week 2

Tell Us. The Subject that I chose to discuss is a topic that is related to my degree plan and one of the career fields that I plan to use once I retire from the military. I will discuss the importance of gun control in the United States. Gun control and firearm safety are very important, and I personally feel that anyone who has a weapon or weapons should have to go to mandatory classes and training.

What Topic? Gun Control

Three Questions:

1. How do we decided who can and cannot have a gun in the United States?

2. What does the constitution say about guns?

3. Does gun violence impact some people more than others?

Research Process

The research process according to von Winckelmann and Garcia (2021), is a total of six steps. I will show how I used these steps below to conduct my research appropriately.

First, I identified my need by considering things I need to know more about with gun control and gun safety and laws. Since this may be a bigger than a personal issue, I thought about ways I could help teach individuals to make the world a safer place.

Secondly, I gathered information by using online resources that included Credo to search for information on Gun Control. Searching for the information, I was able to find more information to improve my knowledge.

Finally, I was able to narrow down and define three research questions. To better give myself a structured outline of what I wanted my topic to focus on.

Keywords:

In order to start locating information, I need to use keywords in the library. These keywords will help locate articles and answer my questions. My keywords include:

"Firearm"

"Handgun"

"Gun Control Act"

"Firearms Owners Protection Act"

"National Firearms Act"

"Gun Safety"

References:

von Winckelmann, S., & Garcia, J. (2021). Information literacy in the digital age (2nd ed.). Zovio

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Write

Using the GEN 103 APA Essay Template Download GEN 103 APA Essay Template, write the first two paragraphs for the final paper. Use two articles that you found in Week 2 Discussion 1 to answer two of your research questions from the Week 1 Choose Your Research Topic discussion forum. Do not worry about in-text citations and references now; instead, use the sources you found in Week 2 Discussion 1 to respond to two of the questions you drafted in the Choose Your Research Topic discussion forum in Week 1. At this point you will not start the introduction, the conclusion, or the third research question section of the template.

Address the following in your paper:

· Begin your APA-formatted essay using the APA-formatted GEN 103 APA Essay Template to complete your assignment.

· Your topic. State the topic that you are writing about on the title page by using it as the title. (Hint: Use your information from the Week 1 Choose Your Research Topic discussion forum for this.)

· Research Question/Subtopic 1. Use the PIE methodLinks to an external site. to introduce Research Question/Subtopic 1 and answer the research question you developed in the Week 1 Choose Your Research Topic discussion forum using the scholarly or popular source you chose in the Week 2 Discussion.

· Research Question/Subtopic 2. Use the PIE methodLinks to an external site. to introduce discuss Research Question/Subtopic 2 and answer the research question you developed in the Week 1 Choose Your Research Topic discussion forum using the scholarly or popular source you chose in the Week 2 Discussion.

· Proofread. Examine your writing for grammatical and spelling challenges.

· Note: You are not required to include in-text citations and references at this point. For this assignment adjust the title page to include the title of the essay, your name, date, and instructor. Do not add to the introduction, conclusion, third research question or subtopic, or reference page. Leave these sections alone. They will be addressed in future assignments.

The Beginning the Research Paper assignment

· Must be one to two double-spaced pages in length.

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

· Title of the paper in bold font

· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

· Student’s name

· Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Due date

· Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.

Academic voice means to meet the writing expectations of academic writing. It is different than writing to a friend, writing for business purposes, or writing to the general public. Your audience for academic writing includes other academic writers and learners.

Academic writing includes:

· using credible evidence to support ideas,

· adding your own analysis to a topic, and

· using an academic style or "voice" to communicate to your audience.

When reviewing your work, first be sure you have included evidence and analysis and then review and edit to ensure you have written in an academic "voice."