Today, I got assign with doing a research paper for my school work. The english teacher let me choose my own subject for the report which is great because it's easier. The difficult part is writing it, because he said you got to write your own paper not something from the internet, cause he told it's good for me to further my education. Anyways I need a little help from the good members of this site to help me write a research paper.

I know there are a lot of research paper available online to download, but I don't want to let the teacher know that I got from some site because I might get a bad grade or worse. So I need your help in finding something good out there that the teacher might get fooled of thinking that I did it myself without the help of anyone.

Could anyone lend me a hand, it's for a good cause.

Thank-you all.

Sorry, you're going to have to do this assignment on your own. Downloading a paper and passing it off as your own is cheating.

Here is some advice -- do your own work, that is the way you learn. What you want to do is simply wrong, and it is called plagiarism, and no matter how hard you try, the teacher will find out. Guess what you will get -- what you deserve -- a failing grade -- or expelled. Pick a subject that interests you, and research using various of sources. But to come here and us to help you cheat, is wrong....do your own work.

Yeah, I know I should do my own work instead of looking for the easy way. cheating is not good like parents also says to me. But come on realize that just a little bit of help also does the trick for me. The teacher gave us until next friday which counts as a final grade for the entire semester, it just the final end of my school work before I go into summer vacation. The teacher been good to me, lend me do extra work on this month, so I avoid summer school, which I hate do it because it's gonna ruined my entire vacation time.

Any more out there just please post in here for help, thanks all of you.

You think with so little substance to your question you could get help?
You had enough brains to post the question, but not enough motivation to complete the assignment.

...Giving in to the urge to say "back when I was your age".......


Back when I was your age, doing a research paper meant actually going to a library and checking out books and/or looking at the reference materials the library kept. You've pretty much got a wealth of information literally right at your finger tips. (yes I know that some of the stuff out on the internet is questionable, but there is still a lot of good information out there.)

Pick a topic -- what do you like?

Use to Google or Wiki, and do preliminary research. Wikipedia is good, to a point I would not consider it to be "legitimate" to some degree, since it is open to bias. As for using Wiki, use it as a starting point, but then use the references that is sited. There is a lot out there on the Internet, you have access to vastly more information than I did twenty years ago when I was in school. Back then we had to use these things ::gasp:: called books, and spend hours in a library. You should be able to collect all that you need in a few minutes. But this is what is important -- DO THE WORK. Besides it does not matter -- the teacher will know -- he knows your style of writing, and what is or is not your work.

I agree with PERfect929. There is an undeniably vast amount of information out there for you to use. A week is more than enough time to accomplish this task. I know, I write for a living. The fact that you can choose your own subject is a blessing. I'd choose something that you know very well and be honest about it. This will go along way with your teacher. He or she really just wants to know if you understand the process behind thinking and organizing your thoughts.
Do you have trouble writing?

[quote]Pick a topic -- what do you like?[/quote]

What do I like? There is a lot of subjects out there that I find interesting, but the most things that I like the most are like non-fiction books that includes investigation or political subjects. I also like fiction novels like dan brown "The Da Vinci Code" among others,and also gangster stories kind of "The Godfathers" the movie similar things of that type of stories. There is also book like "Stephen kings" which are great, I like most of the movies that were taken from book paper to the big screen. Again referring to what you said before(KMCCLA, Stalking Tiger, PERfect929), there is a lot of information on the internet that is not really necessary for me to go to a library to dust out shelves looking for a specific topic from thousands of books to choose. I'm glad for that, that the internet makes it all easy to do, without having to leave home in a rush to find a library, but one thing that it strike me a bit hard is choosing one topic for my research paper.


[quote] Originally posted by: Stalking Tiger.
Do you have trouble writing? [/quote]

Trouble writing in a bit yeah I do have that trouble expressing myself on paper is much easier in here(writing in this forum) that trying to put things together on paper. I don't know why I have that difficulty of putting things(sentences or words) together when it involves a research paper, specially when it's in that little time frame. But I think that with the tips of everyone of you I could make it, so when next friday arrives I will have it ready to turn it into my english teacher.

[quote] I know, I write for a living. [/quote]

IF you don't mind me asking, are you a book writer or columnist ? Because if that's the case, maybe you could help me.

Thanks for all the help from every poster that had given tips on the how to finish my research paper.

Remember that when writing a paper for any form or level of education istitution there are a few general patterns you must follow.

Write an opening, explaining what the paper is about and defining key words and issues.
A central section placing forth your arguements or the situation. It is best to argue both sides of any arguement, and provide a balanced discussion.
A conclusion that closes off and wraps up your arguements.


Avoid the use of the words I, Me, My, and Opinion.


You can use information posted in other writings as long as you use only small sections of it, and either directly qoute it or paraphrase it, using it to make a point.
In which case you need a short reference in the paper and a bibliography.

educationindex.net/.../academicsstudies/howtowrite-termpapers.html
I did some quick searching and found a teaching site that might help you. It offers college-level advice on writing papers. I didn't examine it (I just gave it a quick glance) but it looks good.

galaktia offers some very good advice. It should help you.

Good Writing just takes practice. Just be yourself and be honest about your subject. When I first started to write I was terrible. (I didn't do very good in school. My Imagination was always in overdrive.) But, today I make a decent living doing what I like. (Sorry, I just realized that this is sounding like an infomercial.)

PLEASE don't but any internet papers. YOUR TEACHER WILL KNOW!

I ghost write novels, ect. But, my friends have convinced me to write a children's book. And I'm spending this summer working on it. I can't really tell you much about it because my Publisher has first rights to view but, I can tell you the basic premise. Five children (ranging from 8 to 17) become shipwrecked. After two years on the island a terrible storm beaches a ship. They repair it and attempt to sail home. Of course along the way, they encounter many strange adventures.

I'll keep checking this post if you need any help but, remember, I can't do the work for you!

I want to strongly emphasize what Stalking Tiger and others have advised: DON'T BUY AN INTERNET PAPER, AND DON'T PASS OFF SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK AS YOUR OWN. I was trained as an English teacher, and I can assure you that your own teacher took extensive college courses in comparative literature and composition. That training, combined with his professional teaching experience and his knowledge of your own writing style, will let him spot any cheating you might have had in mind, and he will give you the failing grade that a cheater deserves. Your summer will then be shot - and it will be your own fault.

Concerning your actual assignment, my own guess is that it is a final paper to evaluate what skills you and the other students have gained from the class, and that your teacher only gave you a week to see who would do their own best work and who would try to cheat their way through it. So do your own work. Your teacher has spent months telling you what type of writing he wants to see, so get out your graded papers (I hope you have them) and go over them again. What were you marked down for? What did your teacher praise? Those are your best indicators of what your teacher is looking for. Good luck!

[quote]Trouble writing in a bit yeah I do have that trouble expressing myself on paper is much easier in here(writing in this forum) that trying to put things together on paper. I don't know why I have that difficulty of putting things(sentences or words) together when it involves a research paper, specially when it's in that little time frame. But I think that with the tips of everyone of you I could make it, so when next friday arrives I will have it ready to turn it into my english teacher.

[quote] I know, I write for a living. [/quote]

IF you don't mind me asking, are you a book writer or columnist ? Because if that's the case, maybe you could help me.

Thanks for all the help from every poster that had given tips on the how to finish my research paper.[/quote]

As for picking a topic, I would avoid things that would fall under the topic of fiction. A political subject for instance could be how the differences between how both parties choose their nominee for president, and/or then how the president is elected. A good writer should try to keep a fair and balanced point of view, and not let personal bias dictate how it is written. Try to use at least three independent sources, but the more the better. Read what is said, taking notes, and putting them in your own words, unless you site the source, then you can use a direct quote. The hard part is just getting started. When I stated my SW fan fiction it took me months, just to get off the first chapter. When I was in school, I used to put things off, simply because I hated either doing it, or I wanted to do something else. So buckle down, turn off the TV, music, and any other distractions. Do about an hour or two of research, then take a SMALL, SHORT break. First compile your research. Then begin with an rough outline, and take notes. Since a lot if it one on the Internet, you can get all your data with in a few hours (Saturday). Then begin taking notes, in an outline form (Sunday-Monday). Using your notes, and outline, out down what you wrote in your notes, using your own words and view point, begin writing (Tuesday-Thursday). Try to spend two or three hours each day, you will be done before you know it. The key is self discipline, and making yourself do the work -- that is the hard part.

here is what i do for open essays like this, if its for a science class i:
1) goto howstuffworks.com
2) search keywords i like
3) READ the actual paper online to see if i can write and essay on it
4) go to the library and find more books
for a writing class
1) go to deviant art.com
2) look for a poem i like
3) read the poem and analyze it to the fullest possibility
4) make sure u include the poem and the author in the essay
for a social studies class
1) go through ur history book to find event u like, i recommend avoiding things like: Wars/battle, famous people that everyone knows, and other topics that hav been used ad nausium
2) do further research, if it is a person read a biography
3) create a time line of what happened
4) write the essay

im in HS and i can tell u this is a near fool proof approach to this.

as for getting an essay of the net, idk if ur school uses it, and btw they wont tell u if they do, but there is a program that takes quotes from ur essay and searches for them on the internet to see if they exist anywhere else. then it rates the possibility of copying. 1 is unlikely, if ur essay has one or two occurrences of a 3-4 word phrase that is seen on the net, up to i think 10, which is if a whole paragraph or ur entire essay is on the net.

[quote] Your teacher has spent months telling you what type of writing he wants to see, so get out your graded papers (I hope you have them) and go over them again. [/quote]

Yes of matter of fact, our teacher had been telling us what exactly does he want from our writings. He wants 2 to 3 pages of our research paper, to quote more than 3 sources(*if necessary), Introduction; body; conclusion. He wants us to be original in our ideas of expressing our thought into paper, to be independent thinkers to analyze things. He also wants exceedingly good spelling, punctuation, correct form of making sentences and paragraph. He is so strict our 9th english teacher that he told us, one simple mistake in our paper and that counts of a one point each from our grade. That for me simply is just ridiculous in a way, because we are just students we are not shakespeare or excellent writes that we need immaculate spelling.

I wanted to ask a little bit of questions before I begin organizing my ideas to begin the writing of my paper. I like everyone tips/hints on the correct way of writing a research paper, thanks. Since I have to bring some kind of balance to my argument, could I quote the author point of view of the story or I have to write my own opinion ? Can quotes from big parts of the book?

[quote] Your teacher has spent months telling you what type of writing he wants to see, so get out your graded papers (I hope you have them) and go over them again. [/quote]

"Yes of matter of fact, our teacher had been telling us what exactly does he want from our writings. He wants 2 to 3 pages of our research paper, to quote more than 3 sources(*if necessary), Introduction; body; conclusion. He wants us to be original in our ideas of expressing our thought into paper, to be independent thinkers to analyze things. He also wants exceedingly good spelling, punctuation, correct form of making sentences and paragraph. He is so strict our 9th english teacher that he told us, one simple mistake in our paper and that counts of a one point each from our grade. That for me simply is just ridiculous in a way, because we are just students we are not shakespeare or excellent writes that we need immaculate spelling.

I wanted to ask a little bit of questions before I begin organizing my ideas to begin the writing of my paper. I like everyone tips/hints on the correct way of writing a research paper, thanks. Since I have to bring some kind of balance to my argument, could I quote the author point of view of the story or I have to write my own opinion ? Can quotes from big parts of the book?" every thing you just wrote down is what you are trying to underhand and if he finds out he will be mad and you will most likely get expelled and probably not go to a good college and end up flipin burgers at the local big cahuna burger.

another thing no one will help you cheat so stop asking us for answere. do what all of us did choose a topic then reserch about it you said you like the da vinci cade reserch that its very easy so you got a week to do it so do it

Quotes from other sources don't count toward your assigned word or page count.

Also, if I were you I wouldn't be worried about losing single points. I'd be worried about passing at all.

Quit wasting time and just do it. No one here is going to do your work for you.

It's a lot like real life.

You could have competed your assignment with all the energy you put into avoiding it.

hmm I agree with some but disagree with others. Should I..... Nah

[quote]Quotes from other sources don't count toward your assigned word or page count.[/quote]


In every university paper I have writen, of which the number is well into the double digits, qoute text and reference shorts have both counted towards the word count.

Though the word count itself, and the final bibliography did not count towards it.


That is following the paper writing method used in england, and approved by Yale, and Oxford University organisations.