Topic of your research paper: Economic Globalization in Poor Nations
Research questions:
1. Why is globalization good? 2. Why is globalization bad? 3. How is technology used in globalization? 4. How has globalization led to the increase in the flow of finance? 5.How has globalization led to trade liberalization?
Temporary thesis: economic globalization is advantageous in poor countries in three main ways: the flow of finance, trade liberalization, and the restructuring of the global economy.
Scratch outline: Intro- refutation- technology- flow of finance- trade liberalization- restructuring of the global economy- conclusion- work sited
Sources:
Bhagwati, Jagdish. 1998. A Stream of Windows: Unsettling Reflections on Trade, Immigration, and Democracy. Cambridge, MA, and London: MIT Press
Bordo, Michael D., Barry Eichengreen, and Douglas A. Irwin. 1999. “Is Globalization Today Really Different for Globalization a Hundred Years Ago? In Susan M. Collins and Robert Z. Lawrence (eds.), Brookings Trade Forum 1999. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, I-72.
Krueger, Anne O. 1995. Trade Policies and Developing Nations. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.
Mandle, Jay R. 2003. "Economic Globalization and the Development of Poor Nations." Globalization and the Poor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
World Bank. 1998-99. World Development Report 1998/99. New York: Oxford University Press.
Topic of your research paper: The psychological effects of cyber bullying
Research questions: 1. What is cyber bullying? 2. How and when did cyber bullying arise? 3. What are the psychological effects of cyber bullying on children? 4. What are some case studies that have been done on cyber bullying? 5. What can be done to prevent cyber bullying? Temporary thesis: Cyber bullying poses many psychological threats for children in today’s society.
Key words: 1. Cyber Bullying 2. Cyber Harassment 3. Cyber Bullies 4. Internet 5. Social Networking 6. Online Victimization 7. Social Anxiety 8. Self-Esteem 9. Suicide 10. Cyber Abuse
Scratch outline: Introduction—Background of Cyber Bullying—Cyber Bullying and Depression—Cyber Bullying and Lowered Self-Esteem—Cyber Bullying and Self-Harm—Cyber Bullying Prevention--Conclusion
Sources: 1. McQuade, Samuel C. Cyber Bullying: Protecting Kids & Adults From Online Bullies. Westport: Praeger Publishers, 2009. 2. Kowalski, Robin M. Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2008. 3. Perren, Sonja, et al. "Bullying in school and cyberspace: Associations with depressive symptoms in Swiss and Australian adolescents.Bullying in school and cyberspace: Associations with depressive symptoms in Swiss and Australian adolescents." Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 4.1 (2010): 28. 4. Wang, Jing, Ronald J. Iannotti, and Tonja R. Nansel. "School bullying among adolescents in the United States: Physical, verbal, relational, and cyber." Journal of Adolescent Health 45.4 (2009): 368-75. 5. Hay, Carter and Ryan Meldrum. "Bullying victimization and adolescent self-harm: Testing hypotheses from general strain theory." Journal of Youth and Adolescence 39.5 (2010): 446-59.
Research Project Worksheet Name: Jessica Wright Topic of your research paper: Love Canal Research questions: 1. What was the love canal? 2. What happened? 3. What were the effects of the love canal on people and the environment? 4. What were/ are the long term effects of the love canal on people? 5. How severe are the health problems still effecting people from and in the area?
Temporary thesis: The sheer magnitude and severity of the health effects on the people living in the area of the Love Canal largely out weigh and over-shadow the one good effect the Love Canal caused.
Key words: 1. Love Canal 2. Chemical waste dump/ hazardous waste sites 3. Health Effects/ Health Problems 4. Cancer 5. Birth Defects/ Miscarriages 6. Deaths 7. Long term health issues 8. EPA (standards for chemical disposal) 9. Hooker Electrochemical Co. 10. Dioxin
Scratch outline: - Background on the Love Canal -What it is -What happened - the basic history - The one good outcome ? (maybe) - EPA established laws and standards for chemical disposal to avoid future problems. - The Health Effects caused by the chemicals - Mortality - Cancer - Birth Defects - On-going/ long term effects
Sources:
Beck, Eckardt C. “The Love Canal Tragedy.” EPA Journal (1979). Web. 23 March 2011.
Gensburg, Lenore J., et al. “Cancer Incidence among Former Love Canal Residents.” Environmental Health Perspective 117.8 (2009): 1265-1271. Academic Search Complete. Web. 23 March 2011.
Gensburg, Lenore J., et al. “Mortality among Former Love Canal Residents.” Environmental Health Perspective 117.2 (2009): 209-216. Academic Search Complete. Web. 23 March 2011.
Levine, Adeline G. Love Canal: Science, Politics, and People. Massachusetts: Lexington Books, 1982. Print.
Magoc, Chris J. Environmental Issues in American History: A Reference Guide with Primary Documents. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2006. Print.
Rothman, Hal K. Saving the Planet: The American Response to the Environment in the Twentieth Century. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2000. Print.
United States. Cong. Office of Technology Assessment. Habitability of the Love Canal Area: An Analysis of the Technical Basis for the Decision on the Habitability of the Emergency Declaration Area- A Technical Memorandum. Washington, 1983. Print.
Name: Meg Greff Topic: effects of global warming on polar bears in the Beaufort Sea Questions: 1. What is global warming? 2. How is it caused by technology? 3. What is the effect on polar bears? 4. Why is it so important? 5. What can be done to stop it? Temporary Thesis: By burning fossil fuels to power technology, humans cause global warming that harms the environment and other species, especially the polar bears in the Beaufort Sea. Key Words: 1. global warming 2. climate change 3. Beaufort Sea 4. Arctic 5. Polar Bears 6. Bear Populations 7. Fossil Fuels 8. Permafrost 9. Sea Ice 10. Greenhouse Gases Scratch outline: introduction, causes and technology, effects on polar bears/importance, how it can be prevented, conclusion Sources: 1. Ian Stirling, et al. "Climate change threatens polar bear populations: a stochastic demographic analysis." Ecology 91.10 (2010): 2883-2897. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. 2. Liebezeit, Joe. "Bear Alert!." Wildlife Conservation 112.2 (2009): 6-7. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. 3. United States. U.S. Department of the Interior. Polar Bear Population Status in the Southern Beaufort Sea. U.S. Geological Survey. Reston, VA, 2006. Print. 4. United States. HR. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight. Disappearing Polar Bears and Permafrost: Is A Global Warming Tipping Point Embedded in the Ice? Committee on Science and Technology. 110th Cong., 1st sess. Washington, GPO, 2008. Print. 5. Wyatt, Neal, and Denise A. Brush. "Global Warming: Resources to Sustain a Collection." Reference & User Services Quarterly 48.4 (2009): 334-351. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Apr. 2011. 6. Kazlowski, Roosevelt, Wohlforth, Glick, Nelson, Jans, and Frances Beinecke. The Last Polar Bear. Seattle: Braided River, 2008. Print.
Research questions: 1. What are the effects of cyberbullying? 2. What can be done to prevent cyberbullying? 3. Has cyberbullying caused an increase in the suicide rate? 4. Should the government put more regulations on the internet? 5. What are individual states doing to reduce cyberbullying?
Temporary thesis: More should be done in order to help victims of cyberbullying by creating laws that will put more restrictions on the internet, offer psychological help to those that have been bullied, and teach adolescents the dangers of cyberbullying.
Scratch outline: Intro, background of cyberbullying, laws and regulation (pros and cons), psychological help and suicide prevention, school programs that will encourage children to stop cyberbullying, and conclusion.
2. Hinduja, Sameer, and Justin W. Patchin. “Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Suicide.” Archives of Suicide Research 14.3 (2010): 206-221. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011
3. Gillespie, Alisdair A. “Cyber-bullying and Harassment of Teenagers: The Legal Response.” Journal of Social & Family Law 28.2 (2006): 123-136. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 4 Apr. 2011.
4. DROGIN, ERIC Y., and KATHERINE YOUNG. “Forensic mental health aspects of adolescent “cyber bullying”: A jurisprudent science perspective.” Journal of Psychiatry & Law 36.4 (2008): 679-690. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 4 Apr. 2011.
5. Cowie, Helen, and Pat Colliety. “Cyberbullying: sanctions or sensitivity?.” Pastoral Care in Education 28.4 (2010): 261-268. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 4 Apr. 2011.
Research Project Worksheet Name: Jessica Halsey Topic of your research paper: Genetic Engineering Research questions: 1. What are the positive effects of genetic engineering? 2. Negative effects of genetic engineering? 3. Medical innovations of genetic engineering and the ethics holding it back 4. What are the ethical problems behing genetic engineering? 5. What are future effects of genetic engineering? Temporary thesis: Genetic engineering can create endless possibilities for our future but are the ethic and enviromental issues worth the trouble? Key words: 1. Genethics 2. Genetic Engineering 3.Ethics 4. Bioethics 5. Medical Genetic Engineering 6. Crops Genetic Engineering 7. Genetic Alteration 8. Human Genetics 9. medical biotechnology 10. Scratch outline: Possibilities of Genetic engineering, Ethical issues behind it (mulitple topics in this), Enviromental problems it could cause.
Sources: 1. "Genetically Engineered Foods: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. .
2. Heyd, David. Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People. Berkeley: University of California, 1992. Print.
3.Pollard, Irina. Bioscience Ethics. New York: Cambridge UP, 2009. Print.
4. Miller, Suzanne Melanie, Susan H. McDaniel, John S. Rolland, and Suzanne Feetham. Individuals, Families, and the New Era of Genetics: Biopsychosocial Perspectives. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006. Print.
Research Project Worksheet Name: Jenn Wallace Topic of your research paper: Effects of oil spills Research questions: 1.What causes oil spills? 2.What are some of the effects of oil spills? 3.What is the environmental damage of oil spills? 4.What is the effect of oil spill on animals and habitats? 5.How much does cleanup of oil spills cost? Temporary thesis: Although there are policies in place to prevent oil spills, the oil spills cause horrible problems for the environment and the country. Key words: 1.Environmental damage 2.Petroleum 3.Response 4.NOAA 5.Oil spill Scratch outline: •What do we do to prevent the oil spills? o Oil spill prevention act o Oil spill accountability and environmental protection act of 2010 •The environmental impact of the oil spill o The harm to wildlife and habitats near the spill The harm oil does to sea turtles Effects of the Exxon oil spill on the coastline and animals o Cost of clean up How much money did it take for different spills? Sources: 1. OIL SPILL PREVENTION ACT OF 2009 2. OIL SPILL ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT OF 2010 3. 20 YEARS LATER… EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior 4. NOAA’s Oil Spill Response Sea Turtle Strandings and the Deepwater Oil Spill
Research Questions: 1. How does music piracy affect artists? 2. How does music piracy affect Record labels? 3. What is music piracy? 4. How has technology influenced music piracy? 5. What is being done to stop music piracy?
Temporary thesis: Music piracy is beneficial to artists/musicians.
Key Words: 1. Peer-to-peer (P2P) 2. File Sharing 3. Music Piracy 4. Top Record Labels (Universal, Sony, EMI, Warner, BMG) 5. File-sharing 6. Recording Music of America (RIAA) 7. Moving Picture Expert Group Level 3 8. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry 9. Copy rights 10. Napster, KazaA, Limewire, Radiohead
Scratch Outline: Intro – Origins of Music Piracy – How technology assisted in the development of music piracy – Refute/cons of music piracy to artists and record labels –the counterargument/ Pros of music piracy to artists and record labels – conclusion – work cited
Sources: 1. Gopal, Ram D., Sudip Bhattacharjee, and G. Lawerence Sanders. "Do Artists Benefit from Online Music Sharing?." Journal of Business. 79.3 (2006): 1503-1533. Print. 2. http://economics.uchicago.edu//download/musicindustryoct12.pdf 3. http://mcs.sagepub.com/content/26/2/163.full.pdf+html 4. http://www.iese.edu/en/files/Art_ED_Vives_IndustriaMusical_Dic03_R3_tcm4-5665.pdf 5. http://www.lexisnexis.com/lnacui2api/returnTo.do?returnToKey=20_T11666576096
Name: Samantha Rammaha Topic of your research paper: Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest Research questions: 1. What are the main causes of deforestation? 2. How are locals impacted? 3. How does deforestation affect the environment and sustainability? 4. How does it affect the economy? 5. How do politics affect the deforestation of the rainforest? Temporary thesis: How does the construction of a Transamazon highway affect the environment, economy and politics of Brazil. Key words: 1. deforestation 2. Amazon 3. Brazil 4. environmentalism 5. land settlement 6. Brazil highway 7. politics of conservation 8. forest conservation 9. protected areas 10. sustainable development Scratch outline: Intro—Background of Amazon and transamazon highway—problems it causes environment—problems it causes economy—problems and controversy it causes the government—solutions--conclusion Sources: 1. Fearnside, Philip. "Brazil’s Cuiabá- Santarém (BR-163) Highway: The Environmental Cost of Paving a Soybean Corridor Through the Amazon." Environmental Management 39.5 (2007): 601-614. Environment Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Mar. 2011. 2. Lima, Eirivelthon, et al. “Searching for Sustainability: Forest Policies, Samllholders, and the Trans-Amazon Highhway” Environment(2007-2008): 175-183. Print 3.Hall, Anthony. Sustaining Amazonia: Grassroots action for productive conservation. New York: Manchester University Press, 1997. Print. 4.Kolk, Ans. Forests in International Environmental Politics: International Organisations, NGOs and the Brazilian Amazon. Utrecht: International Books, 1996. Print. 5. Stewart, Douglas Ian. After the Trees: Living on the Transamazon Highhway. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1994. Print.
Research Project Worksheet Name: Grace Wallace Topic of my paper: The Hindenburg Disaster
Research Questions: 1. Why was the Hindenburg constructed/what was its purpose? 2. When and where did the explosion take place? 3. What caused the explosion and what are some of the identified disaster theories? 4. How many lives were destroyed and who was affected? 5. What about flight technology has changed to prevent similar disasters from happening? Temporary thesis: Although the exact cause of the Hindenburg's explosion was not determined, the investigation provoked several theories that have been able to prevent similar situations from occurring.
Key words: 1. Hindenburg 2. Disaster (important to note this because there is also a German general named Hindenburg) 3. Explosion 4. Sabotage theory 5. Gas leak 6. Death toll 7. Engine 8. Passengers 9. Construction 10. Flames
Topic of your research paper: The accessibility of mature content to children through the internet and television.
Research questions:
1. How are children influenced by what they watch on television or see on the internet?
2. How can parents prevent their children from viewing inappropriate content?
3. What are the effects of children are being exposed to mature ideas at an early age?
4. Why is this content so easy to find accidently/intentionally?
5. How can parents be more involved in what their children watch?
Temporary thesis: Parents need to monitor what content their children have access to.
Key words: 1. Parental Control 2. Television 3. Violence 4. Ratings 5. Internet 6. Family 7. Parental Involvement 8. Children 9. Supervising 10. Safety
Scratch outline: Intro, Explanation of problem, Why this is a problem, what can be done about the problem, Conclusion
Sources: 1. Hopkins, Nancy M., and Ann K. Mullis. "Family Perceptions of Television Viewing Habits." Family Relations 34.2 (1985): 177-89. JSTOR. Web. 3 Apr. 2011.
2. Wang, Rong, Suzanne M. Bianchi, and Sara B. Raley. "Teenagers' Internet Use and Family Rules: A Research Note." Journal of Marriage and Family 67.5 (2005): 1249-258. JSTOR. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
3. Anderson, Daniel R., Aletha C. Huston, Kelly L. Schmitt, Deborah L. Linebarger, John C. Wright, and Reed Larson. "Early Childhood Television Viewing and Adolescent Behavior: The Recontact Study." Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development 66.1 (2001): 1-154. JSTOR. Web. 3 Apr. 2011.
4. Wilson, Barbara J. "Media and Children's Aggression, Fear, and Altruism." The Future of Children 18.1 (2008): 87-118. JSTOR. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
5. Gruber, Enid, and Helaine Thau. "Sexually Related Content on Television and Adolescents of Color: Media Theory, Physiological Development, and Psychological Impact." The Journal of Negro Education 72.4 (2003): 438-56. JSTOR. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
Research Project Worksheet Name: Kimberley Trought Topic of your research paper: Negative social impact of Chernobyl disaster Research questions: 1. What is the Chernobyl disaster? 2. How did it occur? 3. How were the problems from the disaster solved? 4. What were the effects of the disaster had on its residents? 5. What is the aftermath of the disaster? Temporary thesis: Many controversial issues have arisen in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster. One of these issues is the social impact the disaster had on the residents living nearby the nuclear plant. Key words: 1. Accident /disaster 2. Nuclear Power 3. Social Psychology 4. Pollution 5. Health/disease 6. Radiation/ Radioactive Waste 7. Chernobyl/Chornobyl 8. Belarus 9. Soviet Union/USSR 10. Immigration Scratch outline: Introduction- background on Chernobyl, the aftermath, effects the disaster caused, then negative social effects, ineffective solutions , conclusion
2. Hughes, J. Donald. "Bryansk: the aftermath of Chernobyl." Capitalism, Nature, Socialism 9.4 (1998): 95. SocINDEX with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
3. Weinberg, Armin D., and Sunil Kripalani. "Caring for survivors of the Chernobyl disaster." JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 274.5 (n.d.): 408. SocINDEX with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
4. Chernobyl : catastrophe and consequences / Jim T. Smith and Nicholas A. Beresford.
5. he social impact of the Chernobyl disaster / David R. Marples ; introduction by Victor G. Snell.
Topic of your research paper: Cell phones and their effects on personal social interactions.
Research questions: 1. What types of interactions can occur with the use of a cell phone? 2. How do these interactions affect interpersonal relationships? 3. Who do cell phones affect more? Younger? Older? 4. Where do cell phones halt personal relationships? 5. What are reasons for eliminating cell phones for interpersonal relationships? Reasons for keeping them? Temporary thesis: The use of the modern cell phone has eliminated the older form of social interaction: personal contact.
Key words: 1. Cell phone 2. Interactions 3. Wireless 4. Relationships 5. Personal interactions 6. Text messaging 7. Social Medias 8. Modernity 9. Dependency 10. Societal Scratch outline:
Talk about effects on social interactions between friends, families, schools, how social interaction no longer occurs for advertising. Spreading the word. Use for spreading news.
Sources: 1. Hanson, J. 2007 “24/7: How cell phones and the internet change the way we live, work, and play.” Wesport, CT. Praeger Publishing 2. Kavoori, Acceneaux. 2006 “The cell phone reader.” New York, NY. Peter Lang Publishing 3. Katz. 2006 “Magic in the Air” New Brunswick, NJ. Transaction Publishing 4. Ling, R. 2004 “The mobile connection: The cell phone’s impact on society” San Francisco, CA. Morgan Kaufmann Publications 5. Baym, N. 2010 “Personnel Connection in the digital age” Cambridge, UK. Polity Press.
Research questions: 1. What is Nuclear Proliferation? 2. How does it affect the warring nations? 3. How does it affect the united states? 4. Should more countriessign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty? 5. Should we provide weapons to warring nations or is it better to say out if all together?
Temporary thesis: Giving nuclear weapons to warring nations is problematic because it allows the two sides to escalate the violence and puts ourselves in danger of a nuclear attack ourselves.
Key words: 1. Nuclear Proliferation 2. Nuclear Non-proliferation treaty 3. Nuclear arms 4. Weapons of Mass Destruction 5. Nuclear Peace 6. War 7. US military 8. Arms production 9. Warheads 10. International Atomic Energy Agency.
Scratch outline: Intro – What is nuclear proliferation – what is the NPT- What is the IAEA – Which countries have nuclear weapons - How it affects the warring countries – How it affects the US – Should we provide weapons – Conclusion
Sources:
Schulte, Gregory L. "Stopping Proliferation Before It Starts." Foreign Affairs 89.4 (2010): 85-95. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
"The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East." Palestine-Israel Journal of Politics, Economics & Culture 16.3/4 (2010): 183-185. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
Lund, Matthew. "The Eighty Percent and Twenty Percent Solutions to Nuclear Proliferation." Brigham Young University Law Review 2009.3 (2009): 741-782. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
Creveld, Martin van, “Nuclear Proliferation and the Future of Conflict,” New York: The Free Press, 1993, Print
Olav Njølstad, “The Development and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons”, NobelPrize.org, 19 June 2003, Nobelprize.org. 6 Apr 2011, Webpage
Research Project Worksheet Name: Ashley Taylor Topic of your research paper: Effects of Deforestation on the Native People, Flora, and Fauna Research questions: 1. How is deforestation affecting the inhabitants of the Amazon Rain Forest? 2. How is deforestation affecting climate change? 3. How is economic inflation controlling the forests future? 4. Why is deforestation happening? (Land and resources use for?) 5. Who is responsible for those effects? Temporary thesis: The deforestation industry has caused devastating effects on the native people, flora, and fauna of the Amazon rainforest. Key words: 1. Deforestation 2. Endangered Species 3. Extinctions 4. Amazon Rain Forest 5. Forest Resources 6. Climate Change 7. Conservation 8. Commercial logging 9. Cattle Pastures 10. Biodiversity disruption
Scratch outline: • Introduction (story of animal living in the damaged forest) • Reasons/History o Commercial cattle farming o Logging o Roads/highway o Economy effects on deforestation • Natives o History o Effects • Flora o Background of diversity o effects • Effects on Fauna o Background of diversity o effects • How to fix the problem • Conclusion ( what happens to that animal?) Sources: 1. Whitmore, T.C. and J.A. Sayer. Tropical Deforestation and Species Extinction. London: Chapman & Hall. 1992. Print. 2. Sponsel, Leslie E., Thomas N. Headland, and Robert C. Bailey. Tropical Deforestation: The Human Dimension. New York: Columbia University Press. 1996. Print. 3. Campari, João S. The Economics of Deforestation in the Amazon: Dispelling the Myths. Northhampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. 2005. Print. 4. Kozloff, Nikolas. No Rain in the Amazon: How South America’s Climate Change Affects the Entire Planet. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 2010. Print. 5. Lindenmayer, David B. and Jerry F. Franklin. Conserving Forest Biodiversity: A Comprehensive Multiscaled Approach. Washington, DC: Island Press. 2002. Print.
Research Project Worksheet Name: Chris Badenhop Topic of your research paper: Continuing the Free Flow of the Mekong River Research questions: 1. How do hydroelectric dams work? 2. How do hydroelectric dams affect rivers ecologically? 3. How do the people of Cambodia depend upon the Mekong River? 4. How has current damming affected the people of Cambodia? 5. Why does China wish to dam the Mekong River? Temporary thesis: Despite China insistence upon damming the entire Mekong River, the people of Cambodia must fight this modernization in order to keep their culture and livelihood intact. Key words: 1. Hydroelectricity 2. Dam 3. Mekong River 4. “Cambodia China” 5. Tonle Sap River 6. Free Flow Rivers 7. Impact of Dams 8. Cambodian Economy 9. Cambodian Culture 10. River Ecology Scratch outline: Intro – Explanation of Hydroelectric Dams – Explanation of Cambodian Society – Why China wants to dam - Effect of current damming – Effects of future damming - Conclusion
Sources: 1) Pearce, Fred. When the Rivers Run Dry: Water, the Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century. Boston: Beacon, 2006. Print.
2) Onishi, Kayo. "Interstate Negotiation Mechanisms for Cooperation in the Mekong River BasinI." Water International 32.4 (December, 2007): 524-37. Print.
3) Bosshard, Peter. "China Dams the World." World Policy Journal 26.4 ( Winter, 2009): 43-51. Print.
4) Scudder, Thayer. The Future of Large Dams: Dealing with Social, Environmental, Institutional and Political Costs. London: Earthscan, 2006. Print.
5) Schnitter, N. A History of Dams: the Useful Pyramids. Rotterdam: Balkema, 1994. Print.
Research Paper Work Sheet Research Topic Questions 1.What is Electronic waste? 2.The State of E-waste in the world today? 3.Who illegally exports e-waste? 4.Who is affected by the illegal exportation of e-waste? 5.Why is the rise in illegal exportation of e-waste a problem?
Temporary Thesis: An explosion of electronic waste has caused a problematic rise of illegal exportation of waste to third world and developing countries.
Key Words: 1.Electronic Waste 2.E-waste 3.Illegal export 4.Transcontinental movement 5.Developing Countries 6.Hazardous 7.Problems of Electronic Waste 8.Third world Countries 9.Environmental harm 10.Causes of E-waste
Scratch Outline: -Introduction -Explanation of e-waste and its current state in the world -Explain each effect of e-waste on developing countries -Show the problem’s connection to the rise in e-waste and illegal exportation -Show the significance of each problem -Conclusion
Sources: 1.Tsydenova, Oyuna, and Magnus Bengtsson. "Chemical hazards associated with treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment." Waste Management 31.1 (2011): 45-58. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 6 Apr. 2011. 2.Robinson, Brett H. "E-waste: An assessment of global production and environmental impacts." Science of the Total Environment 408.2 (2009): 183-191. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 6 Apr. 2011. 3.Carroll, Chris. “High-Tech Trash.” National Geographic, January 2008. Web. 28 Mar. 2011. 4.Schlue, Hagelueke, et al. “Recycling-From E-Waste to Resources.” UNEP, StEP. July, 2009. Web. Mar. 28 2011. 5.Pellow, David. Resisting Global Toxics. Graphic Composition, Inc. 2007. Print.
Research Project Worksheet Name: Amber Kimberling Topic of your research paper: Sex trafficking with the help of the internet Research questions: 1. What is sex trafficking? 2. What are the consequences of sex trafficking? 3. What are the benefits of the internet? 4. How does the internet effect sex trafficking? 5. What are some solutions to stop sex trafficking over the internet? Temporary thesis: The benefits of the internet do not always outweigh the negative consequences, especially when it comes to the trafficking of human beings. Key words: 1. Sex trafficking 2. Sexual slavery 3. Pimp 4. Human trafficking 5. Sexual coercion 6. Prostitution 7. White sex slavery 8. Sex adds 9. Internet benefits 10. Child abuse Scratch outline: A: What is sex trafficking: • Sex trafficking is: o Taking people without their will o Forcing them to perform sexual acts against their will o Using coercion, threats, or violence to make a woman or child perform what they are being told • The slave next door • Anthropological perspectives • The amount of people being trafficked o The slave next door o Anthropological perspectives o Trafficking in women and children • The effects of trafficking o PTSD o STD’s o Tons of violence occurs o Mental issues
o Loving the abuser (sex, work, and sex work) o Not being able to properly function in normal life o Being taken away from family
B: what are the benefits of the internet? • Describe the benefits of the internet that also lead to sex trafficking • Demonstrate how sex trafficking and the internet are related • The significance with stats and examples that are found in the sources (slave next door and cyber crimes against children)
C: Solutions to stop sex trafficking over the internet • Solutions that parents can use • Laws that the government can put into place (the slave next door) (internet resources) Sources: 1. The slave next door 2. The internet and sex industries by donna m. huges technology and society magazine spring 2000. www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/huges/siii.htm 3. Anthropological perspectives on the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation by Lynellyn D. Long. International Migration vol 42 2004 pg 5.28 4. news.change.org/stories/the-internets-role-in-human-trafficking 5. Female Sexual Slavery.
Research Project Worksheet Name: Annaliese Harvey Topic of your research paper: Global Warming Research questions: 1. Should states limit/regulate carbon emissions? 2. What other types of energy are being proposed? 3. What are the consequences of climate change? 4. How would Green jobs help the economy? 5. How is global warming affecting the U.S.? Temporary thesis: Although Global Warming is affecting the entire world, problems in the United States are most apparent. Key words: 1. Climate Change 2. Cap and Trade 3. Pollution 4. Greenhouse Gases 5. Deforestation and Land Degradation 6. Renewable Energy 7. Green Jobs 8. Government Policy Sources: 1. Greenblatt, Alan. “Confronting Warming.” CQ Researcher. 9 Jan. 2009: 3-21 2. “Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy,” Global Insight, October 2008. 3. Swope, Christopher, “Local Warming,” Governing, December 2007, p.25.
Name: Chris Litzler
ReplyDeleteTopic of your research paper: Economic Globalization in Poor Nations
Research questions:
1. Why is globalization good?
2. Why is globalization bad?
3. How is technology used in globalization?
4. How has globalization led to the increase in the flow of finance?
5.How has globalization led to trade liberalization?
Temporary thesis: economic globalization is advantageous in poor countries in three main ways: the flow of finance, trade liberalization, and the restructuring of the global economy.
Key words:
1. Flow of finance
2. Trade liberalization
3. Free trade
4. Globalization
5. Venture capitalist
6. Emerging markets
7. Worker exploitation
8. Labor regulations
9. GATT
10. Global poverty
Scratch outline: Intro- refutation- technology- flow of finance- trade liberalization- restructuring of the global economy- conclusion- work sited
Sources:
Bhagwati, Jagdish. 1998. A Stream of Windows: Unsettling Reflections on Trade, Immigration, and Democracy. Cambridge, MA, and London: MIT Press
Bordo, Michael D., Barry Eichengreen, and Douglas A. Irwin. 1999. “Is Globalization Today Really Different for Globalization a Hundred Years Ago? In Susan M. Collins and Robert Z. Lawrence (eds.), Brookings Trade Forum 1999. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, I-72.
Krueger, Anne O. 1995. Trade Policies and Developing Nations. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.
Mandle, Jay R. 2003. "Economic Globalization and the Development of Poor Nations." Globalization and the Poor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
World Bank. 1998-99. World Development Report 1998/99. New York: Oxford University Press.
Name: Jessica Martin
ReplyDeleteTopic of your research paper: The psychological effects of cyber bullying
Research questions:
1. What is cyber bullying?
2. How and when did cyber bullying arise?
3. What are the psychological effects of cyber bullying on children?
4. What are some case studies that have been done on cyber bullying?
5. What can be done to prevent cyber bullying?
Temporary thesis:
Cyber bullying poses many psychological threats for children in today’s society.
Key words:
1. Cyber Bullying
2. Cyber Harassment
3. Cyber Bullies
4. Internet
5. Social Networking
6. Online Victimization
7. Social Anxiety
8. Self-Esteem
9. Suicide
10. Cyber Abuse
Scratch outline:
Introduction—Background of Cyber Bullying—Cyber Bullying and Depression—Cyber Bullying and Lowered Self-Esteem—Cyber Bullying and Self-Harm—Cyber Bullying Prevention--Conclusion
Sources:
1. McQuade, Samuel C. Cyber Bullying: Protecting Kids & Adults From Online Bullies.
Westport: Praeger Publishers, 2009.
2. Kowalski, Robin M. Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age. Malden: Blackwell
Publishing, 2008.
3. Perren, Sonja, et al. "Bullying in school and cyberspace: Associations with depressive
symptoms in Swiss and Australian adolescents.Bullying in school and cyberspace:
Associations with depressive symptoms in Swiss and Australian adolescents." Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 4.1 (2010): 28.
4. Wang, Jing, Ronald J. Iannotti, and Tonja R. Nansel. "School bullying among adolescents in
the United States: Physical, verbal, relational, and cyber." Journal of Adolescent
Health 45.4 (2009): 368-75.
5. Hay, Carter and Ryan Meldrum. "Bullying victimization and adolescent self-harm: Testing
hypotheses from general strain theory." Journal of Youth and Adolescence 39.5 (2010):
446-59.
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ReplyDeleteName: Jessica Wright
Topic of your research paper: Love Canal
Research questions:
1. What was the love canal?
2. What happened?
3. What were the effects of the love canal on people and the environment?
4. What were/ are the long term effects of the love canal on people?
5. How severe are the health problems still effecting people from and in the area?
Temporary thesis: The sheer magnitude and severity of the health effects on the people living in the area of the Love Canal largely out weigh and over-shadow the one good effect the Love Canal caused.
Key words:
1. Love Canal
2. Chemical waste dump/ hazardous waste sites
3. Health Effects/ Health Problems
4. Cancer
5. Birth Defects/ Miscarriages
6. Deaths
7. Long term health issues
8. EPA (standards for chemical disposal)
9. Hooker Electrochemical Co.
10. Dioxin
Scratch outline:
- Background on the Love Canal
-What it is
-What happened
- the basic history
- The one good outcome ? (maybe)
- EPA established laws and standards for chemical disposal to avoid future
problems.
- The Health Effects caused by the chemicals
- Mortality
- Cancer
- Birth Defects
- On-going/ long term effects
Sources:
Beck, Eckardt C. “The Love Canal Tragedy.” EPA Journal (1979). Web. 23 March 2011.
Engelhaupt, Erika. “Happy Birthday, Love Canal.” Environmental Science & Technology
Perspective 42.22 (2008): 8179-8186. Academic Search Complete. Web. 23
March 2011.
Gensburg, Lenore J., et al. “Cancer Incidence among Former Love Canal Residents.”
Environmental Health Perspective 117.8 (2009): 1265-1271. Academic Search
Complete. Web. 23 March 2011.
Gensburg, Lenore J., et al. “Mortality among Former Love Canal Residents.”
Environmental Health Perspective 117.2 (2009): 209-216. Academic Search
Complete. Web. 23 March 2011.
Levine, Adeline G. Love Canal: Science, Politics, and People. Massachusetts: Lexington
Books, 1982. Print.
Magoc, Chris J. Environmental Issues in American History: A Reference Guide with
Primary Documents. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2006. Print.
Rothman, Hal K. Saving the Planet: The American Response to the Environment in the
Twentieth Century. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2000. Print.
United States. Cong. Office of Technology Assessment. Habitability of the Love Canal
Area: An Analysis of the Technical Basis for the Decision on the Habitability of
the Emergency Declaration Area- A Technical Memorandum. Washington, 1983.
Print.
Name: Meg Greff
ReplyDeleteTopic: effects of global warming on polar bears in the Beaufort Sea
Questions:
1. What is global warming?
2. How is it caused by technology?
3. What is the effect on polar bears?
4. Why is it so important?
5. What can be done to stop it?
Temporary Thesis: By burning fossil fuels to power technology, humans cause global warming that harms the environment and other species, especially the polar bears in the Beaufort Sea.
Key Words:
1. global warming
2. climate change
3. Beaufort Sea
4. Arctic
5. Polar Bears
6. Bear Populations
7. Fossil Fuels
8. Permafrost
9. Sea Ice
10. Greenhouse Gases
Scratch outline: introduction, causes and technology, effects on polar bears/importance, how it can be prevented, conclusion
Sources:
1. Ian Stirling, et al. "Climate change threatens polar bear populations: a stochastic demographic analysis." Ecology 91.10 (2010): 2883-2897. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
2. Liebezeit, Joe. "Bear Alert!." Wildlife Conservation 112.2 (2009): 6-7. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
3. United States. U.S. Department of the Interior. Polar Bear Population Status in the Southern Beaufort Sea. U.S. Geological Survey. Reston, VA, 2006. Print.
4. United States. HR. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight. Disappearing Polar Bears and Permafrost: Is A Global Warming Tipping Point Embedded in the Ice? Committee on Science and Technology. 110th Cong., 1st sess. Washington, GPO, 2008. Print.
5. Wyatt, Neal, and Denise A. Brush. "Global Warming: Resources to Sustain a Collection." Reference & User Services Quarterly 48.4 (2009): 334-351. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Apr. 2011.
6. Kazlowski, Roosevelt, Wohlforth, Glick, Nelson, Jans, and Frances Beinecke. The Last Polar Bear. Seattle: Braided River, 2008. Print.
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ReplyDeleteName: Holly Fouch
Topic of your research paper: Cyberbullying
Research questions:
1. What are the effects of cyberbullying?
2. What can be done to prevent cyberbullying?
3. Has cyberbullying caused an increase in the suicide rate?
4. Should the government put more regulations on the internet?
5. What are individual states doing to reduce cyberbullying?
Temporary thesis: More should be done in order to help victims of cyberbullying by creating laws that will put more restrictions on the internet, offer psychological help to those that have been bullied, and teach adolescents the dangers of cyberbullying.
Key words:
1. Cyberbullying
2. Suicide
3. Regulations
4. Prevention
5. Statistics
6. Laws
7. Stories
8. Causes
9. Depression
10. Opponents
Scratch outline: Intro, background of cyberbullying, laws and regulation (pros and cons), psychological help and suicide prevention, school programs that will encourage children to stop cyberbullying, and conclusion.
Sources:
1. Billitteri J. Thomas. “Cyberbullying.” CQ Researcher 2 May. 2008: 385-408.
2. Hinduja, Sameer, and Justin W. Patchin. “Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Suicide.” Archives of
Suicide Research 14.3 (2010): 206-221. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23
Mar. 2011
3. Gillespie, Alisdair A. “Cyber-bullying and Harassment of Teenagers: The Legal Response.”
Journal of Social & Family Law 28.2 (2006): 123-136. Academic Search Complete.
EBSCO. Web. 4 Apr. 2011.
4. DROGIN, ERIC Y., and KATHERINE YOUNG. “Forensic mental health aspects of adolescent
“cyber bullying”: A jurisprudent science perspective.” Journal of Psychiatry & Law 36.4
(2008): 679-690. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 4 Apr. 2011.
5. Cowie, Helen, and Pat Colliety. “Cyberbullying: sanctions or sensitivity?.” Pastoral Care
in Education 28.4 (2010): 261-268. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 4 Apr.
2011.
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ReplyDeleteName: Jessica Halsey
Topic of your research paper: Genetic Engineering
Research questions:
1. What are the positive effects of genetic engineering?
2. Negative effects of genetic engineering?
3. Medical innovations of genetic engineering and the ethics holding it back
4. What are the ethical problems behing genetic engineering?
5. What are future effects of genetic engineering?
Temporary thesis: Genetic engineering can create endless possibilities for our future but are the ethic and enviromental issues worth the trouble?
Key words:
1. Genethics
2. Genetic Engineering
3.Ethics
4. Bioethics
5. Medical Genetic Engineering
6. Crops Genetic Engineering
7. Genetic Alteration
8. Human Genetics
9. medical biotechnology
10.
Scratch outline: Possibilities of Genetic engineering, Ethical issues behind it (mulitple topics in this), Enviromental problems it could cause.
Sources:
1. "Genetically Engineered Foods: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. .
2. Heyd, David. Genethics: Moral Issues in the Creation of People. Berkeley: University of California, 1992. Print.
3.Pollard, Irina. Bioscience Ethics. New York: Cambridge UP, 2009. Print.
4. Miller, Suzanne Melanie, Susan H. McDaniel, John S. Rolland, and Suzanne Feetham. Individuals, Families, and the New Era of Genetics: Biopsychosocial Perspectives. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006. Print.
5.
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ReplyDeleteName: Jenn Wallace
Topic of your research paper: Effects of oil spills
Research questions:
1.What causes oil spills?
2.What are some of the effects of oil spills?
3.What is the environmental damage of oil spills?
4.What is the effect of oil spill on animals and habitats?
5.How much does cleanup of oil spills cost?
Temporary thesis: Although there are policies in place to prevent oil spills, the oil spills cause horrible problems for the environment and the country.
Key words:
1.Environmental damage
2.Petroleum
3.Response
4.NOAA
5.Oil spill
Scratch outline:
•What do we do to prevent the oil spills?
o Oil spill prevention act
o Oil spill accountability and environmental protection act of 2010
•The environmental impact of the oil spill
o The harm to wildlife and habitats near the spill
The harm oil does to sea turtles
Effects of the Exxon oil spill on the coastline and animals
o Cost of clean up
How much money did it take for different spills?
Sources:
1. OIL SPILL PREVENTION ACT OF 2009
2. OIL SPILL ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT OF 2010
3. 20 YEARS LATER… EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior
4. NOAA’s Oil Spill Response Sea Turtle Strandings and the Deepwater Oil Spill
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ReplyDeleteKevin Chung
Research Questions:
1. How does music piracy affect artists?
2. How does music piracy affect Record labels?
3. What is music piracy?
4. How has technology influenced music piracy?
5. What is being done to stop music piracy?
Temporary thesis: Music piracy is beneficial to artists/musicians.
Key Words:
1. Peer-to-peer (P2P)
2. File Sharing
3. Music Piracy
4. Top Record Labels (Universal, Sony, EMI, Warner, BMG)
5. File-sharing
6. Recording Music of America (RIAA)
7. Moving Picture Expert Group Level 3
8. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
9. Copy rights
10. Napster, KazaA, Limewire, Radiohead
Scratch Outline:
Intro – Origins of Music Piracy – How technology assisted in the development of music piracy – Refute/cons of music piracy to artists and record labels –the counterargument/ Pros of music piracy to artists and record labels – conclusion – work cited
Sources:
1. Gopal, Ram D., Sudip Bhattacharjee, and G. Lawerence Sanders. "Do Artists Benefit from Online Music Sharing?." Journal of Business. 79.3 (2006): 1503-1533. Print.
2. http://economics.uchicago.edu//download/musicindustryoct12.pdf
3. http://mcs.sagepub.com/content/26/2/163.full.pdf+html
4. http://www.iese.edu/en/files/Art_ED_Vives_IndustriaMusical_Dic03_R3_tcm4-5665.pdf
5. http://www.lexisnexis.com/lnacui2api/returnTo.do?returnToKey=20_T11666576096
Name: Samantha Rammaha
ReplyDeleteTopic of your research paper: Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest
Research questions:
1. What are the main causes of deforestation?
2. How are locals impacted?
3. How does deforestation affect the environment and sustainability?
4. How does it affect the economy?
5. How do politics affect the deforestation of the rainforest?
Temporary thesis: How does the construction of a Transamazon highway affect the environment, economy and politics of Brazil.
Key words:
1. deforestation
2. Amazon
3. Brazil
4. environmentalism
5. land settlement
6. Brazil highway
7. politics of conservation
8. forest conservation
9. protected areas
10. sustainable development
Scratch outline: Intro—Background of Amazon and transamazon highway—problems it causes environment—problems it causes economy—problems and controversy it causes the government—solutions--conclusion
Sources:
1. Fearnside, Philip. "Brazil’s Cuiabá- Santarém (BR-163) Highway: The Environmental Cost of Paving a Soybean Corridor Through the Amazon." Environmental Management 39.5 (2007): 601-614. Environment Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Mar. 2011.
2. Lima, Eirivelthon, et al. “Searching for Sustainability: Forest Policies, Samllholders, and the Trans-Amazon Highhway” Environment(2007-2008): 175-183. Print
3.Hall, Anthony. Sustaining Amazonia: Grassroots action for productive conservation. New York: Manchester University Press, 1997. Print.
4.Kolk, Ans. Forests in International Environmental Politics: International Organisations, NGOs and the Brazilian Amazon. Utrecht: International Books, 1996. Print.
5. Stewart, Douglas Ian. After the Trees: Living on the Transamazon Highhway. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1994. Print.
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ReplyDeleteName: Grace Wallace
Topic of my paper: The Hindenburg Disaster
Research Questions:
1. Why was the Hindenburg constructed/what was its purpose?
2. When and where did the explosion take place?
3. What caused the explosion and what are some of the identified disaster theories?
4. How many lives were destroyed and who was affected?
5. What about flight technology has changed to prevent similar disasters from happening?
Temporary thesis: Although the exact cause of the Hindenburg's explosion was not determined, the investigation provoked several theories that have been able to prevent similar situations from occurring.
Key words:
1. Hindenburg
2. Disaster (important to note this because there is also a German general named Hindenburg)
3. Explosion
4. Sabotage theory
5. Gas leak
6. Death toll
7. Engine
8. Passengers
9. Construction
10. Flames
Scratch outline: Intro-refutation, brief explanation of disaster, thesis statement, body, conclusion.
Sources:
1. Federal Bureau of Investigation. "The Hindenburg Disaster." 2004. Web. 1 April 2011.
2. Aronin, Miriam. "The Hindenburg Disaster." Booklist 106.17 (2010): 82. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 1 Apr. 2011.
3. "Engineering Disasters -- Lessons to Be Learned." Mechanical Engineering 127.3 (2005): 59. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 2 Apr. 2011.
4. Bloch, K. "Extreme failure analysis: never again a repeat failure." Hydrocarbon Processing 88.4 (2009): 85-97. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
5. Jeanne Larkin, et al. "El Niño & La Niña/The Hindenburg Disaster (Book)." School Library Journal 48.6 (2002): 153. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
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ReplyDeleteName: Rebecca Larkin
Topic of your research paper: The accessibility of mature content to children through the internet and television.
Research questions:
1. How are children influenced by what they watch on television or see on the internet?
2. How can parents prevent their children from viewing inappropriate content?
3. What are the effects of children are being exposed to mature ideas at an early age?
4. Why is this content so easy to find accidently/intentionally?
5. How can parents be more involved in what their children watch?
Temporary thesis: Parents need to monitor what content their children have access to.
Key words:
1. Parental Control
2. Television
3. Violence
4. Ratings
5. Internet
6. Family
7. Parental Involvement
8. Children
9. Supervising
10. Safety
Scratch outline:
Intro, Explanation of problem, Why this is a problem, what can be done about the problem, Conclusion
Sources:
1. Hopkins, Nancy M., and Ann K. Mullis. "Family Perceptions of Television Viewing Habits." Family Relations 34.2 (1985): 177-89. JSTOR. Web. 3 Apr. 2011.
2. Wang, Rong, Suzanne M. Bianchi, and Sara B. Raley. "Teenagers' Internet Use and Family Rules: A Research Note." Journal of Marriage and Family 67.5 (2005): 1249-258. JSTOR. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
3. Anderson, Daniel R., Aletha C. Huston, Kelly L. Schmitt, Deborah L. Linebarger, John C. Wright, and Reed Larson. "Early Childhood Television Viewing and Adolescent Behavior: The Recontact Study." Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development 66.1 (2001): 1-154. JSTOR. Web. 3 Apr. 2011.
4. Wilson, Barbara J. "Media and Children's Aggression, Fear, and Altruism." The Future of Children 18.1 (2008): 87-118. JSTOR. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
5. Gruber, Enid, and Helaine Thau. "Sexually Related Content on Television and Adolescents of Color: Media Theory, Physiological Development, and Psychological Impact." The Journal of Negro Education 72.4 (2003): 438-56. JSTOR. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
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ReplyDeleteName: Kimberley Trought
Topic of your research paper: Negative social impact of Chernobyl disaster
Research questions:
1. What is the Chernobyl disaster?
2. How did it occur?
3. How were the problems from the disaster solved?
4. What were the effects of the disaster had on its residents?
5. What is the aftermath of the disaster?
Temporary thesis: Many controversial issues have arisen in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster. One of these issues is the social impact the disaster had on the residents living nearby the nuclear plant.
Key words:
1. Accident /disaster
2. Nuclear Power
3. Social Psychology
4. Pollution
5. Health/disease
6. Radiation/ Radioactive Waste
7. Chernobyl/Chornobyl
8. Belarus
9. Soviet Union/USSR
10. Immigration
Scratch outline: Introduction- background on Chernobyl, the aftermath, effects the disaster caused, then negative social effects, ineffective solutions , conclusion
Sources:
1. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/04/inside-chernobyl/stone-text
2. Hughes, J. Donald. "Bryansk: the aftermath of Chernobyl." Capitalism, Nature, Socialism 9.4 (1998): 95. SocINDEX with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
3. Weinberg, Armin D., and Sunil Kripalani. "Caring for survivors of the Chernobyl disaster." JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 274.5 (n.d.): 408. SocINDEX with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
4. Chernobyl : catastrophe and consequences / Jim T. Smith and
Nicholas A. Beresford.
5. he social impact of the Chernobyl disaster / David R. Marples ;
introduction by Victor G. Snell.
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ReplyDeleteName:Anthony Lamoureux
Topic of your research paper: Cell phones and their effects on personal social interactions.
Research questions:
1. What types of interactions can occur with the use of a cell phone?
2. How do these interactions affect interpersonal relationships?
3. Who do cell phones affect more? Younger? Older?
4. Where do cell phones halt personal relationships?
5. What are reasons for eliminating cell phones for interpersonal relationships? Reasons for keeping them?
Temporary thesis: The use of the modern cell phone has eliminated the older form of social interaction: personal contact.
Key words:
1. Cell phone
2. Interactions
3. Wireless
4. Relationships
5. Personal interactions
6. Text messaging
7. Social Medias
8. Modernity
9. Dependency
10. Societal
Scratch outline:
Talk about effects on social interactions between friends, families, schools, how social interaction no longer occurs for advertising. Spreading the word. Use for spreading news.
Sources:
1. Hanson, J. 2007 “24/7: How cell phones and the internet change the way we live, work, and play.” Wesport, CT. Praeger Publishing
2. Kavoori, Acceneaux. 2006 “The cell phone reader.” New York, NY. Peter Lang Publishing
3. Katz. 2006 “Magic in the Air” New Brunswick, NJ. Transaction Publishing
4. Ling, R. 2004 “The mobile connection: The cell phone’s impact on society” San Francisco, CA. Morgan Kaufmann Publications
5. Baym, N. 2010 “Personnel Connection in the digital age” Cambridge, UK. Polity Press.
Name: Cody Pearce
ReplyDeleteTopic: Nuclear Proliferation
Research questions:
1. What is Nuclear Proliferation?
2. How does it affect the warring nations?
3. How does it affect the united states?
4. Should more countriessign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty?
5. Should we provide weapons to warring nations or is it better to say out if all together?
Temporary thesis: Giving nuclear weapons to warring nations is problematic because it allows the two sides to escalate the violence and puts ourselves in danger of a nuclear attack ourselves.
Key words:
1. Nuclear Proliferation
2. Nuclear Non-proliferation treaty
3. Nuclear arms
4. Weapons of Mass Destruction
5. Nuclear Peace
6. War
7. US military
8. Arms production
9. Warheads
10. International Atomic Energy Agency.
Scratch outline: Intro – What is nuclear proliferation – what is the NPT- What is the IAEA – Which countries have nuclear weapons - How it affects the warring countries – How it affects the US – Should we provide weapons – Conclusion
Sources:
Schulte, Gregory L. "Stopping Proliferation Before It Starts." Foreign Affairs 89.4 (2010): 85-95. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
"The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East." Palestine-Israel Journal of Politics, Economics & Culture 16.3/4 (2010): 183-185. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
Lund, Matthew. "The Eighty Percent and Twenty Percent Solutions to Nuclear Proliferation." Brigham Young University Law Review 2009.3 (2009): 741-782. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011.
Creveld, Martin van, “Nuclear Proliferation and the Future of Conflict,” New York: The Free Press, 1993, Print
Olav Njølstad, “The Development and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons”, NobelPrize.org, 19 June 2003, Nobelprize.org. 6 Apr 2011, Webpage
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ReplyDeleteName: Ashley Taylor
Topic of your research paper: Effects of Deforestation on the Native People, Flora, and Fauna
Research questions:
1. How is deforestation affecting the inhabitants of the Amazon Rain Forest?
2. How is deforestation affecting climate change?
3. How is economic inflation controlling the forests future?
4. Why is deforestation happening? (Land and resources use for?)
5. Who is responsible for those effects?
Temporary thesis:
The deforestation industry has caused devastating effects on the native people, flora, and fauna of the Amazon rainforest.
Key words:
1. Deforestation
2. Endangered Species
3. Extinctions
4. Amazon Rain Forest
5. Forest Resources
6. Climate Change
7. Conservation
8. Commercial logging
9. Cattle Pastures
10. Biodiversity disruption
Scratch outline:
• Introduction (story of animal living in the damaged forest)
• Reasons/History
o Commercial cattle farming
o Logging
o Roads/highway
o Economy effects on deforestation
• Natives
o History
o Effects
• Flora
o Background of diversity
o effects
• Effects on Fauna
o Background of diversity
o effects
• How to fix the problem
• Conclusion ( what happens to that animal?)
Sources:
1. Whitmore, T.C. and J.A. Sayer. Tropical Deforestation and Species Extinction. London: Chapman & Hall. 1992. Print.
2. Sponsel, Leslie E., Thomas N. Headland, and Robert C. Bailey. Tropical Deforestation: The Human Dimension. New York: Columbia University Press. 1996. Print.
3. Campari, João S. The Economics of Deforestation in the Amazon: Dispelling the Myths. Northhampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. 2005. Print.
4. Kozloff, Nikolas. No Rain in the Amazon: How South America’s Climate Change Affects the Entire Planet. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 2010. Print.
5. Lindenmayer, David B. and Jerry F. Franklin. Conserving Forest Biodiversity: A Comprehensive Multiscaled Approach. Washington, DC: Island Press. 2002. Print.
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ReplyDeleteName: Chris Badenhop
Topic of your research paper: Continuing the Free Flow of the Mekong River
Research questions:
1. How do hydroelectric dams work?
2. How do hydroelectric dams affect rivers ecologically?
3. How do the people of Cambodia depend upon the Mekong River?
4. How has current damming affected the people of Cambodia?
5. Why does China wish to dam the Mekong River?
Temporary thesis: Despite China insistence upon damming the entire Mekong River, the people of Cambodia must fight this modernization in order to keep their culture and livelihood intact.
Key words:
1. Hydroelectricity
2. Dam
3. Mekong River
4. “Cambodia China”
5. Tonle Sap River
6. Free Flow Rivers
7. Impact of Dams
8. Cambodian Economy
9. Cambodian Culture
10. River Ecology
Scratch outline:
Intro – Explanation of Hydroelectric Dams – Explanation of Cambodian Society – Why China wants to dam - Effect of current damming – Effects of future damming - Conclusion
Sources:
1) Pearce, Fred. When the Rivers Run Dry: Water, the Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century. Boston: Beacon, 2006. Print.
2) Onishi, Kayo. "Interstate Negotiation Mechanisms for Cooperation in the Mekong River BasinI." Water International 32.4 (December, 2007): 524-37. Print.
3) Bosshard, Peter. "China Dams the World." World Policy Journal 26.4 ( Winter, 2009): 43-51. Print.
4) Scudder, Thayer. The Future of Large Dams: Dealing with Social, Environmental, Institutional and Political Costs. London: Earthscan, 2006. Print.
5) Schnitter, N. A History of Dams: the Useful Pyramids. Rotterdam: Balkema, 1994. Print.
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ReplyDeleteResearch Topic Questions
1.What is Electronic waste?
2.The State of E-waste in the world today?
3.Who illegally exports e-waste?
4.Who is affected by the illegal exportation of e-waste?
5.Why is the rise in illegal exportation of e-waste a problem?
Temporary Thesis: An explosion of electronic waste has caused a problematic rise of illegal exportation of waste to third world and developing countries.
Key Words:
1.Electronic Waste
2.E-waste
3.Illegal export
4.Transcontinental movement
5.Developing Countries
6.Hazardous
7.Problems of Electronic Waste
8.Third world Countries
9.Environmental harm
10.Causes of E-waste
Scratch Outline:
-Introduction
-Explanation of e-waste and its current state in the world
-Explain each effect of e-waste on developing countries
-Show the problem’s connection to the rise in e-waste and illegal exportation
-Show the significance of each problem
-Conclusion
Sources:
1.Tsydenova, Oyuna, and Magnus Bengtsson. "Chemical hazards associated with treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment." Waste Management 31.1 (2011): 45-58. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 6 Apr. 2011.
2.Robinson, Brett H. "E-waste: An assessment of global production and environmental impacts." Science of the Total Environment 408.2 (2009): 183-191. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 6 Apr. 2011.
3.Carroll, Chris. “High-Tech Trash.” National Geographic, January 2008. Web. 28 Mar. 2011.
4.Schlue, Hagelueke, et al. “Recycling-From E-Waste to Resources.” UNEP, StEP. July, 2009. Web. Mar. 28 2011.
5.Pellow, David. Resisting Global Toxics. Graphic Composition, Inc. 2007. Print.
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ReplyDeleteName: Amber Kimberling
Topic of your research paper: Sex trafficking with the help of the internet
Research questions:
1. What is sex trafficking?
2. What are the consequences of sex trafficking?
3. What are the benefits of the internet?
4. How does the internet effect sex trafficking?
5. What are some solutions to stop sex trafficking over the internet?
Temporary thesis: The benefits of the internet do not always outweigh the negative consequences, especially when it comes to the trafficking of human beings.
Key words:
1. Sex trafficking
2. Sexual slavery
3. Pimp
4. Human trafficking
5. Sexual coercion
6. Prostitution
7. White sex slavery
8. Sex adds
9. Internet benefits
10. Child abuse
Scratch outline:
A: What is sex trafficking:
• Sex trafficking is:
o Taking people without their will
o Forcing them to perform sexual acts against their will
o Using coercion, threats, or violence to make a woman or child perform what they are being told
• The slave next door
• Anthropological perspectives
• The amount of people being trafficked
o The slave next door
o Anthropological perspectives
o Trafficking in women and children
• The effects of trafficking
o PTSD
o STD’s
o Tons of violence occurs
o Mental issues
o Loving the abuser (sex, work, and sex work)
o Not being able to properly function in normal life
o Being taken away from family
B: what are the benefits of the internet?
• Describe the benefits of the internet that also lead to sex trafficking
• Demonstrate how sex trafficking and the internet are related
• The significance with stats and examples that are found in the sources (slave next door and cyber crimes against children)
C: Solutions to stop sex trafficking over the internet
• Solutions that parents can use
• Laws that the government can put into place (the slave next door) (internet resources)
Sources:
1. The slave next door
2. The internet and sex industries by donna m. huges technology and society magazine spring 2000. www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/huges/siii.htm
3. Anthropological perspectives on the trafficking of women for sexual exploitation by Lynellyn D. Long. International Migration vol 42 2004 pg 5.28
4. news.change.org/stories/the-internets-role-in-human-trafficking
5. Female Sexual Slavery.
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteName: Annaliese Harvey
Topic of your research paper: Global Warming
Research questions:
1. Should states limit/regulate carbon emissions?
2. What other types of energy are being proposed?
3. What are the consequences of climate change?
4. How would Green jobs help the economy?
5. How is global warming affecting the U.S.?
Temporary thesis: Although Global Warming is affecting the entire world, problems in the United States are most apparent.
Key words:
1. Climate Change
2. Cap and Trade
3. Pollution
4. Greenhouse Gases
5. Deforestation and Land Degradation
6. Renewable Energy
7. Green Jobs
8. Government Policy
Sources:
1. Greenblatt, Alan. “Confronting Warming.” CQ Researcher. 9 Jan. 2009: 3-21
2. “Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy,” Global Insight, October 2008.
3. Swope, Christopher, “Local Warming,” Governing, December 2007, p.25.