WRA 130 Andrew Colannino

Developing a Reasearch Strategy

1. Find enough information to fully explore a topic 

2. Find varied sources

- Are they primary or secondary sources?

- Are they objective or subjective?

-Are they stable or unstable?

Material Found

1. Introduction

2. How did lacrosse start?

a. Native Americans

b. St. Lawrence Valley

c. The game was considered major event; lasted many days

d. Goals could be 500 yards to miles apart

e. 100 to 100,000 players at once

f. wooden balls then deerskin

g. games played to toughen young men for war and for recreation and religious

h. 1856 Montreal Lacrosse club was created

i. 1860 became Canada’s national game

j. h...

This article tries to inform the reader on the best way to teach writing in the English language. It states how a person's culture affects the way he or she writes. By seeing the cultural differences, this article explains the best way to teach, in the world and in the classroom, based on cultural diversity. 

The article starts off explaining how a person's culture can affect the way they write and the way they interpret things they read. The article then explains reader responsibi...

1. How was lacrosse started?

2. When was the first game played?

3. Who played in the first game?

4. How has the game changed over time?

5. How popular is lacrosse around America?

6. How popular is lacrosse around the World?

7. How can lacrosse become more popular?

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Obama starts by sharing his family's past and how his father followed the American dream through perseverance and hard work. His father started off very poor in Africa and eventually got a scholarship to come study in America, where he met Obama's mother. Obama emphasizes thr...