5/11/2014 1 en research paper, war in the marianas

En Research Paper, War in the Marianas 1

My English Research Portfolio

Michael Joseph San NicolasNorthern Marinas College

Hypothesis: The Importance of the Marianas in World War 2

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Project: The Importance of the Marianas in World War 2

Section One› Preparation Documents

Brainstorm Proposal Outline Reading Notes (Annotated Bibliography) Schedule & Log Required Draft

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Brainstorming for Research

Choosing a Topic Potential Topics

› Importance of the Marianas in World War 2› Illegal fishing in our Sanctuaries in the

Marianas› Fine effects of playing video games

Criteria:› Sources Availability› Interest: Is it New?› Time Limitations

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• Very interesting topic but can be looked at articles

• Easy to find sources in Saipan

• Not broad, requires lots of outside sources.

• Very interesting topic but can be looked at articles

• Hard to find sources in Saipan

• Not broad, requires lots of outside sources.

• It is too broad• I’m sure answers

can be solved on articles

• Interesting topic, but too common for any reader.

•It is a uncommon topic making it new.

•It is specific and not broad•There are many articles about it

•It is dependable, interesting to me, and I am confident that I can accomplish my assignment and hope to publish it.

Importance in the Marianas

in World War 2 Illegal Fishing in our

Sanctuaries in the Marianas

Fine effects of plating sports

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Fine Effects of playing video games at a early stage


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My Research Proposal1. Introduction2. Literature Review3. Research Question4. Research

Methodology5. References6. Tentative Schedule

Purpose is for:What topic questions Where is the issue a

problem,When – is the project

timely, importantWhy should it be

approved, conducted, dispersed?

How will it be achievedWhen will you find

resources, conduct research

What… Goal. What is the outcome?

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Portfolio Outline• Introduction Body Paragraph 3

•General Thesis Topic Sentence•Importance Concluding Sentence•Detailed Thesis

• Body Paragraph 1 Conclusion•Topic Sentence•Support Topic Sentence•APA Quote Summary Statement•Transition Sentence Concluding Statement

• Body Paragraph 2•Topic •Support•Paraphrase•Transition Sentence

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Reading Notes

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Main Idea/Points

• Atomic Bomb (Little Boy, Fat Man)

• Enola Gay

Supporting Details

• Little Boy and Fat Man were the two atomic bombs that exploded in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the war

• Enola Gay was the B-29 aircraft that carried the two atomic bomb to Japan to end the war.

Relevance to Assignment

• During World War two, significance to ending the war

• During World War two, significance to ending the war, both occurring in the Marianas at the time.


Continuation to reading Notes

Main Ideas/Points

• Battle of the Philippines

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Supporting Details

• Battle of the Philippines occurred near the Marianas. It was a gruesome battle that ended up in American victory.

• Attacking of Pearl Harbor happened in 1944. The bombing enforced America into World War 2

Relevance to Assignment

• This was a battle that determined the fate whether America would control both Philippines and the Marianas

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor started World War 2 between America and Japan. The war ended in a gruesome battle that sacrificed nearly a million lives of both countries.

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Quotes

“We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on beaches, landing grounds, in fields, in streets and on the hills. We shall never surrender. - Winston Churchill.

Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue. - Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (March 16, 1945)

Goddam it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me! - Captain Henry P. Jim Crowe (Guadalcanal, January 13, 1943)

Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning. - Colonel David M. Shoup (Tarawa, November 21, 1943)

United in this determination and with unshakable faith in the cause for which we fight, we will, with God's help, go forward to our greatest victory. - General Dwight D. Eisenhower (1944)

History - in every century, records an act that lives forevermore. We'll recall - as in to line we fall, the thing that happened on Hawaii's shore.

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Schedule and Log

Week 1:› Find a Research Topic› Create primary and secondary questions› Create a proposal

Week 2:› Create an Argumentative essay› Find academic articles› Create Reading notes

Week 3› Create a Compare and Contrast essay› Find academic articles and readings› Create more reading notes

Week 4› Create an academic journal› Find history magazines and historian articles› Look for references or experts here in the Marianas about my research paper

Week 5› Create a Literature Review› Find Newsletters and current news about Research topic› Start on survey questions

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Continuation to Schedule and Log

Week 6› Continue on survey questions› Find quality questions to improve research questions› Collect data of survey questions

Week 7› Find patterns of survey questions› Record findings and update Literature Review› Review on Academic Letter

Week 8› Converse with Academic Instructor’s about Research Topic› Create the methodology› Conclude on abstract

Week 9› Work on classification essay and update Literature Review› Conclude on Contents of Research Paper› Conclude on Findings and assignments

Week 10› Start on Portfolio› Gather all the information and attach it to portfolio

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My Eng Research Portfolio

Hypothesis: The importance of the Marianas in World War 2 Research Portfolio

› Cover Page› Table of Contents› Abstract› Introduction› Background› Methodology

Studies Participants Results

Analysis & Findings

› Discussions› Conclusion› References› Appendicies

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Studies, Participants, Results & Analysis

My Studies, Participants, Results and analysis were all based on my survey’s. Just typing war in the Marianas alone, I came to a result of over 250,000. however, it was my survey’s that really gave me a huge boost for my research paper. For studies, in my survey, I handed out ten key questions to participants to answer that I could really use for my date in my E portfolio. The ten questions were very helpful as it gave me not just valuable information to put in my research paper but the answers also gave me patterns in which I noticed that would later be attached on my Literature Review. There were about 14 to be exact participants that answered my survey. Each question was very valuable as it gave different kinds of information and patterns to each question I gave. The participants fallowed instructions, some gave me what I expected them to say, some gave me different answers that were also very valuable to me for my data and collections area. The results and analysis concluded that most of the participants agreed that dropping the atomic bomb was the right to go. An answer I too suspected that everyone would pick. That pattern that was later discovered was that most female participants answered “no” to the atomic bomb question. An answer I think females answered “no” because they had a sensitive spirit in answering the question. It was a pattern that was exciting to find because I never expected it until the results came in. results too show that people believed that we should better our preservation on our historical sights. An answer I was happy to hear because I too believe it should be done. This was a very important section for me because it answered a lot of my data and Literature Review for me.

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Discussions

The purpose and significance of my findings is to let the readers know the importance the Marianas islands has brought to the Americans in World War 2. I have used over and over again my Literature Review in which it backs up my statements. My Literature Review gives all the data and information that proves significance of the Marianas in World War 2. Many people fail to see how our islands were key strategies for American forces. The strengths of my findings include the Atomic Bomb article that was held in Tinian, and other articles like the attack of Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Philippines that were very similar to the war in the Marianas. The Literature says that the Mariana and Palau islands campaign, also known as Operation Forager, was an offensive launched by United States forces against Imperial Japanese across the pacific. It was intended to neutralize Japanese bases for a strategic bombing campaign against Japan. This project looks at how the Marianas became a huge asset for the United States during World War Two. It shows the impact the Marianas brought for the Americans victory in World War two.

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Future Actions

For future plans, I hope that people see the Marianas in a whole different perspective. Perhaps protecting or conserving our historical monuments would be a good things for our islands. This research paper was all informative but also to encourage citizens of the Marianas to respect our historical sights. Remembering what the islands had done for the Americans is what we are known for. I hope that we recognize the importance the Marianas has brought to the Americans in World War two to defeat the Imperial Japanese. Its is an academic lesson that we should gain knowledge on.

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Conclusion

In conclusion, the Marianas Islands campaign, also known as Operation Forager, was an offensive launched by United States forces against Imperial Japanese across the pacific. It was intended to neutralize Japanese bases in the central pacific, support the allied drive to retake the Philippines, and provide bases for a strategic bombing campaign against Japan. This project looks at how the Marianas became a huge asset for the United States during the World War two era. It shows the impact the Marianas brought for the Americans Victory in World War two.

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THE END!

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