Research Paper

Exfyre

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Hey, Im supposed to write a literary research paper for school, and my first topic had very few good notes I could find on it, so I was wondering if I could get some ideas on a good topic.

My first topic:
Comparing the concepts portrayed in 1984 with
the dangers of communism today.

My second skeptical topic:
Comparing "take from the rich and give to the
poor" in Robin Hood and the economic policies of
socialism.

Open to any ideas. Thanks in advance.
 

Ninva

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:confused:

North Korea almost mirrors the imaginative 1984 novel.

Robin Hood was a character that rebelled against the system during a very primitive time in government. Robin Hood isn't like socialism at all. There's a few very little relations with Robin Hood and socialism, but they have very few ties... I suggest you not write a huge report on Robin Hood and socialism. He may have inspired some of it... but you'd be stretching the two - I'm sure.

Yet, if you want to make an editorial stance, I'm sure Robin Hood would be a fine theme to use if you're going to write a report about the socialism being both bad and good through different perspectives. I guess I was thinking about the crime side of Robin Hood at the time I wrote my first reply. He was a bandit; you do know that, right?

But I'm confused. Are you just going to use these two books as an example of outcomes or are you going to really dig into the symbolism of it all.

I can't help you with that. I'm not an expert on these novels. I wouldn't even trust anyone on the Internet. It's best just to go to the library and start there.
 

Seb!

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It's not a research paper if the basis of the thesis could be described as analysis or opinion. The only work that could truly be sourced is 1984 and Robin Hood, respectively. The rest would have to be your evaluation based on information presented from these topics. I suppose you could cite an essay that has a topic similar to yours, but then what's the point of writing it in the first place if you're just going to take it from something identical.

I could tell you what I think about these often-pondered topics, but in the end the paper is about the way you present the information you discover and select from either of those bodies of work.
 

Exfyre

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But I'm confused. Are you just going to use these two books as an example of outcomes or are you going to really dig into the symbolism of it all.

honestly, I'm not sure. I'm trying to find a topic that is easy to find sources on.

For clarity, not both of these topics were going into the research paper. The first one fell through because I found NOTHING. I haven't tried the second, but I'm sure it won't be a walk in the park.

@Seb
The point of a research paper is to give other peoples views on the selected topic, so if there is an essay exactly like mine should ideally appear as, then that would be the ultimate source ^_^
 

Ninva

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So, where does literature come into play, friend? Could you please tell what the requirements are. Thanks.
 

Exfyre

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My teacher gave us a 12 page packet about the research paper, and I just looked through it and it doesn't say what a literary research paper is ^^
However, from the lists of suggested topics, and from her talknig about it in class, I have discerned a literary research paper to be comparing and contrasting one aspect/theme of a book to something else. I have some sample topics, but I can't find them right now. I'll look for them and post them when I find them.

I'm chewing over this topic at the moment:
Compare pro's and con's of modern surveillance
and surveillance portrayed in 1984, by George
Orwell.
 
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