Original research comes with the need to properly synthesize and paraphrase. There is often the need to present information, but in a way, that shows the reader the researcher understood the information collected. This means putting into ones own words what the literature stated. For example, if a research article discusses smartphone use affecting sleep in humans, and there is a long passage one would like to use, one can paraphrase that passage and put at the end, the last names of the writers of the article and date the article was created. This helps readers see that the article inspired this portion of an essay. Synthesizing the research means allowing the research collected to inspire one to take a new direction and come up with ones own hypotheses and conclusions. Going back to the smartphone example, the research could reveal a gap in research concerning blue light emission and REM time when asleep. This can then be used to help a researcher navigate a new area that could produce further insight. This is how researchers can collect research and make it their own by be able to allow the information collected to point to a new direction or help the researcher understand further...
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