Creating a Research Paper Topic Using Photos

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Purpose:

This activity will help you brainstorm ideas for your annotated bibliography, which you will spend significant time and energy working on. This is your opportunity to explore your interests so you can find a topic that genuinely interests you. 

Task:

For each of the following images, consider the following question: If you HAD to do a research project on a topic related to something in this image, what would your topic be? Come up with 5 potential topics for each image, for a total of 25 potential topics.

 

Potential topics related to image 1: 

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Image 1

woman looking at globe and behind her a map
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels

 

Potential topics related to Image 2:  

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Image 2

old man and young boy in jackets with black dog walking thru the woods
Photo by cottonbro from Pexels

 

Potential topics related to Image 3:  

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Image 3

women dancing in club
Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels

 

Potential topics related to Image 4: 

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Image 4

woman playing vr in office man sitting across from her
Photo by ThisIsEngineering from Pexels

 

Potential topics related to Image 5:

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Image 5

leapord on a log
Photo by Vibhor Saxena from Pexels

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