I am writing a paper on how “The Old Guitarist” painting relates to certain psychological disorders. My professor said we have to have an abstract AND a proposal. She gave us an outline for what should be in the proposal, but not for the abstract. What should be in an abstract/what is the difference between an abstract and a proposal?
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A research proposal usually is a description of what you plan to study and include in your final research paper. It does not contain your results and final conclusions.
An abstract is a short paragraph at the beginning of your final research paper that consists of the highlights of your paper. Think of it as a short summary of your main points and conclusions. You should minimally answer the following questions:
1. What did you do? (analyze the old guitarist…)
2. What are your main results from the analysis?
3. What are your main conclusions?
In your abstract aim for a word count no more than 350 to 500 words.