{"id":705,"date":"2016-09-19T18:52:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T18:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/styleguide1x30master\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=705"},"modified":"2017-01-04T23:12:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T23:12:19","slug":"why-write-why-research","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/chapter\/why-write-why-research\/","title":{"raw":"Why Write? Why Research?","rendered":"Why Write? Why Research?"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWriting is power, and successful writing opens doors. Writing about what you\u2019ve read and researched is an exciting act of discovery, and the closer you move toward creating effective human expression, the more you change yourself and the lives of those around you. Writing, reading, and research function on an interconnected continuum of thinking, and each time you practice and perfect your skills, you transform. Honing the craft of written techniques offers an abundance of rewards, all of which can be measured in multiple contexts: personal growth, economic prosperity, interpersonal communication, business success, artistic creation, political process, scientific inquiry, historical reinvention, and more, not the least of which is academic achievement.\r\n\r\nHere in these pages lie tips and tools for writing, reading, and research, all interspersed with quotations from Monroe Community College faculty. This guide offers a glimpse of the strategies that help writers of all fields start to advance and grow. Enjoy the journey.\r\n\r\nAngelique Johnston\r\n<em>English Faculty, Composition Co-Coordinator,\r\nand Handbook Project Coordinator<\/em>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\u201cEvery time you write something\u2014a shopping list, college application essay, your r\u00e9sum\u00e9, everything and anything\u2014that becomes your proxy, your little Obi-Wan Kenobi hologram. How well your writing conveys your intentions will determine whether you are understood or misunderstood, listened to or ignored, promoted or demoted, praised or ridiculed. Therefore, I say, let the craft of writing become your lifelong muse.\u201d<em>\u2014<\/em> <em>Jethro Gaede, Anthropology Faculty<\/em><\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Writing is power, and successful writing opens doors. Writing about what you\u2019ve read and researched is an exciting act of discovery, and the closer you move toward creating effective human expression, the more you change yourself and the lives of those around you. Writing, reading, and research function on an interconnected continuum of thinking, and each time you practice and perfect your skills, you transform. Honing the craft of written techniques offers an abundance of rewards, all of which can be measured in multiple contexts: personal growth, economic prosperity, interpersonal communication, business success, artistic creation, political process, scientific inquiry, historical reinvention, and more, not the least of which is academic achievement.<\/p>\n<p>Here in these pages lie tips and tools for writing, reading, and research, all interspersed with quotations from Monroe Community College faculty. This guide offers a glimpse of the strategies that help writers of all fields start to advance and grow. Enjoy the journey.<\/p>\n<p>Angelique Johnston<br \/>\n<em>English Faculty, Composition Co-Coordinator,<br \/>\nand Handbook Project Coordinator<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\u201cEvery time you write something\u2014a shopping list, college application essay, your r\u00e9sum\u00e9, everything and anything\u2014that becomes your proxy, your little Obi-Wan Kenobi hologram. How well your writing conveys your intentions will determine whether you are understood or misunderstood, listened to or ignored, promoted or demoted, praised or ridiculed. 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