Final Project Assignment

For the final project, please follow the steps below:

1. Topic: Choose a topic that interests you (almost anything goes; some examples are listed below). Once you have selected something, let me know what it is.
2. Research: This is the most important part of the assignment. Do all you can to make yourself an expert on your topic. Only a fraction of what you learn will appear in the written and in-class sections. Think about how aspects of your topic relate to concepts from the course, but don't fee restrained by this; let your curiosity guide the direction of your research.
3. Summary: In a short essay (approx. 2 double-spaced pages) summarize the most important aspects of your findings. Your summary should serve as a general introduction to your topic.
4. Presentation: Be prepared at our last in-class meeting to introduce and field questions about your topic. This will be a very informal presentation. Feel free to use any media/visual aids you like (although this is not required).

Try to choose your topic as soon as possible and let me know about it. Good luck!

Here are some sample topics. Do not feel like you are limited to what is here; there are tens of thousands of topics that are suitable for this assignment.

A.  Theorists/Concepts

                      1.   Karl Jung

                      2.   Akido

                      3.   Gene Sharpe

                      4.   Peggy Gish

                      5.   Marshall Rosenberg

                      6.   Deborah Tannen

                      7.   Quakers/Conscientious Objectors

                      8.   Christianity/Islam/Judaism

                      9.   Buddhism/Hindu

B.  Historical Figures/Events

                      1.   Martin Luther King

                      2.   Mohandas K. Gandhi

                      3.   Lech Walesa

                      4.   Alfred Nobel

                      5.   Albert Einstein

                      6.   Tiananmen Square

                      7.   U.S. Wars

                      8.   Israeli/Palestinian conflict

                      9.   Egypt, Libya, Syria

                     10.   September 11^th and Response

                      11.   Rep. Giffords shooting

                     12.   Osama Bin Laden killing

                      13.   The It Gets Better Project/F*CK H8