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ks · 02-17-2003, 06:19 PM

...that has to be around 20 (typed) pages long.

I'm not good about coming up with topics, so I was hoping I could get some help from my brilliant board buddies? ...or whoever?

Just something interesting with plenty of resources. It can be just about anything, as long as it's clean (Nate).

Thanks, guys!

ks

Mossopp · 02-17-2003, 06:23 PM

You mean you can write about absolutely anything you want?
I know what I'd write about but it should be a topic that you personally can identify with or have a firm grasp of.
I dunno mate - think about a subject close to your heart and go with that.

ks · 02-17-2003, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mossopp
You mean you can write about absolutely anything you want?
I know what I'd write about but it should be a topic that you personally can identify with or have a firm grasp of.
I dunno mate - think about a subject close to your heart and go with that.

Yep, pretty much whatever we want. Well, we have to avoid certain subjects.
Anyway, the things I enjoy don't really have resources. I have to have a certain number of books and articles and what not to refer to. I just need suggestions to get myself thinking. I'm not good at coming up with topics though.
Thanks for the advice though! I think I'll think a bit harder about the things I like. Hopefully I can come up with SOMETHING.

ks

vienna waits · 02-17-2003, 06:41 PM

You could write about your faith.

dawsongirl · 02-17-2003, 06:43 PM

Any war. Endless number of sources there.

JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo · 02-17-2003, 07:19 PM

well, i had to write a paper about media violence and if it really effected children.. theres lot of resources (magazines and web papges.. a few books) and if you can voice your opion and stuff, i actually enjoyed writing it cause i could use sarcasim.

Kay Scarpetta · 02-17-2003, 07:23 PM

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Originally posted by ks
It can be just about anything, as long as it's clean (Nate).

Anywho, whatever you want? Hm. Maybe you'd want to pick a controversial subject, so you could interview both sides of the field and get their opinion on it? I don't know, sorry Daughter. I'm not good at these types of things.

White_Daisy · 02-17-2003, 07:25 PM

The impact of Shakesperian literature on the philosophy of ourselves and our being.

Had to write that one. No matter what you do, steer clear from the Bard.

consentida · 02-17-2003, 07:46 PM

I'm in the process of writing a paper for English as well. The topic I chose was Hispanic Culture and Its Influence On America. We could basically choose any topic we wanted. A lot of people chose Child Abuse and that sort of thing. My advice would be to choose something that you are familiar with and something that you can handle.

Rockapella722 · 02-17-2003, 07:53 PM

Influence of music on our culture. Like, the types of categories of people it represents and is associated with such as punks, rockers, metalheads, teenyboppers, country and such.

The influence to prevent suicide. Some people can attest that music "saved" them.

What it does... the NEED to buy concert tickets, get backstage, buy multiple CDs, download on the internet, buy tshirts, pens, caps, notebooks, stickers, patches, posters and whatnot.

JoJoJoJoJoJoJoJoJo · 02-17-2003, 08:16 PM

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Originally posted by ks
...that has to be around 20 (typed) pages long.

O-M-G.. that's not a term paper.. that's a damn book

dawsongirl · 02-17-2003, 10:29 PM

I was thinking about some of the papers I've written (the ones I still remember that is). I wrote a 15 pager on Women's portrayals on TV shows. That was fun.

The three I'm writing now all suck. Yeah, I said 3.

Comedy, Satire, and Wit in Restoration and 18th century British Literature.

A 6 page paper on a book I didn't really read.

8 page on The Great Gatsby.

NEVER BE AN ENGLISH MAJOR!

TJL · 02-17-2003, 10:47 PM

I have been out of school so long, I have completly forgotten what topics I used to write papers about.

If I were you, I would pick a topic that had to do with TV.

vienna waits · 02-18-2003, 12:50 AM

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Originally posted by dawsongirl

8 page on The Great Gatsby.

i thought that would have been a good book... i thought wrong.

Czas na Zywiec · 02-18-2003, 01:35 AM

I know what you're going through Alex. I have a huge English paper due in mid-March myself. We had to pick a major British writer or work, had to pick a critic that analyzed that writer or work, then either say that we agree or diagree with one of their analyzations and why. It's such a pain, good luck. I picked 'And Then There Were None' by Agatha Christie. I havne't found any critics yet but since I've read it before, I figured it'd be easier. Maybe you can pick an author you liked or a book you liked (I wouldn't reccomend Moby Dick

) and do that?

02-17-2003, 06:19 PM	#1
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consentida oh, you pretty things Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2002 Location: New York Posts: 3,841	I'm in the process of writing a paper for English as well. The topic I chose was Hispanic Culture and Its Influence On America. We could basically choose any topic we wanted. A lot of people chose Child Abuse and that sort of thing. My advice would be to choose something that you are familiar with and something that you can handle.

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dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	I was thinking about some of the papers I've written (the ones I still remember that is). I wrote a 15 pager on Women's portrayals on TV shows. That was fun. The three I'm writing now all suck. Yeah, I said 3. Comedy, Satire, and Wit in Restoration and 18th century British Literature. A 6 page paper on a book I didn't really read. 8 page on The Great Gatsby. NEVER BE AN ENGLISH MAJOR!

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02-18-2003, 01:35 AM	#15
Czas na Zywiec what up Forum Star Join Date: Jun 28, 2001 Location: Southwest Side, Chicago Posts: 18,398	I know what you're going through Alex. I have a huge English paper due in mid-March myself. We had to pick a major British writer or work, had to pick a critic that analyzed that writer or work, then either say that we agree or diagree with one of their analyzations and why. It's such a pain, good luck. I picked 'And Then There Were None' by Agatha Christie. I havne't found any critics yet but since I've read it before, I figured it'd be easier. Maybe you can pick an author you liked or a book you liked (I wouldn't reccomend Moby Dick ) and do that?