Excellent start!

This response submitted by Carolyn (haynesca@muohio.edu) at 4:00 pm on 10/10/01. Additions were last made on Friday, April 19, 2002. Section: Cummins

Hi group,

You are off to a fine start here. You've selected an intriguing set of questions to investigate that have genuine scientific and social value. You
also have done a fine job of articulating the method that you will use to investigate the questions you've raised, and the tone of your proposal
is professional and consistent. Nice going!

Here are a few suggestions:

Rather than simply rely on Internet sources, why not hunt down some relevant sources in the science library? You could contextualize your
project much more fully by researching the scholarly literature in the library.

What about a conclusion? I would definitely add one. Use it to discuss the significance of your inquiry.

Also, how will your group members divide up the labor on this? I wonder what each of you will be doing. How will you ensure that the labor
is divided up equally?

Finally, I would encourage you to visit the writing center. We can help you with proofreading and editing. There were a number of errors, such
as confusing "effect" with "affect," etc. that we could help you with.

Best wishes,
Carolyn

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