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Assignment | Informative Essay (Dansby): Find Information

ENGL 1301 | Professor Marquette Dansby (Spring 2022)

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Scholarly articles are not the place to start your research. First, you need to get familiar enough with your topic to narrow it down, and for that you need more general information. This will help you develop context for your topic as well as get to know the specialized terms used by experts.

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