WondersList. N.p., 02 Feb. 2014. Web. 26 Jan. 2015.
15. "List: States Where Rape Is Most Common - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2015
16.   Cohen, “A world of Rape” Chart http://www.economist.com/node/17900482. Google 2015
17. “Date Rape Stats” Pie Chart. http://imgarcade.com/1/date-rape-statistics/. Google 2015.
18.  “Rape Stats” Graph. http://almostdiamonds.blogspot.com/2009/06/us-rape-statistics.html. Google 2015.
19.  “Everything you Need To Know About Rape”. Image. manoferrors.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/everything-you-need-to-know-about-rape/. Google 2015.
20.  “97 out of 100 Rapists Receive No Punishment” Graph. rainn.org/news-room/97-of-every-100-rapists-receive-no-punishment. Google 2015.

Chapter Seven - Avoiding Plagiarism

Plagiarism comes in all forms and we experience it all throughout our lives. It is easy to plagiarize when you know and when you don't know what your doing. In this chapter of the Bedford Researcher the topic of avoiding plagiarism is completely covered in all of its forms. There are three types of plagiarism. Unintentional, intentional, and plagiarism when working in groups to complete one project together.  Unintentional plagiarism is when you accidentally site something incorrectly or you don't know that it is illegal to copy and paste someone else's work. Intentional plagiarism is when you purposely take someone else's work and cite it as your own.  Plagiarism in group work is more about taking someone else's spoken ideas and taking them as your own, or only signing your name and not giving others credit. It is easy to avoid this if you know what to avoid and how to cite sources. You cite your sources by following the given instructions for the citation format you are following. This chapter was a great overview of what plagiarism is and how we, as students, should know how to avoid it.

Chapter Five - Evaluating Sources + Tutorial

In Chapter 5 all of the focus is put on to evaluating the credibility and helpfulness of the sources you have gathered. The chapter is split in to two main questions for better understanding. What factors should I use to evaluate a source? and, Should I evaluate all types of sources in the same way? These two questions bring up a lot more questions like, what is what? and, where do i find this? The most important thing to do with your sources is to evaluate them. Their relevance, evidence, author, publisher, timeliness, comprehensiveness, and their genre. These are all important thing to look at when looking for credibility in your sources and  sources that will help you. From this chapter I learned that when looking for sources their is so much more to pay attention to then what the source is saying. You also have to look at all the things that went in to writing the words that relate to your topic.

Tutorial- (pg. 90)

 http://time.com/40110/rape-culture-is-real/

1. Domain - .com
2. Title Bar - Rape Culture is Real: Time 
3. About the Author - Zerlina Maxwell, "Zerlina Maxwell is a political analyst, speaker, and contributing writer for ESSENCE Magazineand Mic.com.  She writes about national politics, candidates, and specific policy and culture issues including domestic violence, sexual assault, victim blaming and gender inequality." (http://zerlinamaxwell.com/about/)
4. Timeliness - Published Date: March 27th, 2014
5. Body Text - This source is relevant to me because it is directly related to my topic of 'Rape Culture' and this author has similar views as myself. 
6. Page Footer - Time is the publisher of Time. 

Chapter Eight - Searching for Information with Digital Resources

In this chapter the point is clearly put on to the preparation of your search, how to use a online library catalog, use of databases, and how too search for sources using websites. These are all digital resources that can be very helpful in today's "online" world. All of these ways of researching are only helpful if you know how to differ from help resources and unhelpful ones. This means finding reliable websites and documents that are proven to be useful and scholarly. Knowing when a resource is reliable and useful for your topic is the most helpful thing you could know how to do when your using a digital resource. This chapter was helpful in explaining digital resources because it went in depth to explain what they are and how they are helpful. It was helpful to me because i now have more of a understanding of how to identify the helpful resources that can be found all throughout the internet.

Chapter Six - Managing Information and Taking Notes

In chapter six of the Bedford Researcher the importance of note taking is covered. Points that are covered more thoroughly are organization of information, why you should take notes, and how to take notes. As well as how to create a bibliography to organize information. The most talked about part of this chapter focuses on how to take notes. This part is divided in to eight more parts to deepen the understanding of the topic more. These steps go through choosing a good method for you, how to avoid plagiarism in note taking and how to plan your document. This chapter was helpful because the chapter really went in depth about what note taking is and learning how to understand your notes. It was interesting to lean about the different way to organize your notes and what it means to really understand your notes.

Chapter Four - Reading Critically

In this chapter, the book focuses and explains how to read critically. The chapter is divided in to  six questions to help clarify different parts of this topic. How does reading critically differ from evaluating? How can I use my research question to read critically? How can I read with attitude? What strategies can I use to read actively? What should I pay attention to as I read? How many times should I read a source? The first question examines the difference between critical reading and reading to evaluate. The book states that critically reading means "questioning what it says and thinking about what it means." (pg. 62) While the book also says that reading to evaluate is figuring out how reliable a source is and how it will help your research. The rest of the chapter explains more about critical reading and how to relate that to your researching.  This chapter was helpful because it helps to more fully understand what critical reading is. Another interesting part of this chapter was the question, how can I read with an attitude? this was interesting to me because I had never heard this phrase before reading this chapter.

Scholarly Essay Sources

Rape Education Videos: Presenting Mean Women Instead of Dangerous Men

Martha McCaughey, Neal King

Teaching Sociology, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Oct., 1995), pp. 374-388

THE WOMEN'S RAPE MVSVEM

carolyn gage

Off Our Backs, Vol. 22, No. 1, 1992: When will it end? (january 1992), pp. 6-7, 9

Rape Causal Attitudes among Adolescents

Gloria Cowan, Robin R. Campbell

The Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 32, No. 2 (1995), pp. 145-153

Real Rape Too

Bennett Capers

California Law Review, Vol. 99, No. 5 (October 2011), pp. 1259-1307

Rape

Susan Estrich

The Yale Law Journal, Vol. 95, No. 6 (May, 1986), pp. 1087-1184

It's Time to Stop Tolerating Rape

jennie ruby

Off Our Backs, Vol. 32, No. 9/10 (september-october 2002), pp. 37-38

Diminishing the Legal Impact of Negative Social Attitudes Toward Acquaintance Rape Victims

Michelle J. Anderson

New Criminal Law Review: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Fall 2010), pp. 644-664

Rape and the Devalued Victim

David J. Giacopassi, Karen R. Wilkinson

Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Dec., 1985), pp. 367-383

Male/Male Rape and the "Taint" of Homosexuality

Sandesh Sivakumaran

Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 4 (Nov., 2005), pp. 1274-1306

Rape Culture: It's all around us

alyn pearson

Off Our Backs, Vol. 30, No. 8 (august/september 2000), pp. 12-14

"It Can Happen to You": Rape Prevention in the Age of Risk Management

Rachel Hall

Hypatia, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Summer, 2004), pp. 1-19

Chapter Two - Exploring & Focusing

In this chapter of the Bedford Reader it answers the question of how to explore your topic. To explain this the first part of the chapter is set up in to multiple parts or steps to help you focus in on your topic. Step 1: Create a Plan. Step 2: Discuss your Topic. Step 3: Conduct Preliminary Observations. Step 4: Find and Review Sources. While all these steps are important and talked about in the book the book spends a lot of time discussing step: 4. It is important to find good scholarly sources that reflect your ideas and that you use all types of resources you can. It is also important to take note of your searches and your search results. Later in the chapter the book discusses how to focus on your topic in order to start finding your thesis and main supporting arguments and points. This chapter was helpful because it helped me to start to understand what it means to explore topics and ideas when writing a paper. Even if you have a topic it with all the different opinions in the world your paper could go alot of different directions.

Chapter One - Getting Started

In chapter one of the Bedford Researcher many topics were covered about getting started when writing a research paper. The chapter starts with explaining how to be confident about your writing and researching. Focusing on taking ownership of your project, understanding the research process, and learning how to work with sources. According to the book when you take ownership of your project you have a strong investment in your writing and that makes you more passionate about your work. Instead of procrastinating on your project you actually want to complete it and turn in something your proud of. In this chapter it also talked about the research process and how important it is to fully understand your topic before you even start writing. After this you learn how to work with your sources using them in a helpful way to deepen your ideas instead of just having the sources in your paper. Then the chapter moves towards how to plan out your research paper. Teaching us how to develop a position on your paper, understanding the genre and design, and knowing the importance of readers and context. This chapter was helpful and a good way to start out a class. It was basically a review and it was great to start to understand this more.

MLA Essay Grading

Elizabeth Angeli	0  -  F	1  -  D	2  -  C	3  -  B	4  -  A
Be your own work;					X
Be 3,000+ words in length					X
Employ correct gram, punct, & MLA-style					X
Employ parenthetical citations, a Works Cited page, & employ copious signal phrases					X
Convincingly argue your thesis				X
Refer to 10 or more highly credible sources					X
Conclusively demonstrate 102 level					X

John Smith	0  -  F	1  -  D	2  -  C	3  -  B	4  -  A
Be your own work;				X
Be 3,000+ words in length	X
Employ correct gram, punct, & MLA-style				X
Employ parenthetical citations, a Works Cited page, & employ copious signal phrases					X
Convincingly argue your thesis		X
Refer to 10 or more highly credible sources					X
Conclusively demonstrate 102 level			X