Chapter 6 Research Strategies

In Chapter 6 in Compose Advocate Design I found this reading very helpful to layout main topics for my research paper through questions. The main points I took in this chapter is strategies to find my own research for example using the library and how to ask librarians for help by coming prepared with questions. There are many ways to look for research the one I avoid is interviews, but reading this chapter and Andrew Rajala’s essay it made his essay more interesting to read. I will like to write an interesting essay I clearly do not want my essay to lead into boring research that only provides statistics and facts. I know following these guidelines it can help me write a good research paper that I will like writing and people will enjoy reading. The one thing that stood out to me the most and will find this helpful in my writing are the charts on page 147 and page 159 questions to guide research. It talked about a statement purpose and I am hoping by paper will direct on more question like it said, “Research questions evolve as you do the research” (CDA, 147). On page 159 it gave me information where to find my research the questions type to guide research are facts, definitions interpretation, consequence, value and policy. In the end of the reading Rajala’s essay on loss of manufacturing jobs I found surprising that there were two well detailed critiques of his writing. Usually books showing how to write will give you the information how to write a research paper and then write the perfect essay that they will like you to learn from. This book is different is was very helpful to read what the critiques suggested.

The topic I will be doing researching on is California’s current water drought, but focusing on San Jose’s. This chapter helped me linked to an article that can help my research because I do not only want to find governmental decisions, but peoples concern or what they are going through. An article in the San Jose Mercury News “Dry spell: California farmers struggle with impending drought” by Ken McLaughlin talks about farmers struggling by the water drought in California. This kind of information is what will make my paper develop in more questions and be much more interesting. What I read in Chapter 6 I will use the research techniques and learn from it to write a good research paper.

Water Drought Might Be My New Topic

ALMADEN RESERVOIR
Water Drought in California
As I was researching more to consider another research topic I came across an article in the San Jose Mercury News and it grabbed my attention. I had already researched about the weather in San Jose, the city is not getting enough rain and the reservoirs are dry. In the San Jose Mercury News I found appealing to read and know about our water drought in California and its outcome. The article “Drought to cut off federal water to Calif. farms” by Garance Burk, said this shortage of water is affecting everyone in California. They are planning to cut off water for the farmers, courage people to reduce usage of water because it will affect everyone since we are in a recession. This can be a good research topic, because I can narrow down my research of the reservoirs in Northern California. I can also research people in San Jose, for example the farmers or get a statistics of how much water people use in their homes. In addition, I can include the affects of cost in food and water in our homes. Burk mention how farmers are trying to keep their plantations and usage of water wisely, but farmers have already layoff a lot of people. Water is very important and if we do not reduce the usage, farmers will not have other options, but to buy well water and it will only affect us to pay a lot more for food. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in another article “Schwarzenegger declares Calif. Drought emergency” by Samantha Young in her article the state water director said, agriculture will probably lose 2.8 million dollars and cost 95,000 jobs (Snow, Mercury News). In this article Arnold Schwarzenegger called out in emergency because the reservoir needs help and we are not getting rain, so therefore he order the state Department of Water Resources to spread as much water to the dry reservoirs. This is a serious problem and I hope people in San Jose will not have to experience a high cost of food and not worry cutting down our water usage.