Blog #2: Research
This past week I researched multiple music related things as well as directions to a friend's house. I tend to research music related things pretty often. For instance, I have been listening to a reggae band called SOJA and I wanted to know what SOJA stood for. So I took to Google and found that SOJA stands for Soliders of Jah Army. I researched directions this past weekend so I wouldn't get lost when trying meet up with a friend of mine. I would say that I do a fair bit of non-academic research on a weekly basis between researching bands and other miscellaneous things.
When I set out to begin researching for my inquiry project I started out my researching process as I usually do, by inputting something into Google and seeing what comes up. I wanted to get some box office numbers for Western movies so that any claims I make in regards to profitability are based in fact opposed to opinion/assumption. My Google search yielded the website Box Office Mojo (boxofficemojo.com), an IMDb company. Once I found Box Office Mojo I just searched for information about a few Westerns to get some information about how much Westerns are grossing today, and about what sort of Westerns are bringing in the highest profit. This research wasn't hard to come by, granted I wasn't looking for something specific.
At this point I wouldn't say that conducting research for an academic purpose is much different than conducting research for personal endeavors. The only real difference that comes to mind is that I'm not instantly going to Wikipedia and I need to make sure the website that I am getting information from is trustworthy/legitimate.
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