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Self Mutilation of Cutting
For Biology class, we have to pick ANY book relating to biology and write a book report on it. I'm not a cutter but I thought this would be intersting to present.
But my orginal book was The Hisotry of Mono (can't recall full name) and he allowed that one so I didn't tell him of this one. It's pretty simple and FAQ by Teens about it too so how can I convince him that it has to do with Biology? It's mroe of just...why they do it, ways of doing it, and how to stop.
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You could try to prove that it is hereditary. It seems like that would be the only way you could relate it to biology, and that is pretty unlikely.
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This sounds more like psychology or, in the larger picture in regards to social interaction, sociology to me.
Biology is the study of living organisms. This includes their structures, functions, growth, origins, evolutions, etc. We're talking about life-cycles here.
Sociology is more the study of human social behavior. This includes social norms.
Psychology is the study of behavior and mind. This includes personality traits.
So, while you could push it to something about "cells interacting with each other" in biology, biology doesn't really touch on personality, social interaction, social norms, or human behavior.
I, personally, would sit down with your instructor and talk about this sort of thing. Express to him how much you really want to figure out a way that this book would be acceptable for this assignment. Remember that he's gone to school for many, many years and may say, "Uh...that just isn't biology. That isn't what we do in this class. I'm sorry, it just doesn't fit."
Ask for some suggestions from him. He may be able to point out a couple of books that are interesting to you and suit this project requirement.
A person who self-harms does so based on their behavior, mental decisions, and emotional frustration. Not because it's what humans, cells, or lifeforms do.
So, I can't really help you in stretching this out and fabricating some way to convince an instructor to believe this is about biology ;) but I do highly suggest you talk with him now, show interest in doing a job well done, and ask for her personal suggestions and ideas. He may end up saying, "Well...I guess if your thesis was about this and this in the book then it would be acceptable..." But, from where I look at it, this book just isn't suited for this project.
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