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Research Paper, 5 pages, ugh!
Well I'm writing a research paper for my Honors English 2 class and it's too late to change topics. Mine is Italian culture. Well I know religion and entertainment are apart of culture, but what other topics should I discuss? It has to be 5 pages, 12pt font, double spaced. Mine, handwritten, medium-big handwriting, single spaced, is about a page and a half with my intro, 2 paragraphs on entertainment, and 1 paragraph on religion. I'm not really sure what would be included in culture. I don't think I just write about everything in Italy-- or do I? Pretty much, if you were doing a countries culture, what would be paragraph topics? I hope you get what I mean, sorry if you don't. Thanks in advance!!
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try to make the topic sentences be something like "recreation was a huge part of thier culture" i know that's not really english-paper-vocabulary, but you could also use food, language, clothes, art, and just like every day life style. i hope i helped
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Before you get upset, I have a degree in English, so I do know what I'm talking about. First, some basic paper writing advise. As broad as your topic is, I doubt you'll get much better than a C regardless of length if you write about everything. Part of a good research paper is knowing how to narrow a topic. If your teacher approved the topic, no wonder you're having so much trouble. The teacher sucks. If not, then you should have the choice of narrowing your topic to ONE facet of Italian culture. For example: Did you know that Italy has one of the highest wine consumptions per capta of any other nation? If that isn't culture I don't know what is. Plus there are many regions of Italy that have their own cultural context. Tuscany for example. Then there is the history of thier art which has spread to the world. I think your best bet for a good paper would be to outline a specific element of the country's culture and research HOW this element effects the people of the country. For example: The culture of a largely Catholic country could be interesting to delve into. HOW does religion effect the politics, daily life or history of the Italian people? The answers to that are facinating, shocking, horrific, and inspirational. (It is a topic I know something about, but it is also one that can offend people. Think about that before you choose.) You might even find yourself needing to narrow your topic again. Luck to you!
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Each culture is multifaceted and has its own special interests within common headings/subject. Here are a few that I can think of:
Food (you can’t do a paper on Italian culture and leave out their food. How did they come up with pasta?), Festivals, Traditional Clothing, Marriage (customs of matrimony like do they have to have parental approval first. What is the ceremony like, etc.), Male/Female interaction, educational systems, Literature, Government, Leisure time (we watch TV. and play video games, what do they do?), what is a typical Italian home like? What is their most common mode of transportation to and from work? How do the Italians date? It boils down to this; anything and everything we do in our society they do or don’t do it and if they do it they may do it in a different way. What you need to do is come up with the differences and expand upon them. What makes them special unto themselves? I hope this helps.
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You could discuss about Italy's art, food, dance, fashion, sports, literature, and historical locations.
[Link](Mouse over link to see full location) - this site pertains to Italy's culture.
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You could inclue their foods, their clothing, & holiday traditions. That is part of culture! Have fun writing an essay!
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you could do ..
art
foods .. italian food is GREAT
schooling/education
i know these are only 3 things, but elaborate! for example, you can have multiple paragraphs, one for each TYPE of food.
i hope i helped .. even though i probab;y didnt lol
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