Sunday, January 25, 2009

Research Topics

Presbyterian-ism?
I'm a Presbyterian however I don't know what that means. I had asked questions but I never got a reasonable explanation of what is Presbyterianism. Catholics, Jews, Baptists know who they are and what they value. Poor Presbyterian that I am, I don't know what values I should have to be a Presbyterian. I know we are a forgiving bunch with the understanding that only God knows what happens next in our lives and we can't change that. I think its called divine destiny, but who knows.
I think we also value mercenary work, which might be bad news for me since I have hard time away from home in a safe clean environment. I would die in Africa. To figure this problem out I could research the differences in views Presbyterian's have compared to other religions. What is values and foundations that make up Presbyterianism. What is the role of the church in daily life? Or just plainly what is a Presbyterian?

Pluto
Scientists now know Pluto is not a planet. I understand that but what is it then? A giant asteriod?
According to EUP's Dr. LoPresto its a comet head. Now my question is what is a comet head? Are there more comet heads? What makes it a comet head instead of a asteriod or planet? Why are people being so stuborn about it begining a planet? So I wish to explore the question "What is Pluto?"

Warner Bros.
As a begining animator I'm aware of the history of Disney. In English 101 I had written a paper on anime so I understand that as well. I however don't know Warner Bros. role in animation history. I know Porky was their first cartoon and they kept opening and closing the studio but really other than the cartoon I have seen I don't know much about the Bros. Why did they decide to take on animation? Why wasn't the studio always running? Why did they stop or did they? This is my last option for a topic so I really didn't think this through. Basically what is Warner Bros. role in Animation?

1 comment:

Wendy Austin said...

It's possible that your Presbyterian paper might be the most promising. It could lead to fact-based research, of course, which could bog it down if you let it, but if you focused on what makes a Presbyterian different from other protestant faiths or what should Presbyterians know about their faith or better, why don't most or many Presbyterians know much about their religion (if they don't)? The Warner Bros. role in animation sounds good also. Pluto seems more of a 3rd choice than a 2nd one.