Research Topics

Katie S.

The book I read this summer was So B. It by Sarah Weeks. My first choice of topic is the treatment of the mentally disabled, and the discrimination they face. This topic has two different views because some people think that the mentally disabled are not treated any differently, while others believe that they shouldn’t have the same rights and inclusions of schools and jobs. In my research paper I would be arguing that it is not acceptable to discriminate against mentally disabled people.

My second research topic would be phobias and how they should be treated. This issue can be looked at from two different viewpoints. Some individuals may think that phobias are just irrational fears that should be overcome easily, while others believe that phobias are deep physiological problems that cannot be faced so indifferently. My research paper would argue that phobias are serious problems that are caused by past traumatic experience, and therefore require more analysis to overcome.