Research Topic Essay?

Question

Hi,
I have to do a research essay and I already know what I want to write on, global warming, but I want to write about it from a different view.
For example, the effects of china and india if they became as industrialized as U.S. or why for some countries it's harder to find new resources to reduce their consumption, or something to that extent.

any suggestion?

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thanks

Answer 1

This site might provide you with some answers.... good luck with the essay!
http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/GlobalWarming.asp

Answer 2

Hi Gina,

Well, I hate to say it, but I'd be inclined to stay away from the topics of India and China because it is just too hard to find accurate information that doesn't have a political spin on it.

I'm not going to say much about it, but I can tell you I've spent time in all three countries (US, China and India) and not everything is as you have been lead to believe.

Anyway, there are plenty of other things you could look at:

Economic impact of species extinction: Tourisim losses due to the dying out of the great barrier reef or polar bears.

Stress impact of changing seasons: bears dont hibernate, birds dont migrate, crops dont grow.

Ground level movements for change: Home energy efficiency, alternate energy, alternate energy storage.

Is there really a single bad guy: Individual attitude and impact, are we all to blame, if we change our attitude can we all win.

The writing on the wall: effects on indicator species and landmarks; we are losing glaciers and species, the weather is getting more extreme (tornados in Britain and New Zealand; places that rarely or never have them are now experiencing them more frequently) - are these flukes or a pattern.

Social and Political behaviour: Is oil more important than survival

The Kyoto protocol - is it realistic; you live in a country that rejected it, I live in a country that accepted it. But I can tell you, the reality of the Kyoto protocol is not as "green" as you may think. There are at least two sides to every story.

Hydrogen fuel cells: are they a smokescreen. If it is already possible to have completely electric and hybrid cars, why are industries sidelining them in favour of pursuing a technology that may arrive too late.

Answer 3

You could talk about post civil war corruption or the gilded age. You'll find a lot, you could start with the "gilded age" written by Mark Twain. There are lots of examples too: - the whiskey ring - fisk and gould - the credit mobilier or if you wanted to you could do a comparison essay between corruption during Grant and Harding's Presidencies another one that would be a good comparison might be both the 20's and after WW2 were both times of prosperity for the US, but the 20's were based on credit and lead to the gread depression wile after WW2 it was based more on money and it lead to one of the highest points for the US's economy. Or you could talk about the progressive era start with Teddy - trust busting (though he thought there were some good trusts) Taft -busted more trusts -slightly lower tariff WIlson -trust busting -labor reforms (there are a bunch) -lower tariff (then I'm not sure when all of these fit in but there in that time period) -18th amendment (prohibition) -19th amendment (women suffrage) - (I'm not sure which amendment 17?) direction election of senators - recall election, referendum, etc -clean food there are lots of books too -upton sinclair - the jungle -spargle? - the bitter cry of the children -Riis - how the other half lives -the treason of the senate - the history of the standard oil company

Answer 4

How bold of you. It's a deep topic, but if you're clear about your facts you'd probably score high on this essay.
I like your idea of china and india becoming industrialized, but another view is, what if we do nothing? A lot of scientists are saying massive flooding will occur. Think about india, how many people live there? Flooding would cause mass immigration, is the world prepared to take that?
The same goes for florida, cuba, japan, taiwan - a lot of the asian countries.

Answer 5

Why not write an essay about global warming that sheds a more positive light on it. You could talk about some projects that are being implemented that are helping to reduce or eliminate emissions, or research and technology that have been developped or are being which does the same.

Answer 6

Gina, maybe you could take the tack that there is no such thing as global warming and that it is a giant plot by anti-big industry politicians?

Or how about from the stand point of a peasant in Ecuador (who depends on gasoline to cook food in the standard camp stove that they use in all but the remotest jungle tribal areas) ? (I used to live there)

Or a Shah in Kuwait who will be effected by the reduction of oil purchases that will happen if Global Warming makes people (read 'us') change their consumption of oil?

Answer 7

maybe from the perspective of smaller/third world countries.
We (major countries) cause the problems and they usually ultimately pay the price.
ie- Small island countries having hurricanes and major storms brought on by our causing of global warming, and how helpless they are to do anything.