Research Paper Topics

Google scholar might be one of the most frustrating and useless tools I've ever used while doing a research project. All of the articles it found either had nothing to do with what I was looking for, or if they were on the topic they were from 1976. I would rather search through the internet myself on sites I know are credible then sift through the garbage presented to me by Google scholar.

The topics that I did end up researching on my own are the effects of Lattimore being injured on South Carolina, how the American people feel about Obama's presidency thus far and specifically his decision to end the war Iraq, and finally the legalization of recreational and medicinal marijuana.

Overall the topics were not hard to come up with, but they were a little difficult to find credible sources on. The issue of Marcus' effect on South Carolina appears on plenty of sports websites but is mostly opinion based and bias. There is a similar story with the issue of Obama's ratings. How people feel about the President differs greatly from site to site and article to article. Sources which have a more conservative history tend to have a negative view of the President's progress. The easiest topic to research by far was the legalization of marijuana, this is because it is a topic which greatly interests me and has for quite some time now. I already know of a few sites and articles that I can use for the paper and because of that, research was a breeze. As a result, I will most likely choose this topic for my paper.

What Defines a Sport Response

1. In his article. Andriesen doesn't really take a stance on the definition of a sport, he simply reports on the many ways which he has heard it defined. He Mostly focuses on Rodney Fort's criteria in defining a sport. The reasons established by Mr. Fort is constantly contradicted by well known sports which don't meet the given criteria. Overall the closing of Andriesen's article is where we learn that his opinion is that as long as people are having fun doing something, it is a sport.
2. Personally I don't really see a need in declaring a sport official. I think the only thing that should be required for a sport is something that takes physical skill, takes practice and is competitive in nature.