Toward developing your own Final Research Paper topic, consider the following list of ideas from your class and past sections of English 102.
TOPICS
FALL 2006
� The plight of illegal immigrants in America
� The environment (e.g. ozone layer damage, warming, etc.)
� Outsourcing is good for America.
� Is e-texting a language?
� Answers to global health problems (e.g. bird flu)
� Global AIDS crisis: Can funding help?
� U.S. reluctance to assist in African crises (e.g. Sudan, Rwanda, etc.)
� How globalization affects the U.S. vs. Third World
� Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
FALL 2005
� Israel conflict in the Middle East
� Technology and the international use of gadgets for communication
� The Oromo people of East Africa: History of colonialism
� Reggaet�n music
� Islamic fundamentalism, terrorism, and U.S. response
� Debt relief for developing nations
� More funding for AIDS research
� Cinema culture and globalization
� Globalization of hip-hop culture
SUMMER 2005
� Music culture and globalization
� Compassionate capitalism and corporate social responsibility
� The influence of foreign corporations on U.S. culture
� Outsourcing and the effects of job-loss from globalization
� How globalization has damaged U.S. media coverage
� International housing boom and bust
� Is globalization good or bad for local cultures?
� ESL instruction for immigrant populations
� Global impacts of U.S foreign policy
� The globalization of languages
� Fair trade versus free trade issues
� The globalization of soccer
� The war on drugs in Colombia
To generate a thesis statement, review the "Thesis Statement" handout and your textbook (pages 493-494). To start building your argument, use the "Argumentative-Paper Structure" handout.
Also, review the criteria for evaluating and grading the Final Paper with this Final Paper Assessment Rubric.
Posted by Benjamin at November 16, 2006 11:28 AM