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What strategies have you and your group used to ensure that all members are actively contributing to group assignments? Explain how you communicate, divide responsibilities, and hold each other accountable throughout the process.

 Our group has found the most success with dividing the workload first then letting people work at their own pace, only stepping in when we notice no work is getting done at all. Our communication has been very calm so far, and we have been able to function by dividing the work by natural margins, like each person writes a paragraph. Today we wrote an introduction to our paper. This will act as and outline fore the main points of our paper, and give us a reference to check that we are on topic.
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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.

 We had a little struggle finding quotes for our sources but by all looking through the sources and talking about what points where most relevant tour research question we where able to find 2 quotes for all the sources. Today we finished selecting our sources, this will prepare us to write our paper effectively.
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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.

 The most compelling issue connected to my topic is the effect plastic surgery had on mental health. This part is especially compelling to me because there are many dynamics to how plastic surgery can both improve or hurt your mental health. One of my  sources talks about how rhinoplasty causes an increasing self body image while another states how many plastic surgery patients have higher rates of depression and other mental illnesses. Today we started choosing the final sources for our group. This will put us on track to finish this assignment on time.
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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.

 Completing the annotated bibliography allowed me to reflect and deepen my understanding of my sources. My sources build on each other with the way my shorter sources like new and magazines introduce some popular narratives related to plastic surgery. The rest of my sources then build a deeper understanding of how plastic surgery affects peoples physical and mental health. Today I finished my annotated bibliography, this puts me on track to finish my work on time.
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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.

 For me the reflection was the most challenging part of the bibliography. This is just because the other parts of the assignment came easy to me and I had to put more effort into making the reflections. This task will improve me research skills by making me think deeper about what my sources have to offer. Today we started our annotated bibliography. this ensures that I am on track to complete my assignments by their due date.
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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.

 A lot of my sources that I found today where more statistical in nature no the differences that I found where mostly in the demographics that where being looked at in that particular source. This variation helped me to understand how people of different races or genders are affected by the prevalence of plastic surgery today. It also helped me understand what ages are most commonly getting these surgeries. Today we gathered more sources which will put me on track to get all my last sources in class tomorrow.
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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.

 Using galileo was a little different that google scholar which is what I usually use but the are very similar. In my opinion Galileo has better UI which made the process a little easier. Today I found some sources which put me on the right track for this project.
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