Research Prospectus

For my term project, I have chosen to write about the development if airplanes during the first and the second world wars. The paper shall trace the history of airplanes through extensive and intensive research from relevant sources such as books and published articles that will support my ideas. In doing so, I shall also seek to apply research strategies necessary in writing a quality term paper. To guide this project will be a research question of which, throughout the paper, I will seek to answer and support my views by use of relevant sources.

In my paper, the main question to be addressed will also be split into simpler questions in order to enhance relevance and clarity. For instance, I will seek to show how the change in airplane technology and development has impacted on peoples lives differently over time. This will involve researching on all the ways through history that the airplane has been used by man. Most notably, airplanes have been utilized best in war and for transportation purposes hence the paper will give weight to these two areas.

The paper will also be keen to trace the history of airplanes from the time of invention by the Wright brothers up to World War II. The different models and features of airplanes back then will be discussed more so highlighting the differences between the airplanes used in the World War I and World War II in order to identify the implication of the development and technology of airplanes on humanity. One thing the paper will not ignore is the fact that airplanes have developed differently more in Europe and the US. Germany is a major player this industry in Europe and was heavily involved in both world wars hence its history in airplane making is important to this paper. Specifically, I will highlight how the two regions have handled the challenges in airplane design and how their environment and needs influenced airplane design.

Throughout this paper, the delivery of the ideas has to be precise and supported by relevant sources to gain credibility. According to book the Craft of Research, Booth, Colomb and Williams (2008) say that direct quotataions from sources are part of writing style and add to the prose of the text if used well.

In conclusion, my paper will wrap all the ideas presented in the body and connect these to the main research question stated at the beginning of the paper. A well concluded paper shows that the writer is well aware of the implications of the ideas presented in the paper on his audience.

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