Research Topics
(you will be choosing one to complete an annotated bibliography on)
Art & Music
- Is art/music therapy the best form of treatment for specific disorders? Why?
- Is there a “film noir” revival in modern cinema?
- What does the phenomon of the Hollywood remake represent and why are remakes popular?
- How does mental illness play a role in creativity?
Current Events, News, & Politics
- Should women be allowed in military combat? To what extent?
- Who should/should not be allowed to drive and what should the testing process be?
- Is the Patriot Act defending us or invading our privacy as citizens?
- Can there really be "Net Neutrality" in a capitalist society?
- How are news organizations and newspapers influenced by their parent companies and how does that affect the information we get?
Education
- Should teachers still teach penmanship and cursive?
- Should summer vacation be eliminated from the school year?
- Should parents who home-school their children be certified to teach?
English, Communication, & Languages
- How did the Hollywood Blacklist affect movies and television in the 1950s?
- Does American media present an accurate picture of Islam?
- Should the government regulate privacy settings for social networking services?
- Should American elementary students be required to learn a second language?
- How does the modern Vampire novel compare with the 19th-century Gothic genre?
- What is the role of symbolism in the work of [Poe, Chekhov, Atwood, other author]?
- What social forces made the Harlem Renaissance possible?
Health & Biological Sciences
- How is added/artificial sugar harmful?
- According to the research, who can benefit from pet therapy?
- Should genetically altered food have warning labels?
- How will the use of PDAs and mobile devices improve the nursing field? What are the drawbacks?
- Do video games help or hinder childhood development?
History, Philosophy, & Anthropology
- Did humans create the idea of an afterlife?
- What were the social forces that led to Prohibition?
- How did the labor movement bring about the work week as we know it today?
- Is the government doing enough to protect indigenous cultures in [country]?
Math, Computers, & Technology
- How has technology impacted spelling and grammar over the past 5, 10, 20 years?
- How is technology impacting our children’s social skills?
- Should employers be allowed to monitor employees’ online activity at work?
- How has the concept of zero changed the way we think about our surroundings?
- Is there a mathematical equation for beauty and proportion? Should there be?
Psychology, Sociology, & Social Work
- Should men have mandatory paternity leave?
- How does body adornment exemplify a culture and its values?
- Do "beauty" contests (Mr. America, Miss America, etc.) serve any purpose in society?
- Is there a correlation to academic achievement, behavior problems or creativity and birth order?
- Is an addiction to gambling as serious as an addiction to drugs or alcohol? (pick any addiction)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Have misdiagnosis’s caused doctors to over-prescribe Ritalin? Should we develop new diagnostic procedures (which ones?) to curb this trend?
What will be your topic? ______