College Comp 12.1: Reviewing Research Questions

Today’s Plan:

  • Attendance
  • No Class Wednesday
  • Workshop “Volunteers”
  • Reviewing Research Questions
  • Homework

Reviewing Research Questions

I am studying Dubliners because I am trying to find moral paralysis in order to help my reader understand better how moral paralysis shows up in Dubliners.

I am studying the BLM movement because i’m trying to find out how we can learn to accept each other for who we are and not be judged by the color of our skin in order to help my reader understand better that racism is still a very big role in choosing who gets different opportunities.

I am studying the BLM movement because i’m trying to find out how we can learn to accept each other for who we are and not be judged by the color of our skin in order to help my reader understand how racism still exists and it has started to create fear in some communities.

I am studying the BLM movement because I believe they offer us ways to learn to accept each other for who we are and not be judged by the color of my skin in order to help my reader understand how we might overcome the racism that still exists and has started to create fear in some communities.

I am studying the music industry because I want to find out how to solve a problem in order to help my reader better understand how their consumerism isn’t much better than music piracy for the artists that they want to support.

I am studying the music industry and free culture because I want to find out if media streaming is any better for artists in order to help my reader better understand how they could be hurting an industry they love, without being aware of the issue.

I am studying vaccinations because I want to find out why there is an anti-vaccination movement and what scientific evidence lead people to be an activist in that community in order to help my reader understand how it affects them and what they are able to do to get a better understanding of the topic.

In terms of your audience, are you really writing to anti-vaccers? Or are you writing to those in the medical community, to let them know how they might more effectively communicate with anti-vaccers? Or are you writing to politicians, to let them know the importance of passing legislation to counter the rising anti-vac movement? Those are two really different papers! And they require different research (one into the anti-vax movement itself–what it says, and why it distrusts science, the other into the history of politics and medicine, showing other occasions in which the government has forced vax and medical procedures).

While question 7 offers a more specific argument than question 6, I think you need to reflect on the purpose of your paper a bit more–what change do you hope to make in the world.

I am studying serial killer media because i want to find out why people are drawn to such morbid topics in order to help my reader better understand the appeals within media today.,

I am studying why we put faith in healing crystals because I am trying to find out if there is an evolutionary fear of the unknown and uncontrollable we are built with that makes us want to believe in higher powers in order to help my reader understand better the draw to crystals they may feel and where it came from.

I am studying the ways we can connect to our crystals spiritually because I want to find out the best ways to connect in order to help my reader understand how to get the full effect of your crystal.

I am studying Inclusive classrooms because I am trying to find the effects it has on all students in order to help my reader understand why this method of learning and teaching needs to be integrated into more schools.

I am studying BLM because I am trying to figure out how we can better this country in order to help my reader understand better meaning of why things are the way they are today.

I am studying racism because i want to find out how we can start to make a change and not live in a racist world, in order to help my reader understand how the youth plays a big part in making a change.

I am studying the perspective of a counselor because I want to find out how they can best help themselves and their clients in order to help my reader understand how the counselor uses techniques to better others.

I am studying the election results because i am trying to understand what happened in order to help my reader understand how to win the presidency next time.

I am studying The fall of Donald Trump because I want to find out which steps caused him to fail, In order to help my reader understand how we can avoid a loss again in four years.

In both cases, I think you can be a bit more specific.
I am studying Trump’s performance in the three presidential debates because I want to demonstrate how he failed to articulate policy, missed opportunities to undermine Clinton, and came off like a creepy stalker in order to show how, with better training and focus, Trump might have won the White house.

That leads to a paper that close reads three specific speeches. That’s different than:

I am studying news coverage of the Republican primaries to understand how the party nominated such an unlikeable candidate in order to prevent the party from making the same mistake in 2020.

I am studying mental illness because i am trying to learn how to prevent people from suffering in order to help my reader better understand why mental illness is important.

I am studying psychopathy because i want to find out how in differentiates from sociopathy in oder to help my reader understand the difference and become better educated.

I am studying chemical biology because I am trying to create an easy to understand scientific piece about the possible benefits of hibernation in order to help my reader better understand the basic mechanics behind hibernation and it’s benefits.

I am studying practical applications of hibernation because I want to find out how it can be applied to common diseases that plague our society in order to help my reader understand how hibernation can be beneficial to society.

I am studying Colin Kaepernick’s actions because I want to find out how he will take his protest to the net step in order to help my reader understand how it will affect the fight against social justice.

I am studying The national anthem protest because I am trying to figure out the impact of the protest in order to help my reader understand better how to fix the social justice fight.

I am studying if raves are more than just kids taking drugs and listening to loud music because I want to find out if its really a problem in order to help my reader understand the rave culture.
I am exploring raves to show that they are more than just kids taking drugs and listening to loud music because I want to argue that there are productive and valuable dimensions to electronic music culture. I have identified two primary valuable dimensions X and Y. Of course, this isn’t to say that there aren’t issues with drugs in raves. However, mainstream media exaggerates/focuses on drug issues and utterly ignores the other, more positive, dimensions.

I am studding what players have to mentaly do to improve because I want to find out how they progress from not knowing much about the game to being a seasoned gamer, in order to help my reader understand how to be better at the game and progress.

The quality of this paper will be directly tied to the depth and quality of the research you do. You really need to find a variety of other player guides so that you can craft a compare/contrast guide.
I also think, because you are playing a MOBA, that you might want to develop a section that addresses MOBA’s biggest issue–the perceived jerkiness of the players. Beyond gameplay, what can new players do to ensure a positive social experience that makes them want to stick around and play. This means doing some research to show that this is a perceived problem, and looking into things other people and the LoL developers themselves recommend for addressing it.

Homework

This week is the last weekly report writing. I want you to be strategic. No matter what you read this week, make sure it is something that will show up in your final paper. I have office hours today (1:00-2:00), Wednesday (1:15-3:00), and Thursday (12:00-2:00). I will not be on campus Tuesday because I am giving a presentation and then have to vote.

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