English Research Guide

Prof. Gleason's English 103

Research Guide URL: http://researchguides.elac.edu/english/Gleason103

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Prompt 1, Ghostly Story:

• "Paranormal phenomena"
• Paranormal AND grief
• Haunt AND grief
• Folklore AND grief
• Horror films AND grief
• (Apparitions OR ghosts OR hauntings) AND (grief OR mourning)

Prompt 2, Contested Moment in U.S. History:

• September 11 AND grief
• Posttraumatic stress disorder AND veterans
• Japanese American internment AND grief
• Holocaust AND transgenerational trauma
• Orlanda nightclub shooting AND grief
• Mass shootings AND gun control

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• authors are experts or researchers
• articles are usually long with very few pictures
• may include charts, graphs or statistics
• topic targets a specific audience
• sources are cited in footnotes or lengthy bibliographies
• articles report on a study, research or experimentation
• before chosen to publish, articles are peer-reviewed by an editorial board or peers
• journals are published by a professional organization