Monday, January 23, 2012

RJA entry 1

Ideas for my research project:

1.) Does dark matter really exist?
  • Is this topic academic or scholarly? Yes
  • Could the research be answered positively? Yes
  • Can it be answered and supported in 3900 words? Yes
  • Can you find at least 12 sources on this topic? Yes
  • Do you already know a lot about this topic? No
  • Have you already formed an opinion on this topic? No
  • Have you already used this topic for a research paper? No

2.) Is our universe the only one that exists?

  • Is this topic academic or scholarly? Yes
  • Could the research be answered positively? Yes
  • Can it be answered and supported in 3900 words? Yes
  • Can you find at least 12 sources on this topic? Yes
  • Do you already know a lot about this topic? No
  • Have you already formed an opinion on this topic? No
  • Have you already used this topic for a research paper? No

3.) Is Objectivism the true ethics?

  • Is this topic academic or scholarly? Yes
  • Could the research be answered positively? Yes
  • Can it be answered and supported in 3900 words? Yes
  • Can you find at least 12 sources on this topic? Yes
  • Do you already know a lot about this topic? No
  • Have you already formed an opinion on this topic? No
  • Have you already used this topic for a research paper? No

4.) Was Medea truly a murderess?

  • Is this topic academic or scholarly? Yes
  • Could the research be answered positively? Yes
  • Can it be answered and supported in 3900 words? Yes
  • Can you find at least 12 sources on this topic? Yes
  • Do you already know a lot about this topic? No
  • Have you already formed an opinion on this topic? No
  • Have you already used this topic for a research paper? No

5.) What is the foundation and basis of Dianetics?

  • Is this topic academic or scholarly? Yes
  • Could the research be answered positively? Yes
  • Can it be answered and supported in 3900 words? Yes
  • Can you find at least 12 sources on this topic? Yes
  • Do you already know a lot about this topic? No
  • Have you already formed an opinion on this topic? No
  • Have you already used this topic for a research paper? No