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Case Study 99

Only use the reference I attached for the case study. No need to search for material outside the pdf.
I DON’T NEED ANYTHING SUPERB JUST ORIGINAL AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS.
Scenario/Summary
Visa Inc. in the 1990s was a company that specialized in electronic funds transfers throughout the world through their Visa-branded credit cards. The company does not issue cards extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers; it only provides financial institutions with Visa-branded payment products that they then use. In early 2000 the company greatly expanded its offerings through the use of debit prepaid and cash-access programs to their customers. Within 10 years Visa held 60% (Nilson report) of the debit card marketplace in the United States processeover 20 billion transactions a year. This major expansion and branching of their product line has resulted in major issues for management.
The implementation of IT strategies was a major task. The wide variety of technical skills including IT and banking expertise along with systems integration with their alliances and joint venture partners in the industry made a monumental task. The CIO developed policy explored and evaluated technology prepared the company for the appropriate technology and successfully managed the expansion into debit prepaid and cash-access programs. This week you should focus on the chief information officer’s efforts and the supply chain management issues the role of chief information officer (CIO) and how his role interacted with development efforts within supply chain management (SCM). Focus on the CIO’s responsibilities for this effort in supply chain management and in particular the transfer of information and the sharing of information across the supply chain.
Your deliverable this week will be a completed case study (35 pages) submitted on Visa Push to the Use of the Debit Card. A sample template for the case study is available in Doc Sharing.
Case Study Steps
STEP 1: Research Issues
In this step you need to find out the questions what and how of Visa’s push towards debit and cash cards. Start with some basic research on the company and its market: Research into this company will require you to understand the basic differences between debit and credit transactions as well as how financial transactions are transmitted. Keep in mind that debit cards are connected to a personal bank account while a credit card is connected to the bank or financial institution that issued the card (not Visa). With this difference how does a cash card work and why is it different than a debit card?
STEP 2: Write the Study
Use the case study template to complete a 35 page report on your research. Include the sections listed below as needed.
Introductiona brief introduction into the company and its situation
Issue/Problemsidentify all the issues or problems faced by the company for the expansion of services
Actions Takenwhat was the company’s response on dealing with the issues?
Resultswhat were the results of the company’s efforts? Did they work? Why or why not?
Referenceslist all research references used
Don’t forget to proof and fact-check your case study. If you are using quotes from sources or data from an unreliable source you should attempt to find a better source or remove them. This is sometimes called establishing rigor. Make sure your case study is credible transferable verifiable and dependable.

Urgent Paper- Should the Family and Medical Leave Act be changed.

Thesis Statement-
Should the Family and Medical Leave Act be changed? The reason I chose this topic is because many workers are not aware of their rights as stipulated by the Family and Medical Leave Act and they end up not enjoying this right to be with their families and care for them (Glynn 2013). The FMLA offers workers unpaid leaves due to family related issues and employers are supposed to allow their employees to utilize this benefit. The Family and Medical Leave Act should not be changed but rather workers should be educated on its provisions to make it more efficient (A better balance 2016).
This paper should specifically be related to the solution to problems and advanatages of FMLA. Each question below NEED to be addressed.
Develop Part 2: r -3-4 pages
2.Include a defensible relevant thesis statement clearly in the first paragraph. (The thesis statement may need to be modified to reflect added information and purpose of this part.)
3.Explain a detailed viable solution that supports your thesis. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
4.State explain and support the first advantage (economic social political environmental social equitable ethical/moral etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
5.State explain and support the second advantage (economic social political environmental social equitable ethical/moral etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
6.State explain and support the third (and fourth if desired) advantage (economic social political environmental social equitable ethical/moral etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
7.Use effective transitional words phrases and sentences.
8.Provide a concluding paragraph / transitional paragraph that summarizes the proposed solution and its advantages.
9.Develop a coherently structured paper with an introduction body and conclusion.
10.Use one (1) or more rhetorical strategies (ethos logos pathos) to explain advantages.
11.Support advantage claims with at least three (3) additional quality relevant references. Use at least six (6) total for Parts 1 and 2. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

No Thanks 1

Using feedback from your professor and classmates revise Part 1 and develop the solution and identify the advantages of the solution. Note: The disadvantages or challenges with your answers will be in Part 3.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
Provide Part I: Revision of A Problem Exists (3-4 pages)
1.Revise using feedback from the professor and classmates your Persuasive Paper Part I: A Problem Exists.
Develop Part 2: Solution to Problem and Advantages (3-4 pages for 6-8 pages total)
2.Include a defensible relevant thesis statement clearly in the first paragraph. (The thesis statement may need to be modified to reflect added information and purpose of this part.)
3.Explain a detailed viable solution that supports your thesis. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
4.State explain and support the first advantage (economic social political environmental social equitable ethical/moral etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
5.State explain and support the second advantage (economic social political environmental social equitable ethical/moral etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
6.State explain and support the third (and fourth if desired) advantage (economic social political environmental social equitable ethical/moral etc.) to your solution. This should be one or two (1-2) paragraphs.
7.Use effective transitional words phrases and sentences.
8.Provide a concluding paragraph / transitional paragraph that summarizes the proposed solution and its advantages.
9.Develop a coherently structured paper with an introduction body and conclusion.
10.Use one (1) or more rhetorical strategies (ethos logos pathos) to explain advantages.
11.Support advantage claims with at least three (3) additional quality relevant references. Use at least six (6) total for Parts 1 and 2. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resource

Reflux & Esophagitis

Disease Research Paper
DESCRIPTION
Nutrition research contributes to our knowledge and understanding of the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. Nutrition research informs evidence-based practice guidelines and policies that aim to improve health outcomes. Nutrition professionals should be prepared to share their expertise and contribute to nutrition research throughout their careers.
Instructions
Research Paper Instructions
Identify Reflux (GERD) & Esophagitis disease and disorder
Write a research paper about the identified disease or disorder.
o Describe the etiology (the cause) of the disease or disorder.
o Analyze a perspective or argue a point (position).
o Your goal is to present your own interpretation or evaluation or argument grounded on the evidence (research) available (or not available depending on your perspective).
o Include references from the Cochrane Review USDA Nutrition Evidence Library AND Position Papers AND Evidence Analysis Library and the WHO Evidence Based Nutrition Interventions.
o Discuss the gaps in knowledge.
Prepare your research paper using APA format. Use scholarly (peer reviewed) articles; a minimum of 5 references are required. 5-6 pages is required.
You must use PowerPoint (or other presentation software) for your presentation.
Criteria for Evaluation of the Research Paper = Total of up to 100 points
v Research paper on a disease or disorder that either analyzes a perspective or argues a point with the goal of presenting your own interpretation or evaluation or argument
v Double-spaced 5-6 pages
v Spelling syntax and grammar
v A minimum of five references from peer-reviewed journals (scholarly articles). Additional references may be used from books or approved websites (government WHO research institutions). In-text citations should be written using APA style; include a reference page. Please inquire with the instructor for any questions regarding references and sources.
o APA Format Research Paper Guide:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/
https://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/apastyle1.pdf
Criteria for Evaluation of the Research Paper Presentation = Total of up to 50 points
Clear description of the etiology (Cause)
Clear presentation of the analysis of a perspective or argument of a point (position)
Engaging presentation
Creativity
Effective use of slides images and media
Flow of presentation
Adherence to time limits
Criteria for Peer Evaluation of the Research Paper Presentation = Total of up to 10 points
A scale of 1 to 5 (highest) will be use to evaluate the criteria below:
o Clarity
o Engaging
o Creativity
o Organized
o Style
What is a Research Paper?
Research paper. What image comes into mind as you hear those words: working with stacks of articles and books hunting the treasure of others’ thoughts? Whatever image you create it’s a sure bet that you’re envisioning sources of information–articles books people artworks. Yet a research paper is more than the sum of your sources more than a collection of different pieces of information about a topic and more than a review of the literature in a field. A research paper analyzes a perspective or argues a point. Regardless of the type of research paper you are writing your finished research paper should present your own thinking backed up by others’ ideas and information.
To draw a parallel a lawyer researches and reads about many cases and uses them to support their own case. A scientist reads many case studies to support an idea about a scientific principle. In the same way a history student writing about the Vietnam War might read newspaper articles and books and interview veterans to develop and/or confirm a viewpoint and support it with evidence.
A research paper is an expanded essay that presents your own interpretation or evaluation or argument. When you write an essay you use everything that you personally know and have thought about a subject. When you write a research paper you build upon what you know about the subject and make a deliberate attempt to find out what experts know. A research paper involves surveying a field of knowledge in order to find the best possible information in that field. And that survey can be orderly and focused if you know how to approach it. Don’t worry–you won’t get lost in a sea of sources.
In fact this guide is designed to help you navigate the research voyage through developing a research question and thesis doing the research writing the paper and correctly documenting your sources.
(https://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/research/research-paper/ Accessed on Feb. 2 2017)

for Daisy Arabella only 6

Omar Alsharef: Read Chapter One from the Now and Then Textbook by Judith Stanford. Here is how to read this chapter:(You can find this chapter in Modules.) 1. Skim through the chapter quickly noticing all of the headings in bold. Quickly determine what is the most important information and material to work with (Anything that has been boldfaced. You will not be asked to discuss or write about Tattoos.). 2. Read the first paragraph and last paragraphs of the chapter. 3. Read the first sentence of every paragraph in between. 4. Read the chapter beginning to end. 5. After reading the chapter through once consider what is important to remember from this chapter: (Highlight the parts of the reading that pertain to the questions below. You may also want to make notes (annotations) in the margins about any of these points as well. You do not have to write out answers to these questions but you should be able to verbally explain the answers to these questions. You will be assigned to present answers to one or more of these questions to a small group in class. At the end of class you may be given a quiz that covers the answers to these questions. Or possibly you may be asked to take this quiz online at this course website. This is yet to be determined.) a. What does the author mean by Reading to Respond? What are ways the author suggests that one may respond to text? b. What does the author mean by Reading to Understand? What activities does the author recommend one do in order to understand what one reads? c. What is an inference? What does the author recommend you do in order to understand inferences? d. What does the author mean by Reading to Evaluate? What can you do that will help you to evaluate what you read? e. Why is it important to learn to read images critically? What are some of the recommended procedures to follow when reading images critically? 6. Write a 750 word essay that answers the following three questions: Who are you? Why are you here? Where are you going? Go to the 3.1 link in Modules as listed below to get the complete directions for this Who/Why/Where assignment: 3.1 Directions for Writing Your Student Profile. 7. Please bring a hard copy of Chapter One to class. You may either print that out from this website or photocopy Chapter One from a Now and Then textbook that has been placed on reserve. The assignment for this upcoming class does require that you highlight underline and annotate so depending on a device to access this document isn’t all that helpful.

write about Cecil Blount DeMille

I have a paper about a movie director (Cecil Blount DeMille) i need it in five sections. Every section have one different source and one picture and no more than 200 words for each section. Also no plagiarism please. I need you to answer the following questions: 1. Who is the director? 2. What are part of his/her body of work? 3. What contributions did the director make to the film industry? 4. Why is the director considered to be an important director?.
Assignment instructions:
First you must go to the Group Button on Blackboard and sign up for a director. Each group is limited to five people and once five people are signed in you will not be able to sign up for that director. It is imperative that you sign up because you will use the group page to complete the assignment.
As a groupyou will write a wikipaper about your director. Each wikishould be approximately 750 – 1000 words. It should contain at least three images one of them being a picture of the director. It should also utilize at least one source per person in the group. (No Wikipedia and no IMDB). The paper should tell us 1. Who is the director? 2. What are part of his/her body of work? 3. What contributions did the director make to the film industry? 4. Why is the director considered to be an important director?
You will complete this on your group’s wiki.
How this paper will be evaluated:
25% The paper observes the rules of mechanics. Punctuation is properly used. There are few errors in grammar and spelling. Proper capitalization and italicization are used. This is the shared element of the grade. Everyone is responsible for making sure that this element is correct.
50% Individual contribution to the paper. I will be able to run a comparison showing your individual effort to the paper. Each person is expected to complete a portion of the paper. An individual not contributing at all to the paper will automatically receive a 0. Each person must put their own contribution into the wiki. (Do not have one person put all of the information into the wiki.)
25% Research contribution. All of the sources are listed at the end of the paper and are also cited internally. As a group you must agree as to whether to use APA style or MLA style. You may use whichever you choose but it must be consistent throughout the paper.
The paper is due no later than February 20 2017. As of 11:59 PM that night I will turn off access to the wiki and begin grading the papers. There are no extensions available and none will be given. Groups not completing a paper will receive a 0. (Note: Since I will be looking at the individual contributions to the Wiki if the paper falls below the minimum standards for the paper I will grade each individual contribution as if it did. Meaning if you are in a group and you are the only person who contributes to the paper you will be the only one who receives points and I will grade it based upon the merits of the information that you included. This is to prevent a person who acts in good faith in completing the paper from being negatively affected by a group that doesn’t complete the work.

a 3 to 4 paper essay please stick to the outline posted

Essay 1 Comparing Two Arguments Linguistics 94
Prompt
For this paper you will compare two articles on the issue of binge drinking on university campuses: Stop Babysitting College Students by Froma Harrop and Binge Drinking must be Stopped by Henry Wechsler. To compare the arguments of Wechsler and Harrop follow the directions below. Outline their different arguments explaining where they contradict one another and identifying claims that are different but not directly contradictory. What are some of the reasons the authors give to justify their claims?
Content and Organization
1. In your introduction introduce the two authors their backgrounds (if possible) and the topic they discuss. Write about how the authors organize their texts and develop their claims.
2. In your first internal paragraph(s) discuss the claim and at least two problems that Wechsler writes about. Provide specific evidence from the text to support your comments.
3. In your second internal paragraph(s) present Harrops claim and at least two problems that the she mentions. Provide specific evidence from the reading to support your comments.
4. In two or three additional paragraphs compare/contrast the problems that each author discusses including the differences between the problems and the ways they are presented in the text.
5. Conclude with a statement in which you sum up the similarities and differences between the two texts. You can mention not only claims and evidence but audience(s) purpose(s) and writers tone.
Paper Length and Format
Your essay will be typed in 12 point font double space with one inch margins.
Your essay will be 3-4 pages.
You will give your paper a title.
You will staple your paper.

Public Writing Essay 1

Public Writing EssayUsing the topic you selected in Week Threes Business Writing Essay assignment construct an essay that discusses a public issue or concern. For this assignment choose one of the following:
The essay should use standard writing practices such as subheads bullets charts and figures. The essay
Week Threes Business Writing Essay assignment
Business Report: Poor Employee Performance
Employees form a very important part of the organization because they directly contribute towards the performance of the organization (Weightman 2008). The employees of New World Solutions Ltd (NWSL) have been found to be performing poorly because they rarely meet the objectives that have set for them. For this reason the company is facing problems in the market because its competitiveness is very low. It has been unable to meet its targets and this is having a negative impact on its general performance. Keeping in mind that the employees are the driving force of any organization their poor performance implies that the organization cannot perform as expected. It is therefore necessary for corrective measures to be put in place to ensure that employees are able to perform as expected of them by the organization as well as other stakeholders.
The performance of employees is greatly affected by motivation and this implies that the organization should find out the different reasons as to why employees are not motivated and solve the problem. It is important for NWSL to take a look at the situation and reveal the different factors that are affecting the situation. This will reveal the problem and it will be easier to handle.
Employees should be adequately trained on different jobs and be provided with necessary resources for them to boost the levels of their performance at work.
The Problem
The internal analysis of the organization has revealed that there is a poor performance by the employees across different departments of the organization. This is a problem because it is against the expectations of the organization. When a business is established it is expected to be successful and this depends on how the employees will perform. If employees fail to perform then there is a problem that needs to be addressed in the best way possible so that normalcy is restored in the organization. In the different department of an organization there are specific duties and responsibilities that should be achieved to contribute towards the overall success of the organization. These duties and responsibilities are broken down into smaller assignments that are given to different employees. The success of the organization is determined by the extent to which such assignments are accomplished. With respect to NWSL such assignments are not accomplished.
The lack of accomplishment of the duties and responsibilities has been linked to various factors. The first major cause is the idea that the majority of the employees do not possess the necessary skills and knowledge that should them to accomplish the tasks assigned to them. When employees do not have the necessary know-how they are likely to perform poorly. In addition to this it has also been noted that the employees are not being provided with adequate resources that should enable them to perform different tasks effectively. Without resources employees cannot deliver according to the expectations. Lack of resources implies that employees do not have the basic support that they need. This limits their ability to achieve different goals and objectives assigned to them.
Courses of Action
With respect to the problems identified at NWSL there is a variety of solutions that can be implemented for the interest of making sure that the companys employees perform as it is expected of them.
Employee training and development
Employee training and development basically refers to teaching employees on how well they can boost their performance at the workplace (Michael Haccoun & Belcourt 2010). As stated earlier one of the major causes of poor employee performance at NWSL is the lack of proper knowledge and skills. Through employee training and development the employees will have the opportunity of being trained on what it takes to perform different duties and responsibilities. Additionally taking into account the current dynamic business environment it is necessary for employees to be updated with different skills so that they can improve their performance.
Provision of necessary resources
The analysis also revealed that the employees are not provided with the resources that they need for them to perform as they are expected. With regard to this it is necessary for the organization to take the responsibility of making sure that they resources are provided. For instance the organization should provide different tools and equipment that employees in different departments need. Necessary equipment boosts the ability of employees to perform better.
Consequences of taking action
Taking the different courses of action will come along with different consequences with respect to the identified problem. It is noted that the major problem is the poor performance of employees and this has been generally linked to the lack of motivation at work. Given this scenario it is necessary for the organization to take various courses of action in making sure that a solution is found. The implementation of the solution is expected to boost the overall motivation of employees although this will come in different ways.
Increased knowledge
As a result of employee training and development employees will be more knowledgeable. When employees are trained on different aspects they increase their knowledge base and this boosts their ability of performance. This is a consequence of receiving relevant information in connection to what the employees are expected to do. Once the employees have this knowledge they will be more motivated because they will be confident that they will be doing the right thing. For the interest of boosting the knowledge base and the confidence of employees it is necessary for them to undergo additional training and development. Trained employees perform better than those who are not. This is a direct consequence of the course of action will boost the overall performance of the employees.
Empowerment
Empowerment is a consequence of providing employees with the resources that they need. As aforementioned it is the responsibility of the organization to provide the necessary tools and equipment that employees need so that they can improve their performance. This will empower the employees in the sense that they will have all it takes to ensure that they do their best. It is important for an organization to single out the specific resources that employees need to accomplish the duties and responsibilities that have been assigned to them. By doing this it will be possible for the overall performance of the employees to be boosted because the organization will be showing support. Employees performance is better when they receive the support that they need.
General motivation
Taking the courses of action identified above will lead to the general motivation of the employees. As much as employees are paid for the different services that they provide this might not be enough to motivate them to perform to their best. Therefore it is necessary for the employer to provide additional measures that will boost the motivation of the employees to ensure that they deliver the best of services. Providing training and development as well as the necessary resources needed at work is a great booster to the motivation of employees (Laudy 2005). This implies that they will perform better and enable the organization to be more competent in the industry that it operates.
The performance of employees in an organization largely depends on how much they are motivated. Taking this into account it is the responsibility of the organization to devise ways through which it can motivate its employees to improve their performance. The most effective strategies to achieve this include training and development as well as the provision of the necessary resources.
References
Laudy S. (2005). Motivating Employees. Alexandria: ASTD Press.
Michael A. Haccoun R. & Belcourt M. (2010). Managing Performance Through Training and Development. Ontario: Nelson Education Limited.
Weightman J. (2008). The Employee Motivation Audit. Cambridge: Cambridge Strategy Publications Limited.

Answer these 6 questions from the essay attachment please. Objective: Analyze a sample paper according to the Stance Essay grading rubric. What stance is the writer advocating in the essay? In other words what is the argument? In the draft essay how

Answer these 6 questions from the essay attachment please.
Objective: Analyze a sample paper according to the Stance Essay grading rubric.
What stance is the writer advocating in the essay? In other words what is the argument?
In the draft essay how would you describe the body paragraphs?
Top of Form
They are well organized but far too long.
They are the right length but out of order.
They seem sufficient in length and organization.
1.3Bottom of Form
Which of the following does the writer not support with an outside source?
how much urban greenspace Birmingham currently has
greenspaces increasing biodiversity
greenspaces can revitalize brownfields
greenspace access is plagued by inequality
According to the References row of the rubric to what category do you think the stance draft belongs?
Top of Form
Unacceptable
Meets Minimum Expectations
Fair
Proficient
Exemplary
Bottom of Form
What are your thoughts on the strength of the draft essays conclusion?
In reading this draft which area of this line of the rubric do you think the writer struggles with the most?
Top of Form
Clarity (being easily understood)
Writing mechanics (spelling/grammar)
POV (point of view)
Formatting requirements (APA style)
Bottom of Form

I need the 5 question at the bottom answer. Steven Johnson (born 1968) is a writer known for his books about the intersection between science technology and personal experienceincluding the bestseller everything that is good for you: how today’s popu

I need the 5 question at the bottom answer.
Steven Johnson (born 1968) is a writer known for his books about the intersection between science technology and personal experienceincluding the bestseller everything that is good for you: how today’s popular culture is actually making us smarter and the ghost map which examine the 1854 cholera epidemic in London. He has published a few pieces about his writing process at medium.com including the following article.
Your number one nemesis in trying to write is inevitably the siren song of procrastination. There is no more effective way to remind yourself of all the errands or side projects that you really should be doing than by staring at a blank page. Computers have only amplified this threat. Hemingway had plenty of distractions to pull him away from his work but at least when he sat down at his Royal DeLuxe it didnt tantalize him with Pinterest or Angry Birds.
But of course email and social media and games are obvious distractions. In my experience the more subtle threat — particularly for non-fiction writers — comes via the eminently reasonable belief that youre not ready to start writing because you havent finished your research yet. Its a plausible excuse of course; I used it myself countless times when I was in college and grad school which led to a long series of extensions including a few spring semester final papers that I spent the whole summer perfecting. There was always one more obscure article I had to track down; one more vaguely related novel that had to be in the bibliography. And so Id postpone starting my own essay–and before long it was Labor Day and a whole new semester was starting up with a whole new batch of papers to postpone writing.
I do relish the research period before you start actually writing in earnest: youre just sitting around sifting through books and articles following links and playing detective. Theres something wonderfully open-ended about it without the actual pressure of having to produce your own words. (This is why its such a seductive procrastination device.) But as much as I enjoy it I have learned the hard way that you are never done with your research. Waiting around for the research phase to be complete is a recipe for infinite postponement.
So now I take a different approach. I do enough research to plan out the general structure of the book: I figure out the main themes and arguments; the main characters or ideas; in books where there are complex technical or scientific issues I try to get a solid grasp of the fields Im writing about. And I try to get a more comprehensive survey for the first chapter or two so I have somewhere to start.
And then I start writing fully aware that there are large blind spots of material that Im going to have to track down while Im in the middle of the book. This makes it vastly easier to get started of course but it has an additional benefit that has become clear to me over the years: when youre researchingin media res the new ideas or details or stories that you stumble across are much more useful to you because you can immediately see the slots where they belong. When youre researching and you dont even have a chapter outline yet you can find an amazing story but it doesnt really stick with you because you have only the vaguest sense of where it should go in the book. Pre-writing your research sensors are much more hazy:this seems interesting I guess. But once youre in the mix everything sharpens up. You find a provocative quote and you can tell in a split second whether its going to be useful or not and more often than not you know exactly where its going to go.
The end result of this is that at least 50% of the research happens while Im in the middle of writing the book. That comes with a certain cost to flow; Ill regularly find myself reaching some new section of the book and having to stop writing for a week while I track down the missing data I need. And inevitably it means going back and re-working your arguments or interpretations because youve uncovered new data that changes your mind about something. But in my experience the tradeoff is worth it because I dont get stuck in the holding period of pre-writing research. When I start writing Ive done enough research to know what Im going to need to know but Im nowhere near knowing everything. E. L. Doctorow once said Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go. Thats putting it a bit too strong at least in my experience. You cant start from nothing when youre writing non-fiction (and I suspect you cant with fiction either.) But if you try to start with everything youll never get started at all.
According to Steven Johnson what is the danger of pre-writing research?
It can discourage you because other writers have covered your topic.
It can distract you from your chosen topic and lead you to a dead end.
It can cause you to procrastinate because research is never finished.
It can increase the scope of your work too much and overwhelm you.
What is one benefit that Johnson sees in researching projects as you write?
It prevents boredom by providing variation in daily tasks.
It requires less effort to keep track of where ideas came from.
It makes it easier to see where new ideas will fit within the work.
It makes more sense than planning because projects change over time.
What is your attitude toward research? Do you let it overflow into your writing time? Why or why not?
What is one of the drawbacks of researching during the middle of a project?
In terms of your personal writing process what did you find the most useful about this chapter?

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