Conducting Research. These OWL resources will help you conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet.
This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources. Research Overview We live in an age overflowing with sources of information. With so many information sources at our fingertips, knowing where to start, sorting through it all and finding what we want can be overwhelming! This handout provides answers to the following research-related questions: Where do I begin? Conducting Primary Research Primary research involves collecting data about a given subject directly from the real world. Evaluating Sources of Information Evaluating sources of information is an important step in any research activity. Searching the World Wide Web This section covers finding sources for your writing in the World Wide Web. Internet References. ESL Students. Using Research. APA Formatting and Style Guide. Note: This page reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7), which released in October 2019.
The equivalent resource for the older APA 6 style can be found here. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in APA. You can also watch our APA vidcast series on the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel. General APA Guidelines. MLA Formatting and Style Guide. Summary: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page. Contributors:Tony Russell, Allen Brizee, Elizabeth Angeli, Russell Keck, Joshua M. Paiz, Purdue OWL StaffLast Edited: 2012-05-09 07:17:57 Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in MLA. To see a side-by-side comparison of the three most widely used citation styles, including a chart of all MLA citation guidelines, see the Citation Style Chart. You can also watch our MLA vidcast series on the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel. Media. Currently Browsing: Media Susan Benesch is one of the leading thinkers on countering hate speech online.
She’s a fellow at the Berkman Center this year, and I’m terribly sorry to be missing her talk at Berkman this afternoon. (Instead, I’m watching from home so I can be primary caretaker for my son for a couple of weeks while Rachel gets to travel.) She teaches international human rights at American University and is the founder of the Dangerous Speech Project, which tries to understand the spread of speech that incites people to violence. Susan’s talk is available online and I’ve tried to blog it remotely while cursing my inability to teleport across the state.
So what about “don’t feed the trolls”? (Benesch doesn’t define trolls until pressed by the audience and points out that it’s a term she uses with tongue in cheek, most of the time – she acknowledges that different trolls have different motivations. This isn’t the behavior of a troll, Benesch argues. Customer Reviews: Gangnam Style. Ohio University Marching 110- Gangnam Style.
KLINGON STYLE (Star Trek Parody of PSY - GANGNAM STYLE) Gangnam Style - USNA Spirit Spot. The Oregon Duck - Gangnam Style Parody. Catching the Korean wave. Focus Posted on 06:16 PM, September 20, 2012 By Anna Patricia Valerio, Special Features Writer THE PACKAGED PERFECTION that Korean pop stars offer and the crazed adulation they inspire among their fans may be easy to sneer at, but as South Korea’s biggest cultural export that was estimated to pull in a cool $4 billion last year alone, the Korean invasion can be a lesson for countries hoping to cash in on their culture. Korean Cultural exports : Pop group Girls Generation The heady popularity of Korean stars was perhaps most apparent when the nine-member all-girl group Girls’ Generation, or SNSD as they are more famously known, made the news for turning supposedly steely military men into screaming fans when they visited an army base for Christmas last year. The so-called Korean wave, or hallyu, has found ways to seep into other countries, making it a stepping stone for anyone hoping to understand the South Korean culture and economy.
A huge Korean drama fan, Ms. Mr. Ms. Simple Statistics: Gangnam Style Will Be First Video To Hit 1 Billion Views. 'Gangnam Style' Dance-Off Erupts Into Gang Violence in Bangkok. Why “Gangnam Style” Didn’t Make It Big in Japan. If you’re tired of Korean rapper PSY’s ubiquitous viral hit, “Gangnam Style,” it may be time to pack your bags for Japan.
It’s an unsual paradox: Korean pop, a.k.a. K-Pop, is huge in Japan as it is elsewhere in Asia, with artists like Girls’ Generation and TVXQ regularly drawing teenyboppers’ ears. But for a variety of reasons, “Gangnam Style” — which rose to #2 on the U.S. Billboard charts and has been viewed more than 460 million times on YouTube — just isn’t all that big in Japan. (MORE: Seoul Music: The World Is Finally Ready for K-Pop) Maybe it is because no one has just been paying attention all that much.
Intereretsingly PSY, a.k.a. KOREAN LANGUAGE: What is Oppan (Oppa) in Gangnam Style? "Oppan Gangnam style," the hook of the song "Gangnam Style," can literally translate to "I'm Gangnam style," in which "oppa" is a Korean referring expression used by females to call older males such as older male friends or older brothers.
However, the narrator in the song refers to himself in the third person. It's annoying and creepy most of the time, right? But in this song, it was intentionally used to make him look ridiculous. "Oppan" is not a single word but a noun phrase, a shortened form of "oppa + neun. " Unlike English which has a relatively fixed SVO (subject-verb-object) word order, Korean has a relatively free SOV word order in which the subject and the object can also be freely omitted. New and Hot Video: Psy Talks Breakout Success, Songwriting and Sunglasses. Why the Hell is Psy So Popular? By now, most Southern Californians, if not the entire world where there is an internet connection, should know, in one way or the other, Psy, a South-Korean rapper, and his infectious K-Pop smash, "Gangnam Style.
" It's rare that a South Korean musician breaks through the American-cultural divide and finds his way into the MTV Video Music Awards, Chelsea Lately and the Ellen Degeneres Show, but Psy's music video and dance has caused a frenzy in the States. Right now -- and it's still changing every second -- the video for "Gangnam Style" has over 230-million views on YouTube and the search results and statistics, according to Google Insights, are off the charts. And anyone with a camera is parodying the music video. But who is this rapper who dresses like a flamboyant Buddy Holly? What Makes A Video “Viral”? “Viral video” is one of those buzz words that gets thrown around a lot but nobody is really sure what it means.
I mean, what exactly constitutes a viral video? How many views does it need to be considered “viral”? Youthful voice: "Pop culture equals globalization" » Northwest Asian Weekly. By Michael Chu SYLP STUDENT Michael Chu Popular culture is everywhere. Generally, it consists of music, fashion, mass media, Internet, and celebrities. Psy - Gangnam Style: Kpop Music Monday. PSY - GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V. The Worlds of Viral Video. Pop culture. Popular culture. Define Pop culture at Dictionary.