Wednesday, October 26, 2011

SWA #18 Research Project Ideas

1. World Hunger
This issue was the easiest to find reliable sources of information.  World hunger has been an issue forever and it's about time that we receive some answers or suggestions to how we can truly help relieve this social issue.  I would like to write about this topic because I think I have found plenty of reliable sources.  One source suggests that science and technology will lead to the end of hunger.  Another source suggests that the media has not said much about the raised food prices.  It says that the production of the food has not slowed down at all, yet the demand for food has risen outrageously.

2. Depression: Males vs. Females
The subject of depression has always interested me, possibly because I have experienced it in the past.  It was fairly easy to find sources based on this topic.  I think it will be very interesting to find out what the differences actually are between depression in males versus depression in females.  One source suggests that females are more prone to depression due to serotonin levels.

3. Substance Abuse in Local Students
This was probably the hardest topic to research because the information is limited to the Columbia area.  It would be interesting to learn about this topic, though.  The sources listed statistics and compared the drug use with aggression and suicidal thoughts.

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