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Research Essay and/or Research Presentation
Suggested Research Topics
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Social networking
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An endangered species
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Advertising ethics
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Sex trade work
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Digital technology and privacy
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Animal testing
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Bullying in schools or workplaces
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Graffiti
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Contemporary visual arts
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Palliative care
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Young offenders in Canada
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Violence and injuries in sports
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Urban planning (i.e. transportation)
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Medically assisted death (MAID)
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GMOs
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Homelessness in Canada
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Food security and food banks
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Poverty in Canada
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Foster parenting and adoption in Canada
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Multiculturalism and social integration
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Media and its representation of women
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Reality television
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#Occupy or #IdleNoMore
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Food safety in Canada
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Policing in Canada
#MeToo movement
Fake news
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Canadian immigration and refugee policies
QAnon
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Accommodations for disabled Canadians
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Social assistance in Ontario
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Video gaming (and addiction)
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Internet censorship
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Racial profiling
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Stem-cell research
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Child labour
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Aboriginal identity in Canada
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Alternative medical treatments
Trumpism
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Mandatory minimum sentencing in Canada
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Priority neighbourhoods in the GTA
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Canada’s tarsands, and the XL pipeline
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Decriminalization of drugs in Canada
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Online teaching and learning
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Early years education
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Banned breeds in Ontario
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Zoonotic illnesses
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The work of an animator or filmmaker
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Canada’s military and its role globally
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Social housing in Ontario
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Designer babies
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Stress and the Canadian workplace
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Generation Z- Zoomer
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Natural resource management in Canada
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Torture in warfare
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Global terrorism
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Peak oil
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Medicating children in education
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Women in power in Canada
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Online dating
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Consumerism
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New directions in digital technology
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Literacy in Canada
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Internet paywalls
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Locavore food culture
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Note: while there is some flexibility with topics, they must be approved by your instructor. Topics whose arguments will be based upon religious convictions (i.e. reproductive rights) are not acceptable for this assessment opportunity. Your task is to choose a contemporary topic of interest to Canadians, and which generates vigorous debate, which is supported by research materials. Research materials for this effort must be current (i.e. no more than five [5] years old), authoritative, and come from Sheridan’s library databases – the exception to this would be Internet sources such as Statistics Canada publications, and/or research papers published by government ministries, or by universities. A paper based upon Internet sources only does not satisfactorily demonstrate the learning outcomes for this course.
ENGL 17889GD – Composition & Rhetoric
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