Senior Project Timeline
August 16: Tentative Selection of Topic
August 25: Working Thesis Statement and Proposal
September 2: Preliminary Works Cited, two books and two articles
September 6: 4 Source Cards and 20 Note Cards
September 9: Typed Preliminary Outline and Introduction
September 16: Typed Interview
September 19: At Least 3 Body Paragraphs with Internal Citations on the First
Main Point (TYPED)
September 28: At Least 3 Body Paragraphs with Internal Citations on the Second
Main Point (TYPED)
October 11: At Least 3 Body Paragraphs with Internal Citations on the Third
Main Point with Works Cited
October 17: Completed Rough Draft Due: Outline,The Paper Itself, Works
Cited, Copies of Pages Used in Books, Articles, and Interview.
(8-10 TYPED PAGES)
October 28: Reflection Journals
November 4: Final Typed Draft, Sources, and Rough Drafts Collected
December 2: Mentor Agreement Form Due
Dec. 6: Letter of Project Intent Form Due
January and February of 2011: Working on Mentor Hours and Product
Filling out Mentor Verification Log and Product Work Record
Feb. 18: Mentor Verification Log and Product Work Record Form Due
February or March: Panel Presentations (Exact times will be announced.) You
will need to present your research and product for fifteen to twenty minutes
to the panelists. Also your completed portfolio will be presented to the
panelists.
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Senior Project Citations
MLA Format
BRAINSTORM RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS. NARROW THE TOPICS IF NEEDED. THE RESEARCH PAPER SHOULD BE 8-10 PAGES.
1. HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA
2. RAPE PREVENTION
3. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
4. GUN CONTROL
5. VICTIM'S RIGHTS
6. PHYSICAL THERAPY
7. MASSAGE THERAPY
8. MARTIAL ARTS
9. STEM CELL RESEARCH
10. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
11. MIGRAINES
12. STRESS
13. STEROIDS
14. WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
15. MONITORING OF SEX OFFENDERS
16. PRISONER'S RIGHTS
17. RACIAL PROFILING
18. DRUG TESTING OF WELFARE RECIPIENTS
19. SOCIALIZED HEALTH CARE
20. JUVENILES TRIED AS ADULTS
21. BALANCING THE NATIONAL BUDGET
22. GLOBAL WARMING
23. TATTOOING IN VARIOUS CULTURES
24. ADVANCEMENTS IN CSI
25. CHILD ABUSE IN FOREIGN LANDS
26. STEREOTYPES IN THE MEDIA
27. TEENAGE ALCOHOLISM
28. TEENAGE DRUG ABUSE
29. CODEPENDENCY: COPING WITH ALCOHOLISM
30. LATCHKEY KIDS
31. ROLE OF MONEY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
32. CHILDREN'S RIGHTS VS. RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF PARENTS
33. IMPACT OF IDEALIZED IMAGES OF WOMEN ON GIRLS, MEN, AND WOMEN IN GENERAL
34. EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN AND MEN
35. IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
36. THE RIGHT TO DIE WITH DIGNITY (EUTHANASIA)
37. SAFETY OF SCHOOLS IN AMERICA
38. EFFECTIVE WAYS TO TREAT ADHD
39. EFFECTIVE WAYS TO DEAL WITH DYSLEXIA
40. COMPARISON OF TEENAGERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES (CHINA, JAPAN, ETC.) TO US
41. MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR DISORDER, OBSESSIVE
COMPULSIVE DISORDER, MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER,GAD, SAD, ETC.
42. PERSONAL TRAINING
43. SPORTS NUTRITION
44. THE ROLE OF NATURE, NURTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT IN ADDICTION
45. THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN PROMOTING "THE CULTURE OF FEAR" IN AMERICA
46. HOLDING PARENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTIONS OF MINORS
47. THE EFFECT OF DIET AND EXERCISE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
48. RELATIONSHIP OF INTELLIGENCE TESTS AND CULTURAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND
49. SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND ETHICAL VALUES PROMOTED BY MUSIC OF A CERTAIN DECADE
50. MUSIC THERAPY
51. POPULATION CONTROL IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS CHINA, SOUTH AFRICA, ETC.
52. SOLVING WORLD FAMINE
53. THE IMPACT OF THE MUSLIM CULTURE ON WORLD HISTORY
54. THE IMPACT OF THE JEWISH CULTURE ON WORLD HISTORY
55. THE IMPACT OF JESUS CHRIST ON WORLD HISTORY
56. COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS
57. TREATMENT OF ILLEGAL ALIENS IN THE US
58. THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE
59. ETHICAL CLEANSING IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
60. THE ISRAELI VERSUS ARAB CONTROVERSY
61. THE ETHICAL EFFECTS OF SURROGATE MOTHERHOOD
62. THE EFFECTS OF WAR ON VARIOUS COUNTRIES (US IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, ETC.)
63. MAKING ENGLISH THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED STATES
64. SAVING THE WETLANDS IN LOUISIANA
65. RECYCLING VERSUS UNLIMITED CONSUMPTION
66. COMPARISON OF VARIOUS TYPES OF DANCE
67. ENDANGERED SPECIES
68. SAVING THE TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS
69. THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE
70. CENSORSHIP OF MOVIES, TELEVISION, BOOKS, ETC.
71. THE FUTURE OF ROBOTICS
72. COMPUTER ANIMATION
73. TEENAGE PREGNANCY
74. THE EFFECTS OF VIDEO GAMES ON TEENS AND ADULTS
75. ANIMAL RIGHTS
76. AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
77. AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN
78. TSA TREATMENT OF AIRLINE PASSENGERS
79. TERRORISM
80. CLOTHING DESIGN
81. HAIR AND MAKEUP CHANGES OVER THE AGES
82. IMMUNIZATIONS AS CAUSES OF VARIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS
83. ETIQUETTE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
84. THE IMPORTANCE OF SEARCHING FOR YOUR ROOTS (GENEALOGY, FAMILY ANCESTRY)
85. OPEN ADOPTIONS (RIGHT OF CHILD TO SEARCH FOR AND FIND OUT ABOUT BIOLOGICAL
MOTHER AND FATHER)
86. ART THERAPY
87. INTERIOR DECORATING
88. INVENTIONS OF THE PAST DECADE
89. HISTORY OF A SMALL TOWN
90. MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS IN CANCER RESEARCH
91. THE DEMISE OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM IN THE US
92. STOCK MARKET TRENDS THROUGH THE DECADES IN THE US
93. WEBSITE BUILDING
94. COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
95. WHY THE INCREASE OF CATASTROPHIC WEATHER OCCURRENCES IN THE US
96. HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE BRAIN
97. THE END OF THE BLACK BOX IN THE AIRPLANE
98. THE REVOLUTION IN COMMUNICATION (FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC.)
99. THE IMPACT OF BILL GATES ON THE WORLD TODAY
100. HOW ONLINE COMPANIES TRICK YOU INTO SHARING MORE, JOINING MORE, AND
SPENDING MORE (AMAZON, NETFLIX, GROUPON, ZYNGA, FACEBOOK, APPLE, ETC.)
101. INTELLIGENT DESIGN VERSUS EVOLUTION