Rough Topics - 2011
Book
1984
Going After Cacciato
The Shawshank
Redemption
Columbine
Water For Elephants
The Time Traveler’s
Wife
Water for Elephants
Ordinary People
Fahrenheit 451
1984
The Shack
Water for Elephants
Branded: The Buying
and Selling of
Teenagers
The Blind Assassin
A Connecticut Yankee
in King Arthur’s Court
Shawshank Redemption
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
The Color Purple
Culture Jam
Topic
Language Formation is a primary function for developing
civilizations.
O’Brien shows that courage is found in following yourself, not others.
The mental stability that kept Andy Dufresne from becoming
institutionalized.
Analyzing shootings and mass killers.
Whether it be during the great depression or in our current time,
animal abuse has been and still is an astronomical problem in our
society.
How time traveling affects the view of psychoanalysis and the
disorders that come with it… Schizophrenia.
The inhumane treatment of animals and humans in circuses and the
gradual introduction of humanity into modern-day circuses.
Every relationship Conrad had throughout the novel impacted his grief
process and struggle back to his everyday life.
If people continue to be offended by these banned books, the life in
Fahrenheit 451 will become our reality
Our government is getting more and more involved in our personal
lives, everywhere you go you are going to see security cameras
capable of watching your every move. Whatever happened to the
times where you could walk the streets without having some kind of
device watching what you are up to?
By understanding the concept of the Trinity, society can use it as a
role model to begin and receive effective relationships.
Sara Gruens novel resembles the great depression by its ranking of
employees as well as their treatment and also the circus’ ill suited
leader.
Marketing/targeting to minors, especially the youngest of children,
and how unethical it really is.
Family dynamics and grief completely change a person’s entire life.
In order for one to understand the complexities of society, one must
interpret the characteristics of human nature.
The achievements gained in society are merely made through having
advances in money, fear, and information.
The symbolism of wild animals and cages relating to Holly’s lifestyle
Oprah, and various cast members of the musical have such a
connection to this story, this is why the story is still told today.
What life would be like without computers and phones and comparing
teens now-a-days to teens when computers and cell phones weren’t
around. Also, I’ll compare attitudes and crime rates and grades and
courses in schools between back then and now. And how much
students today rely on computers for homework.
By writing 1984, George Orwell’s purpose was to warn people of the
dangers of allowing the government to have too much control.
Shawshank Redemption In Shawshank Redemption Stephen King illustrates the substantial
flaws that our criminal justice system exhibits today.
Shawshank Redemption Human cruelty has been evident throughout history and is still an
ongoing problem today.
1984
Book
Water for Elephants
A Million Little Pieces
Me Talk Pretty One
Day
The Scarlet Letter
In Cold Blood
The Guernsey Literary
and Potato Peel Pie
Society
The Gatekeepers
Fahrenheit 451
An Inconvenient Truth
Three Cups of Tea
Fahrenheit 451
The Kite Runner
Collapse: How
Societies Choose to
Topic
Peer pressure; how confined socioeconomic groups were in the Great
Depression/ the acceptance of people’s roles and how they were
challenged in Water for Elephants
The use of The Twelve Steps and its importance for recovering from
alcohol and drug addiction as emphasized in A Million Little Pieces.
People are defined by their desires, and in result, are in for a lifetime
of trouble.
Symbolism of the inner sin/guilt Reverend Dimmsdale VS. The public
sin Hester Prynn, Chillingsworth and the devil.
Using the psychology of the mind to evaluate the behavior presented,
the murder, and scene of the crime would have helped the KBI solve
the case more efficiently and capture Dick Hickock and Perry Smith
faster.
The effects of propaganda and the media (or lack of ) on people during
wartime
It is reasonable to believe that affirmative action plays an integral role
in determining a student’s admission or denial from a particular
college/ the extent to which affirmative action influences the
admissions process.
Although Guy Montag and Captain Beatty have both gained
knowledge through books, they each react differently to this
knowledge and this drives their distinct actions throughout the novel.
Compared to all life on Earth, humans are the number one leaders in
the destruction of the planet. There are numerous ways in which the
human race can begin to reverse the effects of global warming.
Presenting and refuting arguments by 60 Minutes and others stations
questioning the credibility of Greg Mortenson’s stories in Three Cups
of Tea. Then, formulating an opinion based on the arguments
presented.
Although not taken to the lengths of censorship as presented in
Fahrenheit 451, censorship of a more subtle form pervades society
today.
The theme of literacy and writing and its importance throughout the
novel. I am going to talk about how writing is both a dividing force
and a uniting one.
The exponential growth of the human population will lead to the
collapse of the world.
Fail of to Succeed
Water for Elephants
The Shack
The Time Traveler’s
Wife
The Time Traveler’s
Wife
No Country For Old
Men
A Clockwork Orange
The Green Mile
Brave New World
Three Cups of Tea
Water for Elephants
The Penelopiad
The Time Machine
Book
The Kite Runner
Into The Wild
Fahrenheit 451
In Cold Blood
The Time Traveler’s
Wife
Water for Elephants
The cruel treatment of both animals and humans in the circus; Rosie’s
abuse and how it changed Jacob; animal abuse in today’s society
People go through different kinds of trials in their lives. Important to
know that they happen for a reason and god works in mysterious ways
Connecting the characters to characters and story of the Odyssey.
Henry and Clare’s miscarriages were the main source of their fights
due to the overall stress that they cause.
How many couples suffer miscarriages
Clare vs. Henry (How each is affected)
How it caused most fights
In the novel, fate never fails to follow a person, despite all of their
efforts to escape it.
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess is a coming of age tale, and
without the 21st chapter the novel is incomplete and unfulfilling.
Defend/challenge the death penalty
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and George Orwell’s 1984 take
strikingly similar viewsof family, love, and censorshilp, though they
do so for extremely different arguments.
Americans are ungrateful, they want more, and rarely share with the
less fortunate. This concept is quite evident when texts like Three
Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and with in other parts of the
American society.
The circus in Water for Elephants is an analogy for the way we live
our lives; the illusions that drive the story and permeate the diction
help to emphasize the priorities that we place on hollow experiences.
Tanking/comparing images of Penelope through history (time of book,
Victorian, puritan/1800’s, 50’s, 90’s, and modern)
Challenge how “paradise” is not what it seems and has many
downfalls or prices to pay
Topic
Forgiveness and repentance is a prevalent, apparent theme in Khaled
Hossieini’s novel The Kite Runner.
Having the desire to refuge into the wilderness to escape society or
find true meaning is a natural want, but it becomes difficult to defend
yourself or mentally handle the situation after being exposed to
society.
The theme of Bradbury’s society and how it relates to today’s society
and the importance of literature in life.
The psychological and behavioral effects of childhood experiences for
serial killers.
How does the loss and or separation of a loved one affect a person’s
mental state?
Psychoanalysis of August, Jacob, and Marlena, or symbolism in the
Columbine
Into the Wild
Rita Hayworth and
Shawshank Redmption
Flowers for Algernon
The Time Machine
Branded: The Buying
and Selling of
Teenagers
In Cold Blood
The Essential Writings
of Ralph Waldo
Emerson
The Life of Pie
Fahrenheit 451
1984
Flowers for Algernon
The Tipping Point
An Inconvenient Truth
The Jungle
book.
The effects the shooting had on the victims and families, also post
traumatic stress disorder.
Comparison of the generally accepted ideas of society to insight of
vagabonds like Chris and why their transcendentalist ideals are better
than the materialistic ideals of society
Total institutions not only physically but also mentally alter a person
that is imprisoned and he who works for the iron box as well.
The life and the mistreatment of the mentally disabled is a topic that
society often turns a head towards. But with this novel, Keyes has
given the disabled a voice and society a new insight that the world has
never seen.
H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine is almost, ironically, timeless. Wells’
views and opinions of the future are so insightful and realistic that
lessons throughout time can be learned from his work
I do not know what to write about for this research paper. I have a few
things in mind, but I am not entirely sure.
Looking into the mind of paranoid schizophrenic serial killer, Perry
Smith, surfaces topics that are controversial and disturbing.
Emerson’s transcendentalist philosophy and how it extends greatly
into the lives, beliefs, histories, and achievements of the world’s
greatest minds.
How necessity brings on creativity, psychoanalysis.
In modern society, where one’s individuality is accepted more than
ever, the idea of conformity seems remote. However, in Ray
Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, mindless conformity is presented in a way
that truly makes one ponder how our government truly functions and
impact us in disastrous ways.
Analysis of George Orwell’s writing style and his ideas regarding
political institutions
A psychoanalysis of Charlie and how people react to mentally
disabled people
In The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell states that there are three
types of people that have the power to tip an epidemic—Salesmen,
Mavens, and Connectors. There are people that fit these criteria all
around us. In addition to being present in the obvious places like
school and work, Salesmen, Mavens, and Connectors are present in
the athletic world as well. OR why Facebook is “stickier” than
Myspace.
An argument on how humans are the cause of global warming and
how they have a negative impact on the environment.
Thesis- America, the supposed “Land of Opportunity”, turns out to be
the exact opposite for one Lithuanian family, as well as so many other
immigrant families in the early 1900s.
Book
The Time Traveler’s
Wife
Guns Germs and Steel:
The Fate of Human
Societies
Thesis/Topic
A feminist viewpoint on how Clare is discriminated in Henry and
Clare’s relationship.
Throughout history there have been countless examples of inequality.
These instances of inequality were vital to the development of
societies and the world.
The Jungle
Throughout America’s history, corruption has consistently deterred
individual’s efforts to attain their American Dream.
The burning of books censors knowledge and impedes societal
advancement due to the significance that the printed word carries,
regardless of its author.
Free will depicted on a personal, religious, and political accounts and
is one of the major themes in Anthony Burgess’s, A Clock Work
Orange. Its definition may vary, it is one of the worlds most universal
concepts. So what exactly is it?
Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns illustrates the
differences between the “modern” and “traditional” woman.
Why has adultery become less of a sin and more of something no one
seems to care about as much as societies have in the past?
I am going to research a correlation between financial status and teen
crime rates. If I cannot find evidence to support upper class teens as
having higher crime rates than middle class, then I will change my
topic but keep the focus on teens rebelling.
The Puritan culture was very oppressive. Hester learned to accept her
punishment, but Dimmesdale and Chillingsworth did not admit their
feelings and true thoughts that ultimately lead to madness.
The scarlet letter labeled Hester as an adulterer in the 17th century, but
even in the 21st century, “scarlet letters” still exist.
Thesis: The fabricated, dystopian societies of novels are very similar
to the society of the time they were written in.
Some of the many novels also mentioned in the essay are: A
Handmaid’s Tale, 1984, The Giver, Brave New World, and more.
The supernatural and superstition that exists in Wuthering Heights
helps amplify suspense, highlights characters’ dispositions/beliefs, and
reveals the novel’s motif of change.
Fahrenheit 451
A Clockwork Orange
A Thousand Splendid
Suns
The Scarlet Letter
An American
Childhood
The Scarlet Letter
A Clockwork Orange
Wuthering Heights
Fahrenheit 451
An analysis of the allusions used in Fahrenheit 451 and the effect on
the text/ reader.