Understanding Research Papers

A research paper is different from other papers in that it requires presenting one's own ideas backed by the information and ideas of others who have conducted similar research. It involves describing other viewpoints, requiring in-depth research, and familiarity with related research writings. The most challenging step is writing a literature review, which involves surveying relevant articles and books to provide an overview of the research area.

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How is a research paper different from other papers you have written recently?
A research paper does the analysis of a perspective or argues for a particular point.
Irrespective of research undertaken by a person, research paper present the idea of the writer,
and those ideas are backed up by the information and ideas of the other people who have
undertaken the research in the similar area.
Writing a research paper is different from other papers that I have written recently in the way
that, it requires the description of other viewpoint besides the inclusion of my own ideas and
perspectives. Moreover research paper is quite lengthy and also requires widespread
understanding of the topic through in depth research. Writing a research paper also requires
familiarity with other related research writings, which is quite helpful in the building up of
writer knowledge.
On the other hand papers that I have written recently does not require the inclusion of point
of other researchers in the same area and the paper were also small in length only comprising
of my personal viewpoints on the particular topic.
Which step in writing a research paper do you anticipate will be most challenging for
you? Why?
Writing the literature review is one of the challenging tasks for writing a research paper, as
the review of literature is crucial in order to give direction to the writing of the whole
research paper. Literature review involves inclusion earlier studies conducted by the
researchers in the similar field.
Review of literature requires the survey of articles and books which are relevant to the topic,
theory or area of research selected by the researcher. It gives a description and summary for
the critical evaluation of the problem of research undertaken. Literature is designed in order

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to give an overview of different resources which have been explored by the researcher for a
particular topic. It also demonstrates how a research area fits within a larger area of research.
Conducting review of literature is challenging because it showcases the skills of the
researcher in order to find the necessary information from the secondary resources like
journals, articles and books.
What strategies will you use to write a strong research paper?
Analysis of the assignment – In order to make writing the research paper easy, it is
necessary to analyze and look for keywords. Grasping the requirements of the research before
writing will be helpful in making brainstorming easier.
Early start – one should start writing a paper early in order to decrease the last minute rush,
specifically at the research stage. Research should be initiated right after the assignment of
the paper, which will comprise of selecting the topic and various resources to be utilized.
Manageable session of work – while doing the research is too much amount of time will be
spent, and then it will tire and decrease the ability to process and analyze various materials.
Therefore it is necessary to plan sessions of research which should be of few hours in order to
make sure that person is alert and attentive.

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References
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Modern Language Association of America. (2010). MLA handbook for writers of research
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Mohammed, A. H. How to Write a Research Paper.