Sunday, September 21, 2008

Research Paper Intro Paragraph

Why do so many people judge others immediately by their appearance and look down on them if they do not fit the perfect picture of how a man or woman should act? The answer is simple "Gender Roles" the term is a sociologist term for perceived behavior norms. Many parents, teachers, religious figures pass these on without knowing about it. From childhood to adulthood, children are told to act or be a certain way. Enforcing behavioral norms is a bad thing, teaching children to act like a robot and not express themselves freely.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

research paper outline

To get the six sources I'll need for my research paper i will need to first pick a topic, I plan on using at least one source for an opposing view of my topic. Once i pick my topic i will have to find some books that deal with my topic. I'll have to look through them and pick out parts that will help support my thesis. After i find two books I'll need to find two online sources dealing with the topic. Another source I'll need is an online database, this is where i can most likely find something to give an opposing view of my research topic

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Research Topics

Some topics I'd like to research would be Buddhism, the holocaust, and the film rating system. The reason I would like to do research on Buddhism is because I have been intrigued by the religion for some time and I would like to know more about it. Specifically what are the motivations for joining the religion or what makes if different from other organized religions. The research I would like to do on the Holocaust is specifically why some people think it did not happen. My final possible research topic is the Film Rating System. I'd like to know how motion pictures are rated and if the system is outdated and what could be done to push it up or down to modern movie standards.