1. The I-Search Paper 25% of the Third Marking Period

2. Choosing a Topic Something that really interests me! Something that really interests me! Something that I know very little about Something that I know very little about Something I saw in a movie or on TV? Something I saw in a movie or on TV? Something a friend told me about? Something a friend told me about? Something that sounds too unreal to be true? Something that sounds too unreal to be true?

3. Communications Comparative mythology Comparative mythology Animal communication Animal communication Movie violence Movie violence Censorship Censorship Freedom of speech Freedom of speech Subliminal advertising Subliminal advertising Urban legends Urban legends

4. Government and Politics Wasteful spending Wasteful spending The national debt The national debt Welfare Welfare Low-income housing Low-income housing Anarchy Anarchy Health care/Obamacare Health care/Obamacare Oil consumption Oil consumption

5. Health Cosmetic surgery Cosmetic surgery Vegetarianism Vegetarianism Insomnia Insomnia Tourette’s Syndrome Tourette’s Syndrome The Origin of ebola The Origin of ebola Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease Celiac disease Celiac disease Savantism Savantism

6. Historic Figures/History King Arthur King Arthur Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart Atlantis Atlantis Stonehenge Stonehenge Robin Hood Robin Hood The Holy Grail The Holy Grail The Ark of the Covenant The Ark of the Covenant Salem witch trials Salem witch trials

7. Psychology Fears and phobias Fears and phobias Dreams and nightmares Dreams and nightmares Meditation Meditation Multiple personalities Multiple personalities Cults and deprogramming Cults and deprogramming Insanity defense Insanity defense

8. Social Issues Freedom of speech Freedom of speech Marijuana legalization Marijuana legalization Plight of the Native Americans Plight of the Native Americans The graying of America The graying of America Immigration Immigration Income gap Income gap Censorship Censorship

9. Social Issues (cont’d) Doctor-assisted suicide Doctor-assisted suicide Female income disparity Female income disparity Capital punishment Capital punishment Video games and violence Video games and violence Animal testing Animal testing

10. Local Issues Tyler Park deer hunt Tyler Park deer hunt Farmland development Farmland development Fracturing for natural gas Fracturing for natural gas Charter schools Charter schools

11. Mythology/Parapsychology Modern witchcraft Modern witchcraft Near-death experiences Near-death experiences Ghosts Ghosts Big Foot Big Foot The Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle The Loch Ness Monster The Loch Ness Monster Telekinesis Telekinesis

12. Religion Voodoo Voodoo The Book of Revelation The Book of Revelation Jonestown, Guyana Jonestown, Guyana Faith healers Faith healers Pagan/modern holidays Pagan/modern holidays

13. Science and Nature Glacial depletion Glacial depletion Intelligent life in outer space Intelligent life in outer space Jurassic Park? Jurassic Park? Time travel Time travel Nature vs. nurture Nature vs. nurture Animal intelligence Animal intelligence Genetically Modified Food Genetically Modified Food

14. Science and Nature (cont’d) Endangered species Endangered species Space exploration Space exploration National parks National parks Hazardous waste clean-up Hazardous waste clean-up Dinosaur extinction Dinosaur extinction Global warming Global warming Whale hunting Whale hunting

15. Sports Salary caps Salary caps Concussions Concussions Pros in the Olympic Games Pros in the Olympic Games Steroids Steroids

16. Technology Nuclear power Nuclear power Alternative energy sources Alternative energy sources DNA testing DNA testing Cyber weapons Cyber weapons