TERM PAPER - SOEST · TERM PAPER •TOPIC due week of February 13thin lab •SUBMIT TO ME BY EMAIL...

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TERM PAPER • 5 pages double spaced • At least 4 acceptable references • ANY OCEAN RELATED TOPIC!!!!! http://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/angelfishes/centropyge-potteri.htm Potter's Angelfish Centropyge potteri

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TERMPAPER

• 5pagesdoublespaced• Atleast4acceptablereferences• ANYOCEANRELATEDTOPIC!!!!!

http://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/angelfishes/centropyge-potteri.htm

Potter'sAngelfishCentropyge potteri

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TERMPAPER

• TOPICdueweekofFebruary13th inlab• SUBMITTOMEBYEMAILBEFORELABTHATDAY• ThesisstatementandATLEAST3HIGHLEVEL REFERENCES

• ROUGHDRAFTdueweekofMarch13thinlabanddigitalcopybyemail• FINALDRAFTdueandPRESENTATIONweekofApril24th inlabanddigitalcopybyemail

http://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/blennies/entomacrodus-marmoratus.htm

MarbledBlennyEntomacrodus marmoratus

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TERMPAPER

• Demonstratethatyoucan:• Selecttrustworthysources• Buildanargument/takeastanceonatopic• Writeaproperlyformattedpaperwith:• PROPERCITATIONS• CORRECTGRAMMAR• FORMALLANGUAGE• GOODORGANIZATION

http://hawaiinaturejournal.weebly.com/uploads/2/0/8/3/20833844/3365227_orig.jpg

ZebraBlennyIstiblennius zebraPAO’O

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TERMPAPER: GENERALSTRUCTURE

Startwithanoutline:

• IncludeyourName&Date• PaperTitle• Introduction• SupportingParagraphs• Concludingstatement• References

http://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/echinoderms/urchins/colobocentrotus-atratus.htm

HelmeturchinColobocentrotus atratus

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TERMPAPER: INTRODUCTION

• Introducethemaintopic• Backgroundaboutthetopic• Thesisstatement• Whatareyouarguing?Orwhatisyourquestion?

• Thisisthelastsentenceofyourintroduction

*Theintroductionsetsupthesupportingparagraphs

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TERMPAPER: SUPPORTINGPARAGRAPHS

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• Supportingparagraphs(3+)• Startwithatopicsentencethatsummarizeswhatthatparagraphwillbeaboutandconnectsittothethesis• Focusedonatopicsurroundingyourmaintopic:forexampleifyourpaperisaboutopenoceanfishfarms:• Whatdotheydointhesefarms?• Whyarefishfarmsimportant?• Wheredoesfishfarmingoccur?• Whatistheproblemwithwhattheydo?

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TERMPAPER: CONCLUDINGPARAGRAPH• Refreshthereaderonyourmainpointsandthesis(firstsentenceofconclusionisyourthesisstatement)• Whatarethetake-aways• Whataretheimplicationsforthefuture• ConcludingSentence• e.g.“Fishfarmingclearlyisayoungbusinessandhasmuchneedforimprovement,butisanecessarypracticeforthefutureproteinneedsoftheworld.

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TERMPAPER: GENERALSTRUCTURE

Startwithanoutline:• IncludeyourName&Date• PaperTitle• Introduction• SupportingParagraphs• Concludingstatement• References– in-textcitationsandreferenceslist(APAstyle)

http://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/echinoderms/urchins/colobocentrotus-atratus.htm

HelmeturchinColobocentrotus atratus

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TERMPAPER- WHERETOFINDINFORMATION• UNACCEPTABLEReferences:

• Wikipedia,NationalGeographic,WorldWildlifeFund,Youtube,SaveTheWhales.org,FoxNewsorMSNBC(oranynightlynewstype),PersonalBlogsites

• ACCEPTABLEReferences(3levels):• Lowlevel:Scienceoreducationalwebsitesthatcitetheprimaryliterature(=ScientificJournalArticles)• e.g.ScienceDaily,anything.edu

• Midlevel:GovernmentRecordsandWebsites(NOAA.gov,EPA.gov,NASA.gov,other .gov)

• Highlevel:ScientificJournals,PublishedTextbooks,ConferenceProceedings(atleast3ofthe4)

http://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/filefishes/pervagor-spilosoma.htm

FantailedFilefishPervagor spilosoma'ō'ili 'uwi 'uwi

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WHATISASCIENTIFICJOURNALARTICLE?

1. Anewcontributiontoknowledgethatascientistworkedveryhardtoproduceandsharewiththeworld

2. ORareview-synthesisofexistingknowledgeonatopic• similartoyourpaper

• Notallofourworkgetspublished• whatdoesgetpublishedisusuallyPeer-reviewed

http://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/filefishes/pervagor-spilosoma.htm

SeaslugCaloria sp.

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HOWTOFINDANACCEPTABLEREFERENCE?• CanSTART withWikipediaorGooglesearchtofindjournalarticles• UseGoogleScholarorWebofScience(throughUHMlibrary)• Keywordsareimportant!Cangetyouverydifferentresults.• Broadv.s.Specific:Chemicals,fish,waterV.S.Mercury,tuna,ocean

• Howtoknowifitisacceptable...• The4referencesmustatleastcitetheprimaryliteratureORbeagovernmentor.edu website• .gov websitesdon’toftenmaketheirsourcesclearbutinformationisprovidedbyexpertsinthefield

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HOWNOTTOPLAGIARIZEAREFERENCE• ExamplePapertopic:Mercuryinmarinefoodwebs• Paragraph1topic:Backgroundinformation• Exampleresource:(1)http://oehha.ca.gov/fish/hg/index.html• “Mercuryisanaturalelementfoundinrocks,coal,andsoil”(1).

Donotcopyandpaste!Evenifyouthinkthat’sthebestwaytosayit.• 5wordsinarowthatareidenticalistechnicallyplagiarism….SO:• Thinkaboutwhatyouaretryingtosayandhowyouwouldtalkaboutit,thenrewriteitinyourownwords

• Not-plagiarizing:“Mercurynaturallyoccursinrocks,soilandcoal(1)anditgetsintothecoastaloceanprimarilythroughfreshwaterrunofffromland(2)....”

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MICHELLEOBAMA'SSPEECH(2008)'AndBarackandIwereraisedwithsomanyofthesamevalues:thatyouworkhardforwhatyouwantinlife;thatyourwordisyourbondandyoudowhatyousay you'regoingtodo;thatyoutreatpeoplewithdignityandrespect,evenifyoudon'tknowthem,andevenifyoudon'tagreewiththem.'AndBarackandIsetouttobuildlivesguidedbythesevalues,andpassthemontothenextgeneration.'Becausewewantourchildren– andallchildreninthisnation– toknowthattheonlylimittotheheightofyourachievementsisthereachofyourdreamsandyourwillingnesstoworkforthem.'

Readmore:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3699830/Trump-employee-admits-plagiarized-Michelle-Obama-Melania-s-speech-feels-terrible-chaos-Donald-REFUSED-accept-resignation.html#ixzz4I2bpZsUl

MELANIATRUMP'SSPEECH(2016)'Myparentsimpressedonmethevaluesthatyouworkhardforwhatyouwantinlife.'Thatyourwordisyourbondandyoudowhatyousayandkeepyourpromise,thatyoutreatpeoplewithrespect.Theytaughtandshowedmevaluesandmoralsintheirdailylives.'ThatisalessonthatIcontinuetopassalongtoourson.Andweneedtopassthoselessonsontothemanygenerationstofollow. Becausewewantourchildreninthisnationtoknowthattheonlylimittoyourachievementsisthestrengthofyourdreamsandyourwillingnesstoworkforthem.'

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RESOURCESFORYOU• NeverwrittenaResearchPaperbefore?• PurdueUniversityOnlineWritingLab:Writingaresearchpaper

• UHManoaLibraries,librarywebsite

• HamiltonLibrary

• SinclairLibrary

• TheWritingCenter

• offerswritingconsultationsfreeofcharge

• Open9-5daily PurpleGorgonianEugorgia rubens

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