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Do you know how to use Google? Google does not function like a human brain. Algorithms take you to most popular sites. Not necessarily the best for your purposes. You want your paper and research to be unique.

Creative Research Iranian Hostage Crisis American Revolution

#1 Focus by Country Country code site:ir “American Hostage Crisis” site:uk “American Revolution”

Types of Internet Sites .com – for profit businesses (commercial) .org - nonprofit organizations .edu - education (colleges/universities) .gov - government Know the purpose/agenda of the organization.

#2 Focus by Source Web site source site:gov “topic” Site:edu “topic”

#3 Focus by Time Period waybackmachine.org Internet archive

#4: Check Credibility easywhois.com Link: (url) Ownership Shows sites linking into a particular site.

Most obvious site not always the best Martin Luther King Jr. martinlutherking.org Ownership – easywhois.com Sites linking into the site – link: (url) Commentary on link into site: Link: (url 1st site) site:edu link: (url 2nd site) Link:www.martinlutherking.orgsite:edulink:www.stormfront.org

Google is not enough Answers are easy to find on the web. Questions are more important. Socrates would love the Internet age. Other resources: Wolframalpha Diigo.com –create own library of internet material Keep before and during college. Avoid writing down source info for each site.

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