Tuesday, March 18, 2008
This week marked the beginning of the infamous junior theme:the treacherous, time consuming research paper that fills one fourth of your junior year in high school. When told to start thinking about topics I didnt even know where to begin. What would interest me for one full quarter? I came up with some basic ideas but none seemed to get the "ok" from my teachers. It is hard to try to focus in on something so brief but if everyone can I guess I can too. One of my ideas was civil rights in America but that is too broad and I am currently trying to break it down. Eventually I will be able to create a "perfect topic" and be on my way for the hardest paper I have ever written.
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Justin,
don't get discouraged...it's not the hardest paper ever. You will just be reading more than usual for this research paper.
re: civil rights
film --essential to this topic --DVD 323.4 E97h 2nd edition 2006 Eyes on the prize [DVD] : America's civil rights movement
NTHS library has:
The thunder of angels : the Montgomery bus boycott and the people who broke the back of Jim Crow byWilliams, Donnie.
I also have written down for one of your ideas --America as Reluctant Hero. Are you still interested in pursing this?
How can U.S. economic and military might be used in a responsible way with regards to Iraq? According to a Pew survey, 42% of Americans now agree with the statement that the U.S. should "mind its own business internationally and let other countries get along the best they can on their own.”
With regard to America's role in the world, which diplomatic, economic, and military strategies will work best for America?
If so, an interesting read:
The case for Goliath : how America acts as the world's government in the twenty-first century
Mandelbaum, Michael. (available NTHS library)
Mrs. G
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