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researcher," a chapter from how to find out anything.
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more to our purpose, we need to ask answerable
questions for the eminently practical reason that if a
question has no end, neither does the research. pursuing
an open-ended question can be a fool's errand. so, to
become a skilled researcher, step number one is learning
how to craft the answerable question.
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to become a skilled researcher,
step number one is learning how to
craft the answerable question,
say you're a reporter for a business magazine and your
editor wants to run an article on computer executive
compensation. the editor asks you to find out if
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Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.