Spring 2010 101 Research Pages

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We'll use this page to collect links to your research pages.

Topics Spring 2010

Possible topics:

• Vaccinations: Should vaccinating children be mandatory?

• Guantanamo: What should be done with the prisoners at Guantanomo Bay?

• Financial Reform: (including) Should banks be punished for irresponsible lending?

• Citizens United: Is the recent Supreme Court decision on campaign reform a mistake?

• Education Policy: Can the No Child Left Behind Act be salvaged?

• Global Warming Skepticism: Is there a valid argument denying global warming?

• Global Internet Policy: (including) Does Google have a good policy on Internet access in China? Should the internet allow government filters?

• College Athletes' Commercial Rights: Should college athletes receive royalties if their "likenesses (ie performance statistics, etc.)" are used in video games?

• US Foreign Aid: Does the US give the right amount of money to alleviate global poverty?

• Intellectual Freedom at GU: Should a performance of The Vagina Monologues be allowed at GU?

Vaccinations: Should vaccinating children be mandatory? 3

Guantanamo: What should be done with the prisoners at Guantanomo Bay? 2

Citizens United: Is the recent Supreme Court decision on campaign reform a mistake? 3

Education Policy: Can the No Child Left Behind Act be salvaged? 3

Global Warming Skepticism: Is there a valid argument denying global warming? 3

College Athletes' Commercial Rights: Should college athletes receive royalties if their "likenesses (ie performance statistics, etc.)" are used in video games? 2

US Foreign Aid: Does the US give the right amount of money to alleviate global poverty? 5 Jordan Lehrman

Intellectual Freedom at GU: Should a performance of The Vagina Monologues be allowed at GU? 5

Title 9 @ GU 2

Homelessness 3

Finding Format

A "finding" is just a particular result of research work. An article, book, website, report, etc. can each be a "finding" it you decide that the source plays some significant role in the inquiry. When you are ready to post a finding, click on the edit tab above, copy from the line below through the four dash ("-") signs, and then paste it in for each finding you plan to post.

Finding Title

(For example, "Harms of Global Warming" or "General Book on Global Warming". Consider subtitles to give your finding some specificity)

Finding and Link (Citation in MLA format, with enduring link if possible, at least with as much publication information as you have.)

Summary/Reconstruction (Identify key ideas, reconstruct arguments and explanations, indicate the type of information you found -- research, news, background, editorial, etc. Pay particular attention to the point of view of the source or publication.)

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