Paper topic ideas
Write two or three sentences that describe your term paper topic and submit it on the WFG blog for our consideration. Be prepared to support your idea in class.
Topics Must be from 1865 to 2014 and be related to the History of the USA
What are the effects of agricultural genetic engineering on produce and livestock in the twenty first century?
ReplyDeleteIn this term paper I will describe the positive and negative effects of genetically altering produce and livestock. I will also explain the effects and defects caused by engineering agriculture. Finally I will describe why genetic engineering has entered the agricultural world.
By Dan Ives
Inspired by: Mr. Barros and Keith and Sue Ives.
My topic will be about the 1980 US men’s Olympic hockey team. I will explain how this was more then just a hockey game and how much it meant to the country. I will also show how this game helped hockey become a major sport in the US.
ReplyDeleteSpencer Cookson
The pros and cons of recent policies allowing more foreign STEM(science, technology, engineering, naths) students to achieve greencard in U.S.
ReplyDeleteIn the term paper I will explain some major concerns in allowing more foreign students to gain greencard. I will discuss its economic impact as well as its cultural impact.
Topic: John F. Kennedy’s Catholicism and the winning of the 1960 presidential election
ReplyDeleteThis essay will explore the anti-catholic prejudice during the 1960, tracing roots to the Governor Alfred E. Smith who was overwhelmingly defeated in the presidential race. I will explore president Kennedy dealt with the prejudices and skepticism that came with his religion, and explore the reasons behind winning the West Virginia Primary. Finally, I will trace to the final days of the election, and how Kennedy was elected as the first and only Catholic to have held the office of presidency.
William Pang
Topic: Gun Laws
ReplyDeleteIn this essay I will discuss the pros and cons of the gun laws in the US, and I will compare these gun laws, to gun laws of other countries. I will explain how these laws influence crime rates.
Christopher Kreke
Topic: The similarities and differences between the presidential assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, John F Kennedy, and William McKinley. I am going to consider who the shooters were and their background information, the similarities between the three presidents even before they were shot, and the situation where each of them were killed.
ReplyDeleteReilly Kennedy
Topic: The importance of the Apollo 11 mission
ReplyDeleteIn this essay I will discuss the importance of the Apollo 11 mission. Although a scientific accomplishment, the Apollo 11 mission also helped demonstrate the United States' persistence and capability during times of political stress. The success of Apollo 11 mission portrayed the United States as a superpower, giving it a boost during the Cold War.
Topic: the role of major news stations on college athletics
ReplyDeleteIn my term paper I will talk about how major news outlets like ESPN has changed the face of college athletics. More specifically the role of television contracts had on the rearranging of power conferences like the SEC, the Big East, the Big Ten, Pac 12, and Big twelve. This term paper will discuss the influence and power of the major news outlets have on collage athletics.
Colin Fuss
Topic: the role protest music has played in shaping society.
ReplyDeleteIn my term paper I will discuss the role of protest music and how it has helped shape society; in times such as the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War songs. Also, I will talk about how effectiveness of using music.
Morgan
Topic: Why Africa is rich yet so poor
ReplyDeleteIn my term paper if will discuss the reasons why Africa is one if the not the richest continent in the world in-terms of natural resources yet its economy strives and its people suffer from poverty , non ending civil wars , high unemployment rates etc.
Another Kushaina
Topic: Black Hawk Down
ReplyDeleteMy topic will be Black Hawk Down, also known as The Battle of Mogadishu. The battle took place in the early 1990’s in the country of Somalia between the United States and Somalia’s militia. The purpose of my writing will be to investigate the reasons behind the battle and the events that led to it, in order to evaluate the outcome/effectiveness of the raid.
Brooks Kiley
My term paper will revolve around the history and evolution of collegiate rowing in the US. After looking at the beginning of the sport in colleges and how it spread throughout the nation. I will discuss how it has impacted these colleges and how certain colleges only have club teams, while others have school teams.
ReplyDelete-John Leasure
My Topic will be the Cuban Missile Crisis. In my paper I will discuss the cuban missile crisis itself, as well as it's effects on all parties involved, and what led up to it. I will also discuss the way in which it was dealt with by both John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev.
ReplyDeleteChris Bower
My topic: The History of House Music from the 80s through Today in the US
ReplyDeleteI chose this topic because of a previous conversation with my dad about the creation of house music in the US, specifically New York City in the 80s. This interactive conversation included different samples of music taken directly from clubs after a DJ finished his set as well as new samples from the Top Ten lists on iTunes this month. I truly believe that the new technology used for House Music revolutionized the way pop and hip- hop music sounded and the orgin of this genre can be brought back to my parent’s generation. With these new instruments came new artists and new sounds, ones that America had never seen before. With this new music came a surrounding culture that influenced many Americans; this culture continues to thrive in the US.
Liza Jane Branch
Topic: Same sex marriage from the viewpoint that it should be and will be legalized in the US. I will consider activist movements from the past that relate to the fight for same sex marriage to support the view that it will be legalized. I will also discuss equality and a more philosophical aspect of same sex marriage.
ReplyDeleteAndre Bogdanovics
Topic: In my term paper I will compare and contrast decisions made by presidents in times of crisis. The cuban missal crisis and how John F. Kennedy chose to handle that situation will be the centerpiece of the paper. I will research other events where the choices made were historically significant, such as possibly Ronald Reagan's interactions with Gorbachev and/or the choice to enter World War Two in Europe.
ReplyDeleteJimmy McKee
In my term paper I will talk about the ratio profiling in the airport after 9/11 in the United States. I will discuss how the US ratio profiling contrasts the declaration of independence since the Americans believe that “all men are created equal”.
ReplyDeleteClementina Davila
Inspired by Mrs. Woodworth
**Racial profiling** -your roommates
DeleteTopic: In my term paper I will discuss the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. I will talk about how the US had to fight a two front war against both the Germans and Japanese. My research will also consist of how the war brought the US out of the Great Depression; as well as, the pros and cons of the bombing itself.
ReplyDeleteHenry Manley
Topic: Women in the Jazz World
ReplyDeleteThrough studying jazz over the years, I have found that the majority of instrumentalists are male, and that the well-known female jazz musicians (who are not vocalists) are very difficult to find. With much searching, the results I found for female jazz instrumentalists were minimal, but the few of whom I found were current artists, ironically, not from the revolutionary jazz eras. In my term paper, I want to study each century from the 1920s till present day in order to successfully answer the question: why is it that men dominate in the world of instrumental jazz?
Amy Rowland
My topic will discuss sexism in the United States Army. I will interview people who attended West Point and served in the Army years after women were allowed to apply to West Point (my dad and his friends), my brother who is currently in the army, and a girl applying to West Point this year. My essay will outline the improvements over the years, quickly compare West Point to other colleges (including other service academies), and, finally, predict what might happen in the future.
ReplyDeleteSarah Kinney
Topic: the development of bboying (or breakdancing in mainstream media). In this term paper I will talk about how this art form started from New York City and how it has affected the hiphop culture all around the world.
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Topic: Women in the Military
ReplyDeleteThe paper will discuss how for much of history, the military has been male dominated. While, women have served in the military for a long time; they have not always done so officially. The paper will focus on women serving in the military today, particularly women entering combat roles, showing how much the military has changed and evolved and will continue to do so.
Aly Hall
Topic: The 1988 Seoul Olympics 100 Meter Men's Final where six of the eight participants since then have been caught doping and two of the three Americans in the race since then have been caught doping. Dennis Mitchell and Carl Lewis who placed 4th and 2nd respectively, sparked an ongoing era of doping amongst professional American track and field athletes.
ReplyDeleteJustin Donawa
My term paper will focus on the relations of the United States and Germany. Including me, many people in the U.S. are of German descent and German culture has greatly influenced the United States since its establishment. I will discuss the feelings of resent prior and during World War I and II, which then leads to the fixed relations and agreements between the two countries during the Cold War and the present day.
ReplyDeleteMolly Crabtree
My term paper will discuss chemistry during WWII. WWII was the first time that chemistry was used to create weaponry and it did not end well. I will look into the reason why chemistry suddenly became involved in war and how it effected the battlefield.
ReplyDeleteHayden
My term paper will be on Stanford Meisner and the Meisner technique. I will plan on discussing Meisner's influence on acting in the US. I will study how his technique was developed and why it is effective.
ReplyDeleteAlyssa Cass
What are the consequences of bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
ReplyDeleteThe bombing of Japan that happened in August 1945 and caused approximately more than 200,000 deaths ended the World War II. This event was a great tragedy in the Japanese and world history, and Japan up to date has to deal with its consequences. What are they and how much of an influence did they have on the country? In my term paper I will try to answer those questions.
Anna Kravtsova
For my term paper, I would like to discuss the Space Race, which grew out of the Cold War. The Space Race pinned two opposing powerhouses against one another, the democratic United States, and the totalitarian communist Soviet Union. I will discuss why the arena of space was such a vital one to this competition, and how the two global superpowers put aside their differences, and agreed to pursue exploration of the new frontier together after Cold War’s end.
ReplyDeleteEvan Liddy
Discrimination and football at Ole Miss
ReplyDeleteFor my term paper I will discuss the race discrimination at the University of Mississippi in the 1960’s. I will show how bad the discrimination was to African Americans, and then show the connections between the discrimination at ole miss and their football team at the time. This topic was a very large subject for sports and civil rights movements. It shows how racial discrimination at a place like Ole Miss happened for an extremely long time and how sports played a large part in it.
Dan Driscoll
My term paper will be about the performance of U.S. Special Operations forces in American military history, and how their performance has ultimately helped shape the United States military today. Key points in my paper will be about training and development of such operators and how they become the very best at what they do. Secondly, I plan on speaking about historical scenarios in which Special Operations groups played a major part in the outcome of a certain battle or war, such as the insertion of the Combat Applications Group (Delta Force) in Iraq before the war technically started, as well as the presence of Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU/SEAL Team 6) in situations like the Jessica Buchanan rescue, the slaying of known terrorist Osama Bin Laden, as well as the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from Somali Pirates.
ReplyDeleteVaughan Kavanaugh
Topic: The Homestead Act of 1863
ReplyDeleteAbraham Lincoln established the Homestead Act in 1863. Any man or women over the age of 21, anyone who didn’t own more than 160 acres of land anywhere, or any person who intended to become citizens of the U.S., were eligible to have a homestead. Anyone eligible could claim a large piece of land, build a home, and start a life there.
This paper will show why the Homestead Act became an act, whom would use the Homestead Act, and how the Act affected people.
- Patrick Frey
How 9/11 changed America.
ReplyDeleteFor my paper I hope to research how the attacks on the September 11th affected the United States and its citizens. I hope to go in depth on how it changed our government’s stance on national security and what 9/11 did to citizens in the short and long term. I want to do this topic because I live so close to New York and have a very good memory of that fateful day. I plan to interview people who were in New York that day and analyze the change in security in our airports.
-Luke Amero
For my research paper I hope to discuss the significance of the American space programs originating from World War Two and carrying on until 1973, specifically known as the space race. I would like to examine its effect not only on America's political situation during this period but also the nationalism it caused along with other long term effects it has had on the county. The technological significance of this period is also something I hope to be able to consider, as the period was a crucial time for development and has had impacts on the entire world.
ReplyDelete-Jake Diamond-
DeleteMy term paper will discuss the cultural and economic affect the Titanic had on the United States. It will start around the time the Titanic was being built and continue through to when the Ship's remains were discovered nearly 100 years later. The paper will be in the form of several diaries.
ReplyDelete~Katie Soper
My term paper will be about the Black Sox Scandal. I will discuss how the players would intentionally lose games in exchange for money for gamblers. I will then discuss how it was addressed by the MLB and why the players were banned from baseball for life.
ReplyDeleteMax Way
Topic: Marijuana Legalization
ReplyDeleteIn my essay I will discuss the benefits of legalizing marijuana including taxing, medicinal purposes, and the benefits of hemp. I will also talk about the downsides to legalizing it including the possibility of it having long term effects on the brain. With Colorado and Washington legalizing it for recreational use this year I will look at how that has affected the economy's in those states.
- Will MacClarence
My paper will be about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and how the city of Chicago was able to rebuild following such destruction. I will also discuss the lasting effects that the fire has had on the city. The fire, which lasted about three days, destroyed nearly the entire city except for about five buildings, and one third of the entire population of Chicago was left homeless. Despite this, the city was able to rebuild and become one of the most populous and culturally diverse cities in the United States.
ReplyDeleteSam Mogul
In my term paper I will explain how the famous Michigan "Fab 5" changed basketball. Known as the best college recruiting class of all time, these five freshman created an image on and off the court that was much bigger than the game itself. Their baggy shorts, black socks, black shoes, and swagger was truly revolutionary. I want to do this topic because I believe it's something I will not only enjoy researching and writing, but put the most passion into.
ReplyDeletePJ Webb
My term paper is going to be on the movie Schindler's List. Schindler's list is a movie about a business man (Oscar Schindler) who is only interested in earning money, at first. He is a member of the Nazi party and opens a factory to make weapons for Germany during WWII. He begins to notice the atrocities that are being committed on the Jews. There is one scene that completely changes who he is. From then on his factory becomes a haven for Jews. He goes out of his way to have Jews transfer to his factory. He bribes high up Nazi officials. He saved thousands of Jew's lives. I want so compare this movie to real life events that took place during world war two and search whether or not this movie can be called an accurate source of history, or if it was a made up story. Were parts of it made up? Was it all true? Or all fake? These are the questions I am going to answer in my term paper/project.
ReplyDelete- Haleigh
I am going to write my term paper on women athletics in American media. How they are depicted by society and why. For example, the only female to ever play in the NHL was Manon Rhéaume. However, she was not the most talented goal tender in my and many others opinions. She was the best looking one. There are many accounts of women athletes being treated differently in the media and I am going to find out why.
ReplyDelete-Mackenzie Lancaster
sources: Mrs.Gappa
In my term paper I will talk about racial profiling in the airport after 9/11 in the United States. I will discuss how racial profiling in the US contrasts the declaration of independence since Americans believe that “all men are created equal”.
ReplyDeleteClementina Davila
Inspired by Mrs. Woodworth