How I Research

For me, I often run into problems while writing when I can't find the research I need. When I have choice on what to write on, I always choose topics that I know a few things about already. I like to do things like read newspapers and such on my own so when I need to write something like this, I usually know what to write about. I usually have an opinion and can easily find the information I'm looking for. When I don't know what to write about, I tend to run into problems. I usually start my search online with something that gives me a broad overview like Wikipedia. From there I usually go on to other sources from a database or other place. Usually, I find books or other articles by looking at the bibliography of the authors of other works. This branching out usually helps me find the details I'm looking for without having to spend extensive hours. After I've had the overview and have found my sources, I decide what I want to argue and what points I want to touch on. Usually I can recall the sources that I've already looked at, but some points I've had a hard time working with. In the issues paper we're working on now I've had a hard time finding information for my second point on international relations. I've looked at most of the points before and I know the information is out there, but finding the scholastic articles relevant to my topic has been difficult at times and I've had to do a lot of digging.