When reflecting back on my prior experiences utilizing search engines such as Google, I always thought it was best to be specific as possible, so that whatever results that would pop up, would be as remotely  close to my topic as it can. Unfortunately, this greatly limited my resources. I often found that the more specific I got, the fewer pieces of text I had to work with, and as a student writer, having more pieces to work with is always a pls. It opens up your horizons, and allows you to see different point of views to strengthen your writing. after using the “AND” and “OR” method, I was able to get a decent amount of research. will be using this technique from now on.