Research Questions: 1. How do the hormones injected into dairy cows affect the humans who drink that milk? 2. Can these hormones trigger cancerous cells in humans? 3. How would not using hormones in dairy cows affect the milk industry? 4. Would people live better lives without hormones in milk? 5. Do hormones really help the milk industry?
Thesis: Dairy cows given hormones to produce more milk may have negative effects on humans.
Introduction Define GMOs Thesis Body Effects hormones in milk have on humans (Negatives) Explain why they are needed (Positives) Possible solution Conclusion Bring all main points together Restate thesis
Research questions: How are kids affected by cyber bullying? How many deaths are linked to cyber bullying? What affect does it have on the entire community? What are ways to try and stop this? What motivates someone to bully?
Thesis: Cyber bullying is a main cause to teen deaths on a daily basis.
Research Project Worksheet Name: Dalia Lorenzo Topic of your research paper: BP Oil Spill Research questions: 1. What ecosystem had the most effect that the oil spill affected? 2. Could the oil spill been prevented? 3. Who was held responsible for the oil spill? What factor where in play when going into trial? 4. How was the oil spill viewed to the public? 5. Are there still using the same type of transportation of oil as they did before? 6. Were there any changes of policy after the oil spill? Both for the company and the rugulations? Temporary thesis: Key words: 1. BP 2. Regulation 3. Laws 4. Fines 5. Ecosystem 6. Budget 7. Animals 8. Deaths 9. Laws 10. Government Scratch outline: Introduction The effects of the BP oil spill Laws and Regulation changes The money behind the oil spill Conclusion
Sources: 1. Biological diversity
2. Bp.com
3. BP oil spill exacerbated existing environmental problems
1. Why did the spill happen? 2. What did it effect the most? 3. How could it have been prevented? 4. How did it effect the ecosystem? 5. Who was blamed? 6. What was the total cost and finance?
Temporary thesis:
The Exxon Oil Spill was one of the worst disasters ever because…
Research Project Worksheet Name: Michael Mora Brenes Topic of your research paper: Greenhouse Effect: Costa Rica the first Carbon Neutral Nation in 2021. Research questions: 1. What is the greenhouse effect? 2. How does something that provides life can become so harmful? 3. What does the term “Carbon Neutral Nation” mean? 4. What are some of the reasons that make powerful and big countries stay out of these kinds of initiatives? 5. What has the Costa Rican Government done so far in order to fulfill their goal in 2021? Temporary thesis: In 2007, Oscar Arias Sanchez, the President of Costa Rica, promised the world to become a carbon neutral nation in 2021 as a way to minimize the greenhouse effect impact on earth. This initiative shows the big and most powerful nations as China and the United States, that keeping the economy is not the only thing that really matters, but also the environment. Key words: 1. Climate Change 2. Global Warming 3. Green House Effect 4. Carbon Neutral 5. Costa Rica 6. Environment 7. Rain forest 8. Gas emissions Scratch outline: Introduction What produces the Greenhouse Effect? Impacts of this phenomenon Description of Costa Rica What is carbon neutral? What is wrong with the big countries? Conclusion (possible solutions) Sources: 1. Taylor, F. W. "The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change Revisited." Reports on Progress in Physics 65.1 (2002): 1-25. Print 2. Entrepreneurs can Curb Dramatic Climate Change. (Greenhouse Effect). 137 Vol. Society for the Advancement of Education, 2009. Print. 3. Chrissie Long. Costa Rica's Challenge. 19 Vol. New York: Manhattan Media, 2011. Print. 4. Paul Brown (2013). "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rate Puts Billion More at Risk". Climate Central, 2013 (October 29th) 5. National Geographic (2013). “Greenhouse effect”. (October 29th, 2013)
Name: Eric Baughman Topic of your research paper: Gene Therapy and cancer Research questions: 1. What does the p53 gene have to do with prevention and treatment of cancer? 2. Have there been successful cases of gene therapy? Or cases in which treatment was detrimental? 3. What are the biggest obstacles or most serious complications of gene therapy with cancer? 4. How is gene therapy with cancer different from other forms of gene therapy? 5. Is this is likely source for a breakthrough in a cure or more effective treatment for cancer?
Temporary thesis: While gene therapy is a long way from becoming an acceptable and safe method for curing cancer, it has the potential of being a life saving treatment .
Scratch outline: Intro (possible extraordinary uses of gene therapy) Overview of gene therapy Gene therapy used against cancer Success and failure of gene therapy How technology has changed the field and will continue into the future Possible outcome of gene therapy Conclusion
Sources: 1. Vile, R G, S J Russell, and N R Lemoine. "Cancer Gene Therapy: Hard Lessons And New Courses." Gene Therapy 7.1 (2000): 2-8. MEDLINE with Full Text. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
2. Nigro, JM (1989). "Mutations in the p53 gene occur in diverse human tumour types". Nature (London) (0028-0836), 342 (6250), p. 705.
3. Ken N. Wills, Daniel C. Maneval, Patricia Menzel, Matthew P. Harris, Suganto Sutjipto, Mei-Ting Vaillancourt, Whei-Mei Huang, Duane E. Johnson, Scott C. Anderson, Shu Fen Wen, Robert Bookstein, H. Michael Shepard, and Richard J. Gregory. Human Gene Therapy. September 1994, 5(9): 1079-1088. doi:10.1089/hum.1994.5.9-1079. 4. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/genetherapy/
Research Project Worksheet Aaron Caputo Topic of paper: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Research Questions: 1. Why did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode? 2. Who was to blame for the explosion? 3. Why didn’t the upper level managers listen to the engineers about Thiokols faulty SRB’s? 4. Why did the management pass the flight readiness review when it wasn’t ready? 5. Who passed the flight readiness review? Temporary Thesis: The Space Shuttle Challenger was caused by miscommunication between NASA’s space shuttle engineers and NASA’s management. Key Words: 1. Space Shuttle 2. Challenger 3. January 28, 1986 4. Miscommunication 5. Engineers 6. Management 7. Flight readiness review 8. O-rings 9. Morton Thiokol 10. Rogers Report Outline: Intro Briefly describe what technologically went wrong
Why Morton Thiokols SRB’s caused explosion
How and the flight review plan was passed
How the passing of the flight review affected the flight
Example of how Roger Boisjoly(engineer) tried to stop the launch
How the explosion and basically the miscommunication affected the space program in general
refutation
conclusion Space shuttle challenger disaster sources: http://studenthome.nku.edu/~riderj/challenger%20report.pdf http://www.studymode.com/essays/Space-Shuttle-Challenger-Disaster-1577576.html http://history.nasa.gov/rogersrep/v1ch5.htm
Research questions: 1. how are landfills affecting peoples lives? 2. Affects of the pollution caused by landfills 3. what health risks are caused by landfills? 4. how do we manage our waste better? 5. should we be allowed to ship garbage to other countries?
Temporary thesis: landfills will continue to cause problems if we do not take better care of our waste management.
Key words: 1. Landfills 2. waste 3.waste management 4. water pollution 5. contamination. 6. health problems 7. landfill space 8. countries and landfills 9. cities polluted 10. pollution
outline: Intro with background pollution water contamination health risks waste management solutions
Research Questions: 1. How will/can rDNA help in the future? 2. What are the major ethical concerns around rDNA? 3. When was the technology first developed, and how was it developed? 4. How does rDNA work? 5. What are the dangers this technology?
Tentative Thesis Statement: rDNA must be accepted as a suitable modern biological technology so that we can benefit from it’s many functions and life preserving qualities.
Scratch Outline: Introduction: Explain the fears of the general public surrounding anything “taboo.” Summarize points on how rDNA will benefit in the future. Point one: describe how rDNA works, its history, developement Point two: Public concerns, ethical considerations Point Three: points made in Asilomar Conference Point Four: Applications of rDNA Point Five: Looking into the future Conclusion
Sources: 1. “Recombinant DNA technology: chances, risks, ethical considerations” by Bayertz,K. published 2000 (journal)
2. “ Summary Statement of the Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA Molecules” by Berg,Paul; Baltimore,David; Brenner,Sydney; Roblin,Richard O.; Singer,Maxine F. published 1975, (journal article)
3. Collaborative Learning in Biology: Debating the Ethics of Recombinant DNA Technology by Anderson, Rodney. Published 1998
4. The Gene-splicing wars :reflections on the recombinant DNA controversy by Zilinskas,Raymond A.; Zimmerman,Burke K.
5. Afterword: Albert and Michael's recombinant DNA by Miller, Toby. Published 2009
1. What is identity theft? 2. Who is affected by identity theft? 3. What are the risks of identity theft? 4. How are people tricked into fraud? 5. Criminal online influence?
Temporary Thesis
Identity theft is one of the main causes of online crime that is used for personal gain but affects many in such a negative way.
Research Paper Worksheet Name: Nathaniel Devine Topic of Your Research Paper: Global Warming: Causes and Effects Research Questions: 1. Does Global Warming Exist, and, if so, what are it's effects? Global Warming is real, and it';s effects include climate change, overpopulation, 2. What is Global Warming? Global Warming is an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect. 3. What research has been done to prove Global Warming's existence? NASA, EIS, and other organizations have conducted studies and experiments to prove Global Warming exists. 4. What's being done to prevent Global Warming? Some ways to prevent Global Warming are to drive less, buy energy efficient supplies, weatherize your home or apartment, and get involved by learning about Global Warming and then becoming active to stop it from happening. 5. How close is Global Warming to our ultimate destruction? About 30 to 40 days if we’re lucky. Temporary Thesis: Global Warming is a real, destructive, force that we must deal with lest our environment suffer. Key Words: 1. Global Warming 2. Environment 3. Temperature 4. Green House Gases 5. Weather 6. Climate 7. Earth 8. Carbon Dioxide 9. Gas 10. Hydrogen Scratch Outline: Global Warming is real. Elaborate and practical research can back up it's existence. It will and can have harmful effects on the Earth and it's (our) environment, and we need to do something about it. Sources: 1. Books - Green jobs created by global warming initiatives : hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, September 25, 2007, Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 2013, iv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm 2. Websites - http://www.vice.com/read/question-of-the-day-how-long-do-we-have-before-global-warming-kills-us 3. Journals – “Global and Planetary Change” - OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center 4. Newspapers – “Global Warming and Climate Change” – The New York Times - http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/ 5. Databases - Google Scholar, Academic Search Complete, and Education Search Complete
Research Questions: 1. Brief chronological description of the event. 2. Who were the two parties? 3. What was the purpose? 4. How did this event effect American society? 5. How did the US respond/How are they still responding?
Temporary Thesis: Although 9/11 impacted the United States view of the Middle East, namely Muslim culture, in a negative way, it also brought our country together at a very critical time. It also brought awareness and a better understanding of the relationship between the United States and the Muslim culture.
Key Words: 1. Terrorism 2. US Airport Security (pre/post 9/11) 3. US Homeland Security 4. 9/11 5. Muslim Culture 6. Middle Eastern Vs US relations 7. Ground Zero 8. Ground Zero Mosque 9. Al-Qaeda 10. US rebuilding a nation
Scratch Outline: Intro Brief chronological description of the event. United States response to the attack (immediate-long run) Muslim-US relations Pre-Attack Post-Attack Mosque on Ground Zero problem Homeland/Airport Security US growth since the attack Conclusion
Research Project Worksheet Name: Nick Tobias Topic of your research paper: Acid Rain Research questions: 1. Can acid rain affect humans? 2. How is acid rain created? 3. What is acid rain? 4. Why is acid rain bad for the environment 5. What's the solution to solve this problem? Temporary thesis: If we can stop big production companies from creating too much acidic gases into the air, it will help the environment and prevent acid rain from polluting river, streams, and lakes. Key words: 1. Acid rain 2. environment 3. Wildlife 4. Sulphur dioxide 5. Nitrogen Oxide 6. Pollution 7. Gases 8. Man made sources 9. Plants 10. Wind Scratch outline: Intro (what is acid rain?) BodyP1 (How acid rain is created?)( and by who?) BodyP2 (How is this a problem?)(The affects of acid rain on the environment?)(Wildlife,plants,water) BodyP3 (Solution to prevent acid rain) Conclusion (Summing up it and making a statement)
Research Project Worksheet Name: Samantha Sygier Topic of your research paper: Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest
Research questions: 1. How fast is the deforestation? 2. How are the Amazonian Tribes affected by the deforestation? 3. Why was the purpose of the deforestation? 4. What are future damages to the tribes? 5. What damages have already happened to the tribes? 6. What are the tribes doing to protect their home?
Temporary thesis: The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is destroying the homes of many tribes.
Intro What is deforestation? Why is deforestation occurring in the Amazon Rainforest? What tribes are being affected? How are they being affected? What are the tribes doing to stop this? How can we help from here? Conclusion
Sources: 1. Orta-Martinez, M; Finer,M., Oil frontiers and indigenous resistance in the Peruvian Amazon, 2010
2. Lizot,Jacques; Jillings,Andy; Curling,Chris; Wgbh; Channel Four; WGBH Video, Warriors of the Amazon, 1996
3. King,Leslie; McCarthy,Deborah, Environmental sociology :from analysis to action, 2005
4. Barbosa,Luiz C., The Brazilian Amazon rainforest :global ecopolitics, development, and democracy, 2000
Name: Aaron Viscounte Topic of research paper: The Chernobyl Disaster Research Questions: 1.What caused the incident? 2.Why do people still use nuclear energy, while knowing the dangers? 3.How could it have been different with different safety precautions? 4.What are the solutions for the disaster? 5.How is the radiation still affecting the environment in that area today?
Temporary thesis: The Chernobyl incident has caused a radical change on how we use nuclear energy.
Scratch outline: Intro What happened in Chernobyl? Effects on society and the environment Possible causes of the incident. Solutions to the possible causes. Conclusion.
Sources: 1.Jaworowski, Z. (2010). Observations on the chernobyl disaster and LNT. Dose-Response : A Publication of International Hormesis Society, 8(2), 148-171. doi:10.2203/dose-response.09-029.Jaworowski
2.Boris Kishchuk. (2001, ). Chernobyl disaster still haunts ukraine: Final edition. Star - Phoenix, pp. A.15.
3.Lessons from the chernobyl disaster: FIN edition. (1986, ). Toronto Star, pp. A.24.
4. Chernobyl: Assessment of radiological and health impacts ; 2002 update of "chernobyl: Ten years on". (2003). OECD Papers, 3(1), 230-155.
5.Chernobyl: How it began. (1998, ). The Irish Times (1921-Current File), pp. A8_A9.
Research questions: 1. what is the BP oil spill? 2. How did it happen? 3. How can we prevent something like this from happening again? 4. What are the risks of oil spills? 5. In the case of an oil spill, what can be done to keep it from spreading so fast?
Temporary thesis: The BP Oil Spill had a devastating impact on the Gulf, wild-life, and Americans as a whole.
Introduction: The BP oil spill What is the BP oil spill? How did it happen? How can we prevent something like this from happening again? What are the risks of oil spills? In the case of an oil spill, what can be done to keep it from spreading so fast?
Conclusion: summary of how to fix it & how it can be prevented
Research Project Worksheet: Alexis Dryier The Amazon Rainforest Research questions: 1. How has carbon emission impacted the rainforest and its creatures? 2. How long has the rainforest been undergoing climate change? 3. How many species have been affected so far? 4. How will our future look if carbon emission continues? 5. What are the significant impacts of the damage to the Amazon rain forest? Temporary thesis: The Amazon rainforest has been severely impacted by global climate through carbon emission, severity of drought, and cut down of trees. Key words: 1. Oxygen 2. Carbon 3. Species 4. Drought 5. Deforestation 6. Climate 7. Biosphere 8. Water 9. Ozone layer 10. Communities Scratch Outline: Introduction/ Thesis Carbon emission through fossil fuels Impact climate change has on various species The loss of oxygen due to deforestation Conclusion Sources: 1. Hashimoto, H., et al. "Evaluating the Impacts of Climate and Elevated Carbon Dioxide on Tropical Rainforests of the Western Amazon Basin using Ecosystem Models and Satellite Data." Global Change Biology 16.1 (2010): 255-71. 2.Kim, Yeonjoo, et al. "Seasonal Carbon Dynamics and Water Fluxes in an Amazon Rainforest." Global Change Biology 18.4 (2012): 1322-34. 3. Lewis, Simon L., et al. "The 2010 Amazon Drought." Science 331.6017 (2011): 554-. 4. Tollefson, Jeff. "Drought Strikes the Amazon Rainforest again." Nature News (2010) ---. "Drought Strikes the Amazon Rainforest again." Nature News (2010) 6. http://rainforests.mongabay.com/amazon/amazon_destruction.html
1. What are the emotional effects on the child who is on the receiving end of cyber bullying?
2. Are parents to blame when their kids are accused of cyber bullying? At what age in school system is okay to put the blame of a student’s actions solely on them?
3. What steps are law reform have been created to help prevent cyber bullying?
4. Are the companies at fault when a case of cyber bullying is used on their website? What have they done to prevent further cases?
5.
Temporary thesis:
Key words:
1. cyber bullying 2. Suicides 3. Schools 4. Parents 5. Children 6.Social Media 7.Law Reform 8. Harassment 9. Self Harm 10. Prevention Scratch outline: ➢ Introduction ➢ Define cyber bullying ➢ Example cases and steps that followed afterwards ➢ Statistics (suicides, cases, etc) ➢ Significance ➢ Who is to blame ➢ Next Steps (conclusions
Research Project Worksheet Name: Kelly Geck Topic of your research paper: Acid Rain
Research questions: 1. How does it affect the ecosystem? 2. How it is caused 3. How to prevent it 4. Steps already in place to prevent it 5. Examples of acid rain in the USA Temporary thesis:
Key words: 1. Acid rain 2. Ecosystem 3. Environment 4. Acid rain in the USA 5. Application trails 6. Pollution effects 7. Pollution 8. Acid Rain causes 9. Climate Changes 10. National Geographic
Scratch outline: • What is it • Where it affects the usa • What the effects are • How they are trying to prevent it
Research Project Worksheet: Name: Lillie Enterkin Topic: Cyber Bullying Between Classmates Research Questions: 1. How does the cyber bullying not only affect the bullied, but also the school atmosphere? 2. What are schools, parents, courts allowed to do in cyber bullying cases? 3. What have been the outcomes of cases? 4. What are the statistics over how it affects the bullied/school atmosphere? 5. What can be done to lessen the effect of cyber bullying? Temporary Thesis: Cyber bullying causes damage not only to the bullied, but to the entire school atmosphere that it originates from. Key Words: 1. Cyber Bullying 2. Classmate 3. Suicide 4. Abuse 5. Social media 6. Insulting 7. Harmful 8. Self-Abuse 9. Depression 10. Loss Scratch Outline: I. Introduction: Example II. Social media used to bully classmates. III. What can schools, parents and courts do? IV. Statistics on effects cyber bullying causes. V. Conclusion: Prevention Sources: 1. http://cyberbullying.us/ 2. http://stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html 3. http://www.bamaed.ua.edu/edtechcases/case5.html 4. http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2011/02/09/02cyberbullying.h04.html 5. http://wlrn.org/post/rise-cyberbullying-case-rebecca-sedwick
Research Project Worksheet Name: Sarah Shulman Topic of your research paper: Human trafficking and it’s climb along with technology Research questions: 1. How does human trafficking relate to technology? 2. Why is it more dangerous today with technology? 3. Is technology all-bad? Can it work to help abolish human trafficking, or make it worse? 4. Who is being targeted, and how? 5. Is human trafficking through the means of technology opening the doors to other problems? Temporary thesis: Key words: 1. Human Trafficking 2. Social Media 3. Silk Roads Website 4. The Media 5. 2011 Trafficking In Persons Report 6. Labor 7. Pimps 8. Online Classifieds 9. The Internet 10. Domestic and International Cases Scratch outline:
Sources: 1. Human Trafficking. Ahn, Roy; Alpert, Elaine J.; Purcell, Genevieve; Konstantopoulos, Wendy Macias; McGahan, Anita; Cafferty, Elizabeth; Eckardt, Melody; Conn, Kathryn L.; Cappetta, Kate; Burke, Thomas F. American Journal of Preventive Medicine vol. 44 issue 3 March, 2013. p. 283-289
2. Measuring Human Trafficking : Complexities and Pitfalls, Avona, Ernesto U., editor, Stefanizzi, Sonia, editor, Springer New York New York, NY
3. Human Trafficking and the Internet (AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES, TOO). Dixon Jr., Judge Herbert B.1 Herbert.Dixon@dcsc.gov, Judges' Journal: Winter2013, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p36-39. 4p.
4. Media and social justice / edited by Sue Curry Jansen, Jefferson Pooley, and Lora Taub-Pervizpour 1st ed New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Research Project Worksheet Name: Akil Goodridge Topic of your research paper: BP Oil Spill Research questions: 1. How much oil was pumped into the Gulf of Mexico? 2. How many miles of coast line were affected? 3. What were the effects of this oil spill? 4. What were some of the methods to treating the oil spill? 5. Who was responsible for the oil spill? Temporary thesis: The BP Oil spill had a negative and long term effect on the Earth Key words: 1. Birds 2. Turtles 3. Mammals 4. BP 5. Oil 6. Spill 7. Clean Up 8. Cost 9. Tragedy 10. Gulf Scratch outline: BP Oil Spill was a tragedy • What Happened? • The Clean Up • Who did it affect?
Genetically Modified Foods
ReplyDeleteResearch Questions:
1. How do the hormones injected into dairy cows affect the humans who drink that milk?
2. Can these hormones trigger cancerous cells in humans?
3. How would not using hormones in dairy cows affect the milk industry?
4. Would people live better lives without hormones in milk?
5. Do hormones really help the milk industry?
Thesis: Dairy cows given hormones to produce more milk may have negative effects
on humans.
Key Words:
-Dairy Cows
-Humans
-Hormones
-Growth Hormones
-USDA
-Effects
-Milk Production
-Cancer
-Triggers
-Milk
Scratch Outline:
Introduction
Define GMOs
Thesis
Body
Effects hormones in milk have on humans (Negatives)
Explain why they are needed (Positives)
Possible solution
Conclusion
Bring all main points together
Restate thesis
Sources:
Nelson, Gerald. Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture.
California: Academic Press, 2001. Print.
Cyber bullying
ReplyDeleteResearch questions:
How are kids affected by cyber bullying?
How many deaths are linked to cyber bullying?
What affect does it have on the entire community?
What are ways to try and stop this?
What motivates someone to bully?
Thesis: Cyber bullying is a main cause to teen deaths on a daily basis.
Key words:
Intimidate/manipulate
Harassment
Threat
Self-harm
Suicide
Mental Disorder
Fake profiles
Denigration
Impersonation
Pathological obsession
Scratch Outline:
Introduction
what is cyber bullying
affects
examples/evidence
how to help
conclusion
Sources:
stopbullying.gov
kidshealth.org
ceasecyberbullying.org
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteName: Dalia Lorenzo
Topic of your research paper: BP Oil Spill
Research questions:
1. What ecosystem had the most effect that the oil spill affected?
2. Could the oil spill been prevented?
3. Who was held responsible for the oil spill? What factor where in play when going into trial?
4. How was the oil spill viewed to the public?
5. Are there still using the same type of transportation of oil as they did before?
6. Were there any changes of policy after the oil spill? Both for the company and the rugulations?
Temporary thesis:
Key words:
1. BP
2. Regulation
3. Laws
4. Fines
5. Ecosystem
6. Budget
7. Animals
8. Deaths
9. Laws
10. Government
Scratch outline:
Introduction
The effects of the BP oil spill
Laws and Regulation changes
The money behind the oil spill
Conclusion
Sources:
1. Biological diversity
2. Bp.com
3. BP oil spill exacerbated existing environmental problems
4. NOAA Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill Response
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteDrew Wigham
The Exxon Oil Spill
Research Questions:
1. Why did the spill happen?
2. What did it effect the most?
3. How could it have been prevented?
4. How did it effect the ecosystem?
5. Who was blamed?
6. What was the total cost and finance?
Temporary thesis:
The Exxon Oil Spill was one of the worst disasters ever because…
Key Words:
1. Oil
2. Spill
3. Exxon
4. Ecosystem
5. Effects
6. Ocean
7. Animals
8. Prevention
9. Money
10. Laws
Scratch Outline:
Intro (Brief Story)
Why it happened
Who was blamed
Who was effected
Total Cost
How could it have been prevented
Conclusion
Sources:
1. www.epa.gov
2. Huffington Post
3. Thinkprocess.org
4. Insideclimatenews.org
5. MSNBC
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteName: Michael Mora Brenes
Topic of your research paper: Greenhouse Effect: Costa Rica the first Carbon Neutral Nation in 2021.
Research questions:
1. What is the greenhouse effect?
2. How does something that provides life can become so harmful?
3. What does the term “Carbon Neutral Nation” mean?
4. What are some of the reasons that make powerful and big countries stay out of these kinds of initiatives?
5. What has the Costa Rican Government done so far in order to fulfill their goal in 2021?
Temporary thesis:
In 2007, Oscar Arias Sanchez, the President of Costa Rica, promised the world to become a carbon neutral nation in 2021 as a way to minimize the greenhouse effect impact on earth. This initiative shows the big and most powerful nations as China and the United States, that keeping the economy is not the only thing that really matters, but also the environment.
Key words:
1. Climate Change
2. Global Warming
3. Green House Effect
4. Carbon Neutral
5. Costa Rica
6. Environment
7. Rain forest
8. Gas emissions
Scratch outline:
Introduction
What produces the Greenhouse Effect?
Impacts of this phenomenon
Description of Costa Rica
What is carbon neutral?
What is wrong with the big countries?
Conclusion (possible solutions)
Sources:
1. Taylor, F. W. "The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change Revisited." Reports on Progress in Physics 65.1 (2002): 1-25. Print
2. Entrepreneurs can Curb Dramatic Climate Change. (Greenhouse Effect). 137 Vol. Society for the Advancement of Education, 2009. Print.
3. Chrissie Long. Costa Rica's Challenge. 19 Vol. New York: Manhattan Media, 2011. Print.
4. Paul Brown (2013). "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rate Puts Billion More at Risk". Climate Central, 2013 (October 29th)
5. National Geographic (2013). “Greenhouse effect”. (October 29th, 2013)
Name: Eric Baughman
ReplyDeleteTopic of your research paper: Gene Therapy and cancer
Research questions:
1. What does the p53 gene have to do with prevention and treatment of cancer?
2. Have there been successful cases of gene therapy? Or cases in which treatment was detrimental?
3. What are the biggest obstacles or most serious complications of gene therapy with cancer?
4. How is gene therapy with cancer different from other forms of gene therapy?
5. Is this is likely source for a breakthrough in a cure or more effective treatment for cancer?
Temporary thesis: While gene therapy is a long way from becoming an acceptable and safe method for curing cancer, it has the potential of being a life saving treatment .
Key words:
1. gene therapy
2. cancer
3. p53 gene
4. effective treatment
5. prevention
6. complications
7. genetic engineering
8. successful cases
9. current uses
10. genome
Scratch outline:
Intro (possible extraordinary uses of gene therapy)
Overview of gene therapy
Gene therapy used against cancer
Success and failure of gene therapy
How technology has changed the field and will continue into the future
Possible outcome of gene therapy
Conclusion
Sources:
1. Vile, R G, S J Russell, and N R Lemoine. "Cancer Gene Therapy: Hard Lessons And New Courses." Gene Therapy 7.1 (2000): 2-8. MEDLINE with Full Text. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
2. Nigro, JM (1989). "Mutations in the p53 gene occur in diverse human tumour types". Nature (London) (0028-0836), 342 (6250), p. 705.
3. Ken N. Wills, Daniel C. Maneval, Patricia Menzel, Matthew P. Harris, Suganto Sutjipto, Mei-Ting Vaillancourt, Whei-Mei Huang, Duane E. Johnson, Scott C. Anderson, Shu Fen Wen, Robert Bookstein, H. Michael Shepard, and Richard J. Gregory. Human Gene Therapy. September 1994, 5(9): 1079-1088. doi:10.1089/hum.1994.5.9-1079.
4. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/genetherapy/
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteAaron Caputo
Topic of paper: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Research Questions:
1. Why did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode?
2. Who was to blame for the explosion?
3. Why didn’t the upper level managers listen to the engineers about Thiokols faulty SRB’s?
4. Why did the management pass the flight readiness review when it wasn’t ready?
5. Who passed the flight readiness review?
Temporary Thesis: The Space Shuttle Challenger was caused by miscommunication between NASA’s space shuttle engineers and NASA’s management.
Key Words:
1. Space Shuttle
2. Challenger
3. January 28, 1986
4. Miscommunication
5. Engineers
6. Management
7. Flight readiness review
8. O-rings
9. Morton Thiokol
10. Rogers Report
Outline:
Intro
Briefly describe what technologically went wrong
Why Morton Thiokols SRB’s caused explosion
How and the flight review plan was passed
How the passing of the flight review affected the flight
Example of how Roger Boisjoly(engineer) tried to stop the launch
How the explosion and basically the miscommunication affected the space program in general
refutation
conclusion
Space shuttle challenger disaster sources:
http://studenthome.nku.edu/~riderj/challenger%20report.pdf
http://www.studymode.com/essays/Space-Shuttle-Challenger-Disaster-1577576.html
http://history.nasa.gov/rogersrep/v1ch5.htm
http://0-web.ebscohost.com.dewey2.library.denison.edu/ehost/detail?sid=43bcef1b-3b21-456f-be0a-63bade0f1dc1%40sessionmgr115&vid=1&hid=120&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/02/06/146490064/remembering-roger-boisjoly-he-tried-to-stop-shuttle-challenger-launch
Topic: Landfills
ReplyDeleteResearch questions:
1. how are landfills affecting peoples lives?
2. Affects of the pollution caused by landfills
3. what health risks are caused by landfills?
4. how do we manage our waste better?
5. should we be allowed to ship garbage to other countries?
Temporary thesis: landfills will continue to cause problems if we do not take better care of our waste management.
Key words:
1. Landfills
2. waste
3.waste management
4. water pollution
5. contamination.
6. health problems
7. landfill space
8. countries and landfills
9. cities polluted
10. pollution
outline:
Intro with background
pollution
water contamination
health risks
waste management
solutions
sources:
1. http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.dewey2.library.denison.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sr&csi=8391&sr=HLEAD(COUNTY%20AGREES%20TO%20DEAL%20ON%20CONTAMINATED%20LANDFILL)%20and%20date%20is%202001
2. http://eg7az5df6p.search.serialssolutions.com/?sid=Refworks%3A&charset=utf-8&__char_set=utf8&genre=article&aulast=Mirsky&auinit=S.&title=SCIENTIFIC%20AMERICAN&date=2009&volume=301&pages=31-
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4.http://0-web.ebscohost.com.dewey2.library.denison.edu/ehost/results?sid=fee67116-c111-426f-9098-faa893d296b8%40sessionmgr114&vid=1&hid=121&bquery=SO+(Caterer+hotelkeeper)+and+(%22Waste+management%22)+and+DT+%222012%22&bdata=JmRiPWJ0aCZ0eXBlPTEmc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZl
5.http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.dewey2.library.denison.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sr&csi=8391&sr=HLEAD(COUNTY%20AGREES%20TO%20DEAL%20ON%20CONTAMINATED%20LANDFILL)%20and%20date%20is%202001
Topic: Recombinant DNA Technology
ReplyDeleteResearch Questions:
1. How will/can rDNA help in the future?
2. What are the major ethical concerns around rDNA?
3. When was the technology first developed, and how was it developed?
4. How does rDNA work?
5. What are the dangers this technology?
Tentative Thesis Statement: rDNA must be accepted as a suitable modern biological technology so that we can benefit from it’s many functions and life preserving qualities.
Keywords:
1. recombinant DNA
2. genetics
3. ethics
4. cloning
5. genetic engineering
6. vaccines
7. biological science
8. safety
9. application(s)
10. public interest
Scratch Outline:
Introduction: Explain the fears of the general public surrounding anything “taboo.”
Summarize points on how rDNA will benefit in the future.
Point one: describe how rDNA works, its history, developement
Point two: Public concerns, ethical considerations
Point Three: points made in Asilomar Conference
Point Four: Applications of rDNA
Point Five: Looking into the future
Conclusion
Sources:
1. “Recombinant DNA technology: chances, risks, ethical considerations” by Bayertz,K. published 2000 (journal)
2. “ Summary Statement of the Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA Molecules” by Berg,Paul; Baltimore,David; Brenner,Sydney; Roblin,Richard O.; Singer,Maxine F. published 1975, (journal article)
3. Collaborative Learning in Biology: Debating the Ethics of Recombinant DNA Technology by Anderson, Rodney. Published 1998
4. The Gene-splicing wars :reflections on the recombinant DNA controversy
by Zilinskas,Raymond A.; Zimmerman,Burke K.
5. Afterword: Albert and Michael's recombinant DNA by Miller, Toby. Published 2009
Research Questions
ReplyDelete1. What is identity theft?
2. Who is affected by identity theft?
3. What are the risks of identity theft?
4. How are people tricked into fraud?
5. Criminal online influence?
Temporary Thesis
Identity theft is one of the main causes of online crime that is used for personal gain but affects many in such a negative way.
Key Words
1. fraud
2. identity
3. crime
4. privacy
5. victims
6. access
7. impersonation
8. decoys
9. FBI
10. Advantage
Scratch Outline
-Background
-Thesis
-Ways in which it affects people
-How it happens
-effects of identity theft
Sources
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304200804579163753859797002
http://www.ncdoj.com/Help-for-Victims/ID-Theft-Victims.aspx
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/cyber/identity_theft
http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/pop/tips.aspx
http://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/id-theft/welcome.htm
Research Paper Worksheet
ReplyDeleteName: Nathaniel Devine
Topic of Your Research Paper: Global Warming: Causes and Effects
Research Questions:
1. Does Global Warming Exist, and, if so, what are it's effects? Global Warming is real, and it';s effects include climate change, overpopulation,
2. What is Global Warming? Global Warming is an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect.
3. What research has been done to prove Global Warming's existence? NASA, EIS, and other organizations have conducted studies and experiments to prove Global Warming exists.
4. What's being done to prevent Global Warming? Some ways to prevent Global Warming are to drive less, buy energy efficient supplies, weatherize your home or apartment, and get involved by learning about Global Warming and then becoming active to stop it from happening.
5. How close is Global Warming to our ultimate destruction? About 30 to 40 days if we’re lucky.
Temporary Thesis: Global Warming is a real, destructive, force that we must deal with lest our environment suffer.
Key Words:
1. Global Warming
2. Environment
3. Temperature
4. Green House Gases
5. Weather
6. Climate
7. Earth
8. Carbon Dioxide
9. Gas
10. Hydrogen
Scratch Outline: Global Warming is real. Elaborate and practical research can back up it's existence. It will and can have harmful effects on the Earth and it's (our) environment, and we need to do something about it.
Sources:
1. Books - Green jobs created by global warming initiatives : hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, September 25, 2007, Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 2013, iv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
2. Websites - http://www.vice.com/read/question-of-the-day-how-long-do-we-have-before-global-warming-kills-us
3. Journals – “Global and Planetary Change” - OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center
4. Newspapers – “Global Warming and Climate Change” – The New York Times - http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/
5. Databases - Google Scholar, Academic Search Complete, and Education Search Complete
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteCarson Bernard
Topic: September 11th, 2001
Research Questions:
1. Brief chronological description of the event.
2. Who were the two parties?
3. What was the purpose?
4. How did this event effect American society?
5. How did the US respond/How are they still responding?
Temporary Thesis:
Although 9/11 impacted the United States view of the Middle East, namely Muslim culture, in a negative way, it also brought our country together at a very critical time. It also brought awareness and a better understanding of the relationship between the United States and the Muslim culture.
Key Words:
1. Terrorism
2. US Airport Security (pre/post 9/11)
3. US Homeland Security
4. 9/11
5. Muslim Culture
6. Middle Eastern Vs US relations
7. Ground Zero
8. Ground Zero Mosque
9. Al-Qaeda
10. US rebuilding a nation
Scratch Outline:
Intro
Brief chronological description of the event.
United States response to the attack (immediate-long run)
Muslim-US relations Pre-Attack Post-Attack
Mosque on Ground Zero problem
Homeland/Airport Security
US growth since the attack
Conclusion
Sources:
1. http://timeline.national911memorial.org/#/Explore/2
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
3. http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_World_Trade_Center
5. http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown/2012/09/11/911-turns-11-three-major-lasting-changes/
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteName: Nick Tobias
Topic of your research paper: Acid Rain
Research questions:
1. Can acid rain affect humans?
2. How is acid rain created?
3. What is acid rain?
4. Why is acid rain bad for the environment
5. What's the solution to solve this problem?
Temporary thesis: If we can stop big production companies from creating too much acidic gases into the air, it will help the environment and prevent acid rain from polluting river, streams, and lakes.
Key words:
1. Acid rain
2. environment
3. Wildlife
4. Sulphur dioxide
5. Nitrogen Oxide
6. Pollution
7. Gases
8. Man made sources
9. Plants
10. Wind
Scratch outline:
Intro (what is acid rain?)
BodyP1 (How acid rain is created?)( and by who?)
BodyP2 (How is this a problem?)(The affects of acid rain on the environment?)(Wildlife,plants,water)
BodyP3 (Solution to prevent acid rain)
Conclusion (Summing up it and making a statement)
Sources:
1. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/acid-rain-overview/
2. http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/what/
3. Frank; Bubenick,David V.; Kindya,Robert J (1982). "Acid rain information book". Noyes Data Corp., Park Ridge, N.J.
4. Canter,Larry W (1986). "Acid rain and dry deposition". Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, Mich.
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteName: Samantha Sygier
Topic of your research paper: Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest
Research questions:
1. How fast is the deforestation?
2. How are the Amazonian Tribes affected by the deforestation?
3. Why was the purpose of the deforestation?
4. What are future damages to the tribes?
5. What damages have already happened to the tribes?
6. What are the tribes doing to protect their home?
Temporary thesis: The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is destroying the homes of many tribes.
Key words:
1. Deforestation
2. Tribes
3. Rainforest
4. ecopolitics
5. Oil
6. preservation
7. Yanomamo
8. Cayapo
9. Social Policy
10. Amazon
Scratch outline:
Intro
What is deforestation?
Why is deforestation occurring in the Amazon Rainforest?
What tribes are being affected? How are they being affected?
What are the tribes doing to stop this?
How can we help from here?
Conclusion
Sources:
1. Orta-Martinez, M; Finer,M., Oil frontiers and indigenous resistance in the Peruvian Amazon, 2010
2. Lizot,Jacques; Jillings,Andy; Curling,Chris; Wgbh; Channel Four; WGBH Video, Warriors of the Amazon, 1996
3. King,Leslie; McCarthy,Deborah, Environmental sociology :from analysis to action, 2005
4. Barbosa,Luiz C., The Brazilian Amazon rainforest :global ecopolitics, development, and democracy, 2000
Name: Aaron Viscounte
ReplyDeleteTopic of research paper: The Chernobyl Disaster
Research Questions:
1.What caused the incident?
2.Why do people still use nuclear energy, while knowing the dangers?
3.How could it have been different with different safety precautions?
4.What are the solutions for the disaster?
5.How is the radiation still affecting the environment in that area today?
Temporary thesis: The Chernobyl incident has caused a radical change on how we use nuclear energy.
Key words:
1. Nuclear
2. Radiation
3.Power Plant
4. Structure
5. Causes
6. Reactor
7. Explosion
8. Evacuation
9. Meltdown
10. Cancer
Scratch outline:
Intro
What happened in Chernobyl?
Effects on society and the environment
Possible causes of the incident.
Solutions to the possible causes.
Conclusion.
Sources:
1.Jaworowski, Z. (2010). Observations on the chernobyl disaster and LNT. Dose-Response : A Publication of International Hormesis Society, 8(2), 148-171. doi:10.2203/dose-response.09-029.Jaworowski
2.Boris Kishchuk. (2001, ). Chernobyl disaster still haunts ukraine: Final edition. Star - Phoenix, pp. A.15.
3.Lessons from the chernobyl disaster: FIN edition. (1986, ). Toronto Star, pp. A.24.
4. Chernobyl: Assessment of radiological and health impacts ; 2002 update of "chernobyl: Ten years on". (2003). OECD Papers, 3(1), 230-155.
5.Chernobyl: How it began. (1998, ). The Irish Times (1921-Current File), pp. A8_A9.
Research questions:
ReplyDelete1. what is the BP oil spill?
2. How did it happen?
3. How can we prevent something like this from happening again?
4. What are the risks of oil spills?
5. In the case of an oil spill, what can be done to keep it from spreading so fast?
Temporary thesis: The BP Oil Spill had a devastating impact on the Gulf, wild-life, and Americans as a whole.
Key words:
1. Oil spill
2. Wild-life
3. Economy
4. Oil spill responders
5. Pollution
6. Oil rig explosion
7. Gulf of Mexico
8. Louisiana
9. Area affected
10. Timeline
Scratch outline:
Introduction: The BP oil spill
What is the BP oil spill?
How did it happen?
How can we prevent something like this from happening again?
What are the risks of oil spills?
In the case of an oil spill, what can be done to keep it from spreading so fast?
Conclusion: summary of how to fix it & how it can be prevented
Sources:
1. http://ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-spill?gclid=CJ_u7qrc4LoCFU7xOgod1HMA2g
2. https://healthygulf.org/201307252101/blog/bps-oil-drilling-disaster-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/bp-is-not-making-it-right
3. http://www.boem.gov/Environmental-Stewardship/Environmental-Assessment/Oil-Spill-Modeling/Oil-Spill-Occurence-Rate-for-Oil-Spill-Risk-Analysis-%28OSRA%29.aspx
4. http://www.epa.gov/OEM/docs/oil/fss/fss06/etkin_2.pdf
Research Project Worksheet:
ReplyDeleteAlexis Dryier
The Amazon Rainforest
Research questions:
1. How has carbon emission impacted the rainforest and its creatures?
2. How long has the rainforest been undergoing climate change?
3. How many species have been affected so far?
4. How will our future look if carbon emission continues?
5. What are the significant impacts of the damage to the Amazon rain forest?
Temporary thesis:
The Amazon rainforest has been severely impacted by global climate through carbon emission, severity of drought, and cut down of trees.
Key words:
1. Oxygen
2. Carbon
3. Species
4. Drought
5. Deforestation
6. Climate
7. Biosphere
8. Water
9. Ozone layer
10. Communities
Scratch Outline:
Introduction/ Thesis
Carbon emission through fossil fuels
Impact climate change has on various species
The loss of oxygen due to deforestation
Conclusion
Sources:
1. Hashimoto, H., et al. "Evaluating the Impacts of Climate and Elevated Carbon Dioxide on Tropical Rainforests of the Western Amazon Basin using Ecosystem Models and Satellite Data." Global Change Biology 16.1 (2010): 255-71.
2.Kim, Yeonjoo, et al. "Seasonal Carbon Dynamics and Water Fluxes in an Amazon Rainforest." Global Change Biology 18.4 (2012): 1322-34.
3. Lewis, Simon L., et al. "The 2010 Amazon Drought." Science 331.6017 (2011): 554-.
4. Tollefson, Jeff. "Drought Strikes the Amazon Rainforest again." Nature News (2010)
---. "Drought Strikes the Amazon Rainforest again." Nature News (2010)
6. http://rainforests.mongabay.com/amazon/amazon_destruction.html
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteName: Jade Giordani
Topic of your research paper: Cyber Bullying
Research questions:
1. What are the emotional effects on the child who is on the receiving end of cyber bullying?
2. Are parents to blame when their kids are accused of cyber bullying? At what age in school system is okay to put the blame of a student’s actions solely on them?
3. What steps are law reform have been created to help prevent cyber bullying?
4. Are the companies at fault when a case of cyber bullying is used on their website? What have they done to prevent further cases?
5.
Temporary thesis:
Key words:
1. cyber bullying
2. Suicides
3. Schools
4. Parents
5. Children
6.Social Media
7.Law Reform
8. Harassment
9. Self Harm
10. Prevention
Scratch outline:
➢ Introduction
➢ Define cyber bullying
➢ Example cases and steps that followed afterwards
➢ Statistics (suicides, cases, etc)
➢ Significance
➢ Who is to blame
➢ Next Steps (conclusions
Sources:
1. http://www.ncpc.org/topics/cyberbullying
2. http://cyberbullying.us
3. http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/
4. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/style/28bully.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteName: Kelly Geck
Topic of your research paper: Acid Rain
Research questions:
1. How does it affect the ecosystem?
2. How it is caused
3. How to prevent it
4. Steps already in place to prevent it
5. Examples of acid rain in the USA
Temporary thesis:
Key words:
1. Acid rain
2. Ecosystem
3. Environment
4. Acid rain in the USA
5. Application trails
6. Pollution effects
7. Pollution
8. Acid Rain causes
9. Climate Changes
10. National Geographic
Scratch outline:
• What is it
• Where it affects the usa
• What the effects are
• How they are trying to prevent it
Sources:
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/what/
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/acid-rain-overview/
http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/appa/projects/aciddep/aciddeposition.cfm
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/effects/forests.html
http://geography.about.com/od/globalproblemsandissues/a/acidrain.htm
Research Project Worksheet:
ReplyDeleteName: Lillie Enterkin
Topic: Cyber Bullying Between Classmates
Research Questions:
1. How does the cyber bullying not only affect the bullied, but also the school atmosphere?
2. What are schools, parents, courts allowed to do in cyber bullying cases?
3. What have been the outcomes of cases?
4. What are the statistics over how it affects the bullied/school atmosphere?
5. What can be done to lessen the effect of cyber bullying?
Temporary Thesis: Cyber bullying causes damage not only to the bullied, but to the entire school atmosphere that it originates from.
Key Words:
1. Cyber Bullying
2. Classmate
3. Suicide
4. Abuse
5. Social media
6. Insulting
7. Harmful
8. Self-Abuse
9. Depression
10. Loss
Scratch Outline:
I. Introduction: Example
II. Social media used to bully classmates.
III. What can schools, parents and courts do?
IV. Statistics on effects cyber bullying causes.
V. Conclusion: Prevention
Sources:
1. http://cyberbullying.us/
2. http://stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html
3. http://www.bamaed.ua.edu/edtechcases/case5.html
4. http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2011/02/09/02cyberbullying.h04.html
5. http://wlrn.org/post/rise-cyberbullying-case-rebecca-sedwick
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteName: Sarah Shulman
Topic of your research paper: Human trafficking and it’s climb along with technology
Research questions:
1. How does human trafficking relate to technology?
2. Why is it more dangerous today with technology?
3. Is technology all-bad? Can it work to help abolish human trafficking, or make it worse?
4. Who is being targeted, and how?
5. Is human trafficking through the means of technology opening the doors to other problems?
Temporary thesis:
Key words:
1. Human Trafficking
2. Social Media
3. Silk Roads Website
4. The Media
5. 2011 Trafficking In Persons Report
6. Labor
7. Pimps
8. Online Classifieds
9. The Internet
10. Domestic and International Cases
Scratch outline:
Sources:
1. Human Trafficking. Ahn, Roy; Alpert, Elaine J.; Purcell, Genevieve; Konstantopoulos, Wendy Macias; McGahan, Anita; Cafferty, Elizabeth; Eckardt, Melody; Conn, Kathryn L.; Cappetta, Kate; Burke, Thomas F. American Journal of Preventive Medicine vol. 44 issue 3 March, 2013. p. 283-289
2. Measuring Human Trafficking : Complexities and Pitfalls,
Avona, Ernesto U., editor, Stefanizzi, Sonia, editor, Springer New York
New York, NY
3. Human Trafficking and the Internet (AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES, TOO). Dixon Jr., Judge Herbert B.1 Herbert.Dixon@dcsc.gov, Judges' Journal: Winter2013, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p36-39. 4p.
4. Media and social justice / edited by Sue Curry Jansen, Jefferson Pooley, and Lora Taub-Pervizpour
1st ed
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Research Project Worksheet
ReplyDeleteName: Akil Goodridge
Topic of your research paper: BP Oil Spill
Research questions:
1. How much oil was pumped into the Gulf of Mexico?
2. How many miles of coast line were affected?
3. What were the effects of this oil spill?
4. What were some of the methods to treating the oil spill?
5. Who was responsible for the oil spill?
Temporary thesis: The BP Oil spill had a negative and long term effect on the Earth
Key words:
1. Birds
2. Turtles
3. Mammals
4. BP
5. Oil
6. Spill
7. Clean Up
8. Cost
9. Tragedy
10. Gulf
Scratch outline:
BP Oil Spill was a tragedy
• What Happened?
• The Clean Up
• Who did it affect?
Sources:
1. Dosomething.org
2. Thedailygreen.com
3. Addictinginfo.org
4. Content.time.com
5. Care2.com