1. After taking into consideration the insightful feedback of Aline, I don`t think that changing up my topic sentence would hurt. After deliberation and revision, my new topic sentence is:
A healthy lifestyle is contributed to by a symbiotic relationship between humans and the native microorganisms of the body.
I intend to explore and discover why this is so.
2. The search terms that I will start this journey on are:
microorganisms AND body, immune system AND function
3. A) The search for these first two articles was conducted with ease. There were a multitude of articles pertaining to microorganisms, both beneficial and detrimental. After browsing through, I chose to narrow it down to probiotics found in the digestive system. I changed up my search terms, clearing the search bar at the top of the page and entering in `priobiotic AND digestive system.` While waiting for the page to load, I pondered upon the novelty and overall coolness of the word probiotic. As the results began to load up, I concluded that probiotic will be my new word. Also, it sounds pretty nifty if I say so myself. When I started to click through articles, two in particular caught my eye.
B) De Moreno De Leblanc, A, S Chavez, E Carmuega, R Weill, J Antoine, and Gabriela Perdigon. "Effect of Long-Term Continuous Consumption of Fermented Milk Containing Probiotic Bacteria on Mucosal Immunity and the Activity of Peritoneal Macrophages." Immunobiology 213 (2008): 97-108. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO.
- This article is an abstract of a study on the effects of milk on the digestive system. Considering this format, it is easy to determine that this article comes from a scholarly/research periodical.
Thomas, Stephanie. "Kraft Bets Consumers Will Hunger for Bacteria." Advertising Age 78 (2007): 4-47. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Keyword: probiotic AND digestive system.
- This article is about how Kraft predicts that the general population will be looking for medicines to correct internal ailments in the near future. This article is from a trade/professional periodical, as the journal is catered to advertising and marketing buffs.
C) As this search continues, I am sure that I will probably add many more search terms than I blogged earlier. As Aline said, I`m on the right track but I`m not entirely dead on. Then again, who would obtain perfect results after the first search? The process is the journey, and that`s where the intellectual reward lies.
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Great work! I hope the discussion you had with your topic partner helped you to refine your topic. I also like the way you narrowed it down after revising your results. That's the process you need. You look at what you get and adjust - broader, narrower, whatever works best for the circumstances. Really good!
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