Sometimes, the language you use to do a search isn't the same as the language other people used writing that information. For instance...
You might want to write a paper about how movies help shape the global image of America, but find very few resources on 'movies'. So you try 'film', but still don't find what you're looking for. Did you consider motion pictures? Probably not -- but that will lead to more resources, and resources you may have otherwise missed! You can use that to expand outwards. What if, instead of 'Hollywood', you searched motion picture industry?
This problem is compounded when you are searching for information in multiple languages. Sometimes, the best search term in one language will not be a direct translation of the best search term in another. Pay attention to the language that is used, and remember: Research is a process, not a one-stop-shop.
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