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This article from ERIC, the Education Resources Information Center, a great free database for anyone doing research related to education, discusses aliteracy among college students. The PDF format is available via the link at the top of the page. It would be beneficial for all students to check out because it is an example of a well-written, college-level research paper.

This article addresses men and women in political coverage and the media. When women make decision about who to vote for, they rely more on their close relatives and friends, while men rely more on the media and other coverage. Men, especially when younger pay more attention to the media and read the news paper for political information versus women. The researches conducts a survey in which it shows women are tended to be more democratic than men so this can affect the way they choose to vote. This article will be useful to my research because it shows how men and women use different forms of literacy to vote. This is an outside perspective and it allows a researcher to see the other side of the voting process. This article also proves the point women tend to be more democratic, which can mean if a women is running as a Republican, they are less likely to attract women voters.

This article talks about marijuana and other drugs use and rise among college students. There is a sample of 119 schools that consist of different demographics. There is different samples that take into account social usage of the drug and other illicit uses of the drug among college students. This was sample taken to monitor the use of marijuana and other drugs among college students. Rates are higher in public institutions compared to private institutions. This is good insight on the uses of marijuana and how it relates to different college and demographics in collegiate atmospheres. These surveys will help support my statistical information needed to present better understanding of this information. With this in mind there are other things that I will be using in my research to back up the information in my paper. With a well rounded institution like Harvard I understand how the insight will perform in my paper.

Pearce conducted research throughout the country of New Zealand. The purpose was to study the relationships between how easily accessible fast-food restaurants are to the consumer and the effects of having a proper recommended nutritional diet. Surprisingly, this study suggested that neighborhood access to fast-food restaurants is not a likely factor in unhealthy diets. I may not use this study in my research paper, as I feel that it does not provide conclusive "either or" results.

This article explains the effects of marijuana and how its effects both men and women. Marijuana seems to effect men and women differently and tends to have long term addicting effects. Also it explains the effects of marijuana during sex and other effects it has on people in certain situations. With these in mind they conduct a study that entail the negative and positive effects of marijuana. This is a helpful article because it helps me better understand the different effects marijuana has on curtain people. With this in mind I know how I can use it in my research paper. Furthermore this information can help me better understand marijuana and its effects on men and women in different situations. To help me understand the statistical aspect of this research I can use it to comprehend the uses and abuses of marijuana

This article from the Harvard school of medicine talks about the rise of marijuana use among college students. They explain that from 1993 to 2000 the number has increased from 12.9 to 15.7 percent. This is a issue and many students have shown that this does not affect their grades. This survey was put out to show the rise in use among college students. Also there are many factors that imply the rise in use among college students. With this information it shows the rise in marijuana use among college students. Many students are turning to marijuana use rather than alcohol use during the weeks. This is a good alternative because it gives some input on how and why some students would choose marijuana over alcohol. This is solid back up information because it shows the increase in marijuana use and gives some statistical information to back it all up. This give some good numbers to support my research paper.

This artical brought to my attention all the potential problems roommates can have, thus what prooblems groups of friends living together can have. i liked this artical and it broguht up good points. check it out i will use it in my research paper about how my group of friends effect eachother throughout college

This article addresses children when growing up and how they for opinions about women and men and their bias. Young children often see their mothers doing house work and their father work, so they assume the men play the dominate role in society from a young age. They often believe "males dominate and females complicate". From a young age, this attitude is installed in children This research will benefit my paper because it correlates with how the media perceives women on television and provides an explanation for the stereotype of childcare worker, homemaker and teacher. It shows how women develop a role in society and the media from a very young age. The media continues to perceive them this way because the media was taught this is the role genders play.

This article addresses how the media pays more attention to an election when there is more diversity in the race, gender being one of them. If a female is running against a male more attention is likely to be displayed about the election. This specific article addresses women running for Mayor and the different media coverage they receive. It also talks about women running for senate and how they often have negative press coverage. Coverage of women politicians is different than those of men. Geographically, women are not covered (media) the same in every state and this also effects if a women has a chance at winning. This article will help me greatly in my paper because it research specific elections and shows results from many different polls. Since it addresses different races, such as Senator and Mayors and their races, I can use this information for an example to show people how women are not covered the same in media coverage during a political election. I can also use this article to show how when a women is running against a man, there is different emphasis on certain issues.

A fantastic article! "The most creative act a human can engage in is not repeating an answer, it is forming a good question." Truer words have never been spoken. Think about this as you write your research papers!

There are many misused drugs among College students. This analysis evaluates uses out these drugs in a 210 day study in which they trace how much first use and their trends of use. They then compare the uses to other non-students and other rages of age groups. They talk about the health risks associated with these patterns. This article can give me some good insight of trends of other college students. They can give me more precise measurements of trends instead of my survey which can be warped at any time. The health risks can help me with an argument towards different drugs that can be worse than others. Also some statistics like the number of college students using drugs can also help with my research paper.