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Old 6th January 2007, 01:01 AM   #2
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THE SMART FELLOW WITH THE MOST DRIVE AND BEST PLAN WHO CAN FOCUS ON HIS FIELD AND NOT BE DISTRACTED AND DEVOTE HIS LIFE TO HIS RESEARCH. THAT IS THE FELLOW WHO WILL GET THE JOB DONE REGARDLESS OF HIS NATIONALITY. BASICALLY WHAT IS DONE ON RESEARCH IS FINDING ALL THE KNOWN INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT REGARDLESS OF LANGUAGE, COUNTRY OR TIME IT WAS WRITTEN. THEN YOU HAVE TO DRAW IT ALL TOGETHER AND DECIDE WHICH VIEWS ARE RIGHT OR WRONG AND COME UP WITH YOUR LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR DIFFERENCES IN INFORMATON AND STATE YOUR THEORYS ON WHAT IS CORRECT. LEGENDS AND STORIES CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE WORK AS THAT IS PART OF THE STORY BUT SHOULD NOT BE REPRESENTED AS FACT UNLESS THEY CAN BE PROVEN.

AS MANY EXAMPLES AS POSSIBLE OF THE ITEMS BEING STUDIED SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AND COMPARED REGARDLESS OF THE PROVENANCE WITH THEM. LIVING PEOPLE WHO HAVE KNOWLEGE RELATED TO THE SOCIETY OR TRIBE SHOULD BE INTERVIEWED AS WELL AS OTHER RESEARCHERS AND COLLECTORS OF THOSE ITEMS.

SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT PREVENT MANY RESEARCHERS FROM COMPLETEING THEIR RESEARCH IS THE RED TAPE, NATIONALISM, MUSEUMS, TRIBES ,COLLECTORS AND FELLOW RESEARCHERS WHO OFTEN REFUSE TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEGE. SO RESEARCHERS MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION FROM MANY SOURCES THAT WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP. THATS THE WAY IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO BE DUE TO THE EMOTIONAL IMATURITY,COMPETION AND DIVISIONS IN THE HUMAN RACE. IF MANKIND COULD WORK TOGETHER STAR TRECK WOULD HAVE BEEN A REALITY AND NOT A TV SHOW.
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