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English 110 - Baxton: Topics & Background Info

This guide provides search strategies and recommended resources for research in English 110 with Prof. Jenny Baxton.

Topics

Broad Topic Ideas

  • Abuse / trauma
  • Addiction
  • Body image / standards / discrimination
  • Civil liberties
  • Climate / environmental issues
  • Criminal justice system issues
  • Cultural identity
  • Discrimination
  • Economic inequality
  • Education
  • Food insecurity / inequity
  • Gender discrimination
  • Healthcare
  • Housing
  • Immigration / migration issues
  • Labor issues
  • LGBTQIA+ rights
  • Mental health
  • Misinformation / disinformation
  • Neurodiversity
  • Political oppression
  • Political polarization
  • Privacy
  • Racism
  • Reproductive rights
  • Social media
  • War / political violence / genocide

Finding Background Information

To find background information on your topic, try Google or Wikipedia, or the Luria Library databases below. (From off campus, you will be prompted to log in with your Pipeline username and password).

Narrowing Your Topic

The following video provides strategies for narrowing a topic (from off campus you will need to log in using your Pipeline username and password):

Identifying Your Research Purpose and Writing a Research Question

The following video explores how to consider the purpose of your research and in order to develop a useful research question (from off campus you will need to log in using your Pipeline username and password):