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 * 1) If you were to research any topic, what would it be? - The U.S. Marine Corps.
 * 2) What do you want to learn about your topic? - What should someone expect about the Marine Corps?
 * 3) Create a thesis statement about your topic that encompasses what you would like to learn. - What does the Marine Corps do?

>> Tim Bean "Marines" //The Oxford Companion to Military History//. Ed. Richard Holmes. Oxford University Press, 2001. //Oxford Reference Online//. Oxford University Press. Creighton Preparatory High School. 29 September 2011 [|] >>
 * 1) DATABASE SEARCH: Try searching your topic in the Library databases.
 * 2) What did you find? - U.S. Marines take and defend positions, also they perform other operations on the sea, land, and air. Marines are infantry that are trained to do amphibious missions.
 * 3) Identify which database you used. - Britannica.
 * 4) Create the MLA citation for the two best sources. - "The United States Marine Corps (USMC)." // Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition //. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 27 Sep. 2011. <__[] __>

>> I chose this source because it had much information. It was also posted by actual U.S. Marines so the source should be good. The site also had historical information. The article also had some information that I did not know so i learned something. It supports my thesis because it tells what a Marine is. This site gave good, reliable information. >> >> "United States Marines." //United States Military Information//. About.com, 6 Dec. 2006. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. [|.] >> I chose this source because it had several places of information. This source was arranged as if it were a file cabinet. This source is good because it is from a reliable business that gives information about other things. This source supported my thesis because it specifically says that a Marine is trained to know how to use infantry weapons and taught combat skills. It also supports my thesis by telling me that a Marines have to take some tests. Some tests Marines take are for arithmetic reasoning, word knowledge, and general science. >>  " >> I chose this source because it had a lot of information. I also chose this source because it is sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps, making it a very reliable source. This source supports my thesis because it says that a Marine has to go through many training steps. Some of these training steps are much more brutal than others. One of the steps in training is to test mental and physical attributes in a gas chamber. Another training step is to spar with pugil sticks (padded poles made to simulate a bayonet) with another Marine, you are on a wooden plank elevated 2.5 feet above the ground, trying to get the other person to fall off. >> "Marines learn to adapt, improvise and overcome."
 * 1) SEARCH ENGINE SEARCH: Using the search engine of your choice conduct another search on your topic.
 * 2) How many results did you get? - 21,500,000
 * 3) Bookmark your sources in your Diigo account. -
 * 4) Create an MLA citation for each source. -Frakes, Sam. "Marine Corps Facts | USMC HANGOUT." //USMC Hangout - One Stop Source for Marine Corps Information, Support, and Fun//. USMC Hangout, 2 July 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. [|.]
 * 1) "During the Cold War, Marines were called upon to protect our nation's interests on an average of once every 15 weeks. Since 1990, Marines have responded once every 5 weeks, an increase in tasking's by a factor of three."
 * 1) "'Due to the nature of the sniper's mission, they must be trained mentally and physically to operate independently forward of friendly positions on the battlefield.'
 * 1) "Recruit Training Matrix - Marine Corps." //U.S. Marine Corps//. U.S Marine Corps, 2011. Web. 02 Oct. 2011. [|]
 * 1) "Recruit Training Matrix - Marine Corps." //U.S. Marine Corps//. U.S Marine Corps, 2011. Web. 02 Oct. 2011. [|]