Research papers are due in about 2 weeks and my local library doesn't have any sources on Cedar Point.

My W. History teacher decided to make things difficult for me and expand my paper from "Cedar Point: From Bathouses to Guiness" to "The Social Significance and Economic Importance of Cedar Point." :( :confused: :mad:

I have PLENTY of internet sites to cite but what I really need is some sort of book or magazine arcticle. Any suggestions??? :confused:

Let me tell you what I do. First, of all does your history teacher actually check the article? If not continue reading. What I do is name a FAKE source and just use the internet info. Perhaps find a book about coasters on Amazon, write the title and author, and the rest is your to fabricate! It ALWAYS works for me, and I always get the A. BUT if he checks the books... well I got nothing because it always worked for me.

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As a teacher myself, I wouldn't recommend <B>cheating</B> on your assignment like that. What I would do is try to get information on the economy of Sandusky and how it is affected by the presence of Cedar Point -- for example, how people still went there during the Depression and so forth, when other vacations (such as Disney) may have been too expensive. As for social importance and significance, I'd go with talking about what people do at the park, how it incorporates elements for all members of the family and a variety of different interests.

For source material, if you have "Cedar Point: The Queen of American Watering Places" that would be a prime source. Look for brochures (you can always cite what they offer in terms of entertainment and so forth), and articles in local papers. Check out roller coaster history books, even an almanac may have some value. Certainly Guinness would, since it could tell you the records that Cedar Point holds, which would certainly lend weight to the significance of the park.

Let me stress this: ask your teacher! Tell them the trouble you're having locating printed materials, and explain what you have found on-line. You'd be surprised how willing a lot of teachers will be to compromise with you on types of sources if you demonstrate that you have put the work into your paper, not just a 30 breeze session to come up with a few phony sites. It can't hurt to see what they say, and it could save you a tremendous amount of grief.

Incidentally, if you do try the method above and are caught, not only could you fail the assignment, but you could lose all credit for that course and have to retake it, regardless of your grades. Schools don't appreciate fabrication like that.

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Life magazine did a great article on Cedar Point years ago (probably about 1985). They probably have it on microfilm in the library of you do a little research. Smithsonian magazine also had some info on it about the same time (that was when the new coaster revolution began).

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See if you can find a book on Sandusky. That town is completely dependent on Cedar Point. They will definitely have something about Cedar Point.

Hope that helps!

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I'm doing a paper on coaster history for one of my reserarch classes. I couldn't find many books on roller coasters in our library. The Internet is where you're going to find a plethora of coaster knowledge.

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Melissa [/i]
[B]As a teacher myself, I wouldn't recommend <B>cheating</B> on your assignment like that. What I would do is try to get information on the economy of Sandusky and how it is affected by the presence of Cedar Point -- for example, how people still went there during the Depression and so forth, when other vacations (such as Disney) may have been too expensive. As for social importance and significance, I'd go with talking about what people do at the park, how it incorporates elements for all members of the family and a variety of different interests.

For source material, if you have "Cedar Point: The Queen of American Watering Places" that would be a prime source. Look for brochures (you can always cite what they offer in terms of entertainment and so forth), and articles in local papers. Check out roller coaster history books, even an almanac may have some value. Certainly Guinness would, since it could tell you the records that Cedar Point holds, which would certainly lend weight to the significance of the park.

your a teacher?? mods always did remind me of teachers for some reason. btu anyway, i saw just use internet sites and credit the sites instead of a book and tell your teacher "look buddy this isnt the 1800s anymore we dont use "books" to get information we use the internet"
Let me stress this: ask your teacher! Tell them the trouble you're having locating printed materials, and explain what you have found on-line. You'd be surprised how willing a lot of teachers will be to compromise with you on types of sources if you demonstrate that you have put the work into your paper, not just a 30 breeze session to come up with a few phony sites. It can't hurt to see what they say, and it could save you a tremendous amount of grief.

Incidentally, if you do try the method above and are caught, not only could you fail the assignment, but you could lose all credit for that course and have to retake it, regardless of your grades. Schools don't appreciate fabrication like that. [/B][/QUOTE]

Ummmm... You didn't say anything man.

Anyway! I am also doing a research paper on coasters. More specifically [I]The History and Physics of Rollercoasters[/I] . 95% of my info is from the internet. The other 5% is from a book written in 1998 entitled: Roller Coaster. It was written by David Bennett. Obsolete since 99, it's still a great source of info. And it only cost [B]40 DOLLARS![/B] Well, it is 200 page hardback book. Probably costs a little less now. It has a whole section on Cedar Point.

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Geez, Dutchman, at least put your opinion OUTSIDE of Melissa's. I had to reread it twice to understand what you had added.
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[i] DyingDutchman wrote:
your a teacher?? mods always did remind me of teachers for some reason. btu anyway, i saw just use internet sites and credit the sites instead of a book and tell your teacher "look buddy this isnt the 1800s anymore we dont use "books" to get information we use the internet" [/i][/quote]

As Melissa said, talk to your teacher and tell him that you are having trouble finding printed resource, that you are finding more info on the net. I'm sure you two can work a compromise of sorts.

And one other thing DD, I never saw anyone write that "look buddy this isn't the 1800s anymore, we don't use books to get info, we use the internet." I still use books to get info, and I find that using books is far more credible than the net.

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