1. Diet (more people become obese and contract heart disease and die)
2. Rapture
3. Big Brother (a supercomputer that takes over the government)
4. Wealth gap (a gap grows between the wealthy and poor, so the desperate poor attacks the wealthy)
5. Israel and Arab War
I was able to throw out the first one because I did not think it was very likely that heart disease would be the end of the world. I do not know anyone that believes that this would cause an apocalyptic event. Now to the Rapture. I had planned on making this my topic, but then I could not think of much research that I could do other than the Bible. I also did not want to bias my paper due to my strong religious beliefs. So, I decided to do something that I did not have any strong notions about. On to Big Brother, this was my number two choice, but I threw it out because I thought it would be very difficult to find many hard facts for this topic. The wealth gap also seemed a little out there and very unlikely, so I threw it out. That leaves the Israel and Arab War.
The war between Israel and the Arab countries have been going on for many years. I know that they have been fighting over the land that they both claim is theirs. I read a book in high school about it, and the book really peaked my interest over this matter. It is important because what happens in one part of the world affects all parts of the globe, especially when nuclear weapons enters the picture. Also, our country has been an ally of Israel for a long time, but I know that President Obama has taken a different stand and declared our country otherwise. So this is a current problem that now directly affects our country because of President Obama's speech on that war.
My research plan is to:
1. Research the background of this War
2. Research what our country's position in the war was up until Obama
3. Research what exactly Obama changed our position to now
4. Research how this war threatens the whole world, via nuclear weapons
5. Either interviewing a history or political science professor or surveying students to see what they think about this war and if it could possibly become an apocalyptic event.
I was hoping someone would choose this subject, mostly because I'd like to know more about it myself. It's especially relevant considering what's going on it the Middle East at this very moment, and you certainly should be able to find some excellent, recent material on it. Good luck with your research.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds to me like you have most of your research layed out and organized which is really good. I find your topic veyr interesting also because, in my opinion war is a very likely scenario to the end of days and the complicated situation that this subject is makes for a good read and probably a very interesting research topic. Good luck in your research.
ReplyDeleteI think your choice of topic is great. I can't wait to see how your research comes out. I believe it will be a great iSearch project. I agree with Levi, your research seems to be in order.
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