Research Paper.......?

Well i have a research paper coming up for my English Class. We get to pick our own topic, but it has to be an "historical investigation."

Im trying to come up with something but there is so much to pick from.

Here are a few of my ideas:

Music of the Vietnam era
Vietnam War
History of computers
WorldWar I, or II
Civil War

I think a war would be cool, but there would be too much information to go through. I just might consintrate on one battle or campaign.

Please feel free to shoot out any suggestions or idea. I would especially like to hear from any Juniors in HS, working or had worked on there termpaper.

BTW it should be about 5 - 7 pages..so its not to lenghty.



cooked

 

how about President Kennedys assasination. you go throught he whole thing and the whole grassy nole controversy and everything. or you could do something a little more climatic and discuss the terrorists attacks.

 

Thanks Neo..i never thought of doing that....That one is added to the list.



cooked

 

Hum...looks interesting Abby. Great link too.

Looks like another one is added to the list.



cooked

 

Boston Massacre is pretty interesting.

http://www.bostonmassacre.net/academic/essay4.htm

Steve

 

Thanks Steve.....

A person has already picked that topic...lol..my luck.

Thanks for the idea.



cooked

 

http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0803-08.htm

Steve

 

That looks very cool! I think i remember reading about that somewhere. Just added another one to the list.

Maybe a paper on US, and Soviet Relations?



cooked

 

You could go waaaaay back and talk about Alexander the Great's campaign through Persia. You could talk about why you think he did it, why they turned back, and what happened to him after he got back. It's truly an interesting story. Here're some snippets from a response I wrote for one of my History classes:

 

Thanks Gottheit.

This also looks very interesting! Another one for the list. I am getting great ideas here. I still have some time so any more is greatly appreciated.



cooked

 

if you wanted to do it on computers you can research the whole microsoft controversey of how gates stole microsoft. thats why mine is on, i'm also a junior.

eric

 

We briefly coverd that in one of my comptuter classes. That was included in my history of computers. One of my 3 main topics.... It might be cool to base the whole paper on just that...

another one for the list.



cooked

 

heck yeah i made the list (course everyone else did too, but shutup, i made a list! )

eric

 

A history of Baseball,Pizza and Beer
The Evolution of "Man"

 

Lol you guys are hilarious!

Thanks for the ideas. I have to get some sleep. So i will catch up with everyone tomorrow..

Goodnight



cooked

 

Well i finally picked a topic. Space Shuttle Disasters
I figured i could narrow it down to 3 tragedys. Those would be my 3 main points.



cooked

 

Better make it "Space Program Disasters", since only 2 of them were Shuttles. Could either be 3 or 4, depending on whether you considered in the air, or fatal. Apollo 1 was fatal, but on the ground. Apollo 13 was darned near fatal, but in space.

 

Hmm...As has been said, you could do many things, but here's some ideas;-

History Channel is full of excellent Documentaries and info (You can just investigate their sie if you don't have Cable):-

http://www.historychannel.com/

This Day in History:-

http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?category=leadstory

HistoryNet:-

http://www.historynet.com/

The History Place:-

http://www.historyplace.com/

Best of History Websites:-

http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.shtml

The choice is yours.

 

As phantom says, the history channel is a great source of ideas and information. Generally I suggest any series of events that shaped the world we live in today. The middle east is a great example.

There are generations of people who hate eachother for no other reason than their fathers felt the same way. The original causes of conflict are lost or forgotten and may not be relevant. The only thing that is left is the emotion associated.

 

I was just reading the interesting history of the Pitcairn Islands which are 4 very remote islands (only 1 island is populated) in the Pacific. Settled first by 8 mutineers of the HMS Bounty.

For the history:
http://www.government.pn/Pitcairnshistory.htm
http://www.lareau.org/sagaintro.htm

 

Only 47 population and the **** trials of 7 adults are on right now. Underage sex, usually non-consentual, is/was traditional and epidemic there. Bazza

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