Thursday, January 29, 2009

My Potential Research Topics

I have come up with three topics I may possibly write my research paper on. They are:

One topic that I am considering researching is Stem Cell Research and how it affects society. During the presidential election, this was a heavily debated topic. I never actually looked into its importance, but I'm sure it plays a large part in the morality of our country. My goals would be to gain an understanding of what exactly stem cell research is, how our country can benefit from it, and also the flaws in this science.

Another topic I am interested in is the Effects of Drugs on the Mind. For the past couple of years I have had a family member deal with drug abuse. It has been determined that his drug use has triggered hereditary psychological problems, and led to newly developed psychological disorders. This particular situation has made me curious as to how drugs like marijuana and cocaine affect the brain's thought process. I am also interested in what medications can help deal with problems from drugs.

My final topic is the Evolution of Hip-Hop Dance. I have been dancing just about my whole entire life. It is one of my many passions. Many older styles that I have seen seem to have a piece of what hip-hop dance is today and I would like to go deeper into how this popular dance style today how grown. I would like to know how exactly hip-hop dance came about, the other styles of dance that have influenced it, how this culture has affected the world.

2 comments:

  1. Okay, your stem cell research topic sounds interesting, but it IS going to need narrowing further still. Maybe as you learn more about it in a more general way, you can identify the major specific issues that revolve around this topic...perhaps coming to a decision about what people need to know ABOUT stem cell research to vote in informed ways or come out AGAINST one type of stem cell research while being FOR another....since I don't know too much about it either, you'll have to determine that as you go deeper into your research.

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  2. one other thought: you probably know so much about hip-hop, maybe you should consider that!? (or you could do your other research project on it--including videos and interviews and such)

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