Research

The research process for this paper has been somewhat extensive and tiring.  I often find myself looking for supporting quotes for my opinion rather than actually researching for learning sake.  This is probably why I find research papers less meaningful to me.  I like to learn about topics through recent articles, radio talk shows and conversations with other informed people concerning the subject.  That would more likely match my research style.  However, I understand the importance of citing and drawing informed opinions from credible sources, in essence giving credit where credit is due.  I just feel that even those sources are not original, that all knowledge is unique and not any one person's property to own.  I believe that knowledge is free in obtaining and sharing.  It is in simple words, universal.   That being said, research papers must be proven in solid fact and compiled in neatly conformed quotes as to be scholarly.  So for this issues paper I chose to use BYU's library research system in finding scholarly articles and opposing viewpoints as my base point of reference for quotes.  I did my learning through google and the news and later proved it through facts and stats from the articles.  If I had any say in writing a research paper for future students, I would take away the underlining theme of globalization and let the students research a topic of their choice.