WRTG 112 UMGC College Research Papers Discussion

Week 6 Discussion 1

The article “Young Writer With a Following Admits Fabricating Dylan Quotes in Book” describes the situation of Jonah Lehrer, a writer who violated expectations regarding the integrity of his work. (The article is in the attachments)

Expectations for writers can vary from one context to another. In WRTG 112, we have been studying how to use sources in a research paper. In this discussion, we will explore how the expectations for college research writing are similar and/or different from expectations in other writing contexts.

Initial post

Respond to the following in 1-2 paragraphs.

1. Summarize the expectations for use of sources in a college research paper, as you understand them.
2. In what ways are these expectations similar to or different from expectations you have observed in other contexts, such as workplace, personal, or journalistic writing? You might use observations from your reading about Jonah Lehrer in addition to personal experience in your response.

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Week 6 Discussion 2

Post one paragraph from any of your recent writing, and do the following: (The paragraph I picked is below)

1. Identify all pronouns in your paragraph. Remember that pronouns include personal pronouns like “she,” “her,” and “it”; indefinite pronouns like “everyone,” “each,” and “all”; and relative pronouns like “that” and “which.”
2. Identify the antecedent of each pronoun in your paragraph. The antecedent is the noun to which the pronoun refers.
3. If you found any of the three types of pronoun problems—unclear pronoun reference, vague subject pronoun, or agreement error—in your paragraph, identify the problem and revise the problematic sentence.

Paragraph below:

The current challenges the world is facing in relation to SCM are because it is more than a century since we were hit by a pandemic. In addition, war has, for a long time, been a thing of the past; hence there were no strategies in place in the event of an eruption in war, especially involving two global superpowers in Russia and Ukraine. Therefore, we will use the knowledge-based theory of supply chain management to trace back how the world bounced back from the Spanish flu in 1918 as well as from major wars such as the world wars. The knowledge-based theory will be significant in helping us develop accurate information that is credible and reliable.