The I-Search Paper

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The I-Search Paper

• 25 of the Third Marking Period

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Choosing a Topic

• Something that really interests me!
• Something that I know very little about
• Something I saw in a movie or on TV?
• Something a friend told me about?
• Something that sounds too unreal to be true?

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Communications

• Comparative mythology
• Animal communication
• Movie violence
• Censorship
• Freedom of speech
• Subliminal advertising
• Urban legends

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Government and Politics

• Wasteful spending
• The national debt
• Welfare
• Low-income housing
• Anarchy
• Health care/Obamacare
• Oil consumption

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Health

• Cosmetic surgery
• Vegetarianism
• Insomnia
• Tourettes Syndrome
• The Origin of ebola
• Alzheimers disease
• Celiac disease
• Savantism

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Historic Figures/History

• King Arthur
• Amelia Earhart
• Atlantis
• Stonehenge
• Robin Hood
• The Holy Grail
• The Ark of the Covenant
• Salem witch trials

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Psychology

• Fears and phobias
• Dreams and nightmares
• Meditation
• Multiple personalities
• Cults and deprogramming
• Insanity defense

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Social Issues

• Freedom of speech
• Marijuana legalization
• Plight of the Native Americans
• The graying of America
• Immigration
• Income gap
• Censorship

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Social Issues (contd)

• Doctor-assisted suicide
• Female income disparity
• Capital punishment
• Video games and violence
• Animal testing

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Local Issues

• Tyler Park deer hunt
• Farmland development
• Fracturing for natural gas
• Charter schools

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Mythology/Parapsychology

• Modern witchcraft
• Near-death experiences
• Ghosts
• Big Foot
• The Bermuda Triangle
• The Loch Ness Monster
• Telekinesis

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Religion

• Voodoo
• The Book of Revelation
• Jonestown, Guyana
• Faith healers
• Pagan/modern holidays

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Science and Nature

• Glacial depletion
• Intelligent life in outer space
• Jurassic Park?
• Time travel
• Nature vs. nurture
• Animal intelligence
• Genetically Modified Food

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Science and Nature (contd)

• Endangered species
• Space exploration
• National parks
• Hazardous waste clean-up
• Dinosaur extinction
• Global warming
• Whale hunting

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Sports

• Salary caps
• Concussions
• Pros in the Olympic Games
• Steroids

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Technology

• Nuclear power
• Alternative energy sources
• DNA testing
• Cyber weapons