My ability to locate and search for this such as academic journals and articles can be seen through my works cited pages especially my critical research analysis paper. To find my sources I Incorporated everything I learned on how to use the advanced search and different searching methods in the CCNY library database and archive to find incredible and accurate sources that align with my argument of how music can help people in a therapeutic way to readjust into normal life. after going through all the databases I finally came across one article “Treating Addiction with Tunes: A Systematic Review of Music Therapy for the Treatment of Patients with Addictions.” which described music therapy but to find what I was looking for I would have to read through the entirety of Kara’s article to find this statement “The literature describes music therapy as a stimulus for the release of the participants’ emotions. This emotional release may bridge the gap that addiction creates between the mind, body, and emotion ([19]). Allowing patients with addictions the opportunity to feel emotion may encourage them to surpass denial, an important aspect of addiction treatment in many treatment programs.” which greatly strengthened my argument and aligned perfectly with the point I was trying to make. This is a major improvement for my previous work where there was no research process which did not allow my paper to expand further into different horizons. The introduction of research allowed me to strengthen my argument in unique ways and make the writing process feel less restraining which was very enjoyable.

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