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What strategies have you and your group used to ensure that all members are actively contributing to group assignments?

Prompt Response: My group ensures that all of us are actively contributing to group assignment by splitting up the work. We communicate to each other what each of us are doing. If one of us is slacking off, we hold them accountable and help get them back on track. Splitting up tasks and constantly checking in with each other has helped us a lot.  Summary: In class we created the prompt page and the source identification document. Reflection: Through creating the prompt page, it prepares the reader to understand and evaluate the sources. 
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Prompt: What challenges did your group face while selecting and analyzing sources, and how did you overcome them? Be specific about how your group communicated and worked through disagreements.

Prompt Response: While selecting and analyzing sources, my group had a challenge with selecting the best source to use. Sometimes we thought two of our group member's source was good. To overcome this slight hurdle, we thought about which one could excellently support the research question. We worked through disagreements as a group pretty easily. We were hearing each other out and communicating effectively.  Summary: In class we finished gathering sources and selecting evidence.  Reflection: Through selecting good evidence from my sources, supporting my claim for my research paper will be easier. 
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Prompt: Reflect on your research topic and identify the most compelling issue connected to it. Clearly explain what the issue is and discuss why you find it particularly interesting or important. Support your response with specific details from your research.

Prompt Response: The most compelling issue connected to the war on terrorism is how hypocritical the counter terrorism strategies are. They are fighting against an act of violence with violence. Through direct military spending, the war on terrorism has costed over a trillion dollars by 2017. I find this particularly interesting because it shows how one note these strategies have been post-9/11. Funding the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and the Middle East is counterproductive. Killing our way through terrorism will just keep the campaign going in circles.    Summary: In class we went through our sources and chose the best 7 sources in our group. Reflection: Through picking the best sources, I will have better evidence, which makes writing my research paper easier.
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Prompt: How has completing the annotated bibliography changed or clarified your understanding of your research topic? Discuss how your sources connect to one another and how they are shaping your argument moving forward.

Prompt Response: By creating a annotated bibliography, it clarified my understanding of the war on terrorism. It had me evaluating the contents, the credibility, and accuracy of the sources. All of my sources covered the hypocrisies of the counter terrorism strategies and the U.S. and the Middle East conflict. Shaping my argument to go towards the direct that counter terrorism strategies have been ineffective since 2001. The sources I chose all provide evidence to back up this argument. Summary: In class we finished creating our annotated bibliography.  Reflection: Through creating an annotated bibliography, I have a better understanding of the effectiveness of the counter terrorism strategies. 
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Prompt: Which part of the annotated bibliography (summary, reflection, or evaluation) was the most challenging for you, and why? Explain how that challenge helped you grow as a researcher and how it will help you when writing your research paper.

Prompt Response: The most challenging part of the annotated bibliography was the summary. I really had to think about the question: "If someone had no idea what this source was about, how would you summarize it to them?" Having to make a concise rundown of the main points in a source is hard. Despite this challenge, it helps me grow to be a better researcher.  By pushing me to interpret information on my own. Further helping me when I write my research paper and I have to back up the evidence.  Summary: In class we started working on our annotated bibliography. Reflection: Through creating an annotated bibliography, I can use this experience in my future learning. 
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Prompt: As you gathered sources, you were expected to find multiple perspectives on your topic. What differences did you notice between your sources? Explain how these differences helped you better understand the complexity of your issue.

Prompt Response: When gathering my sources, there were quite some differences between them. I found that some sources discussed about the success of the counter-terrorism policies. While others discussed the downfall of the war on terrorism or questioned the policies. These differences helped me understand how nuanced the discussion of the war on terrorism is. It is a complex issue with interesting viewpoints. Summary: In class we finished gathering sources for our research paper. Reflection: Through gathering sources, I learned how complex the war on terrorism discussion is.   
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Prompt: Think about your experience using GALILEO to find sources. How was this different from how you have searched for information in the past? Explain how using specific search strategies and evaluating sources impacted the quality of what you found.

Prompt Response: My experience of using GALILEO to find sources is different from how I have searched for information in the past by a lot of metrics. Using specific search terms has produced higher quality sources. Compared to using generic wording to find sources. Evaluating my sources through an intricate process has also produced higher quality sources. Rather than basic googling and clicking on the first 2 articles I see. GALILEO makes the research process a whole lot more precise.  Summary: In class we started to gather sources for our research paper.  Reflection: Through using GALILEO, my research process is more precise. 
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