Extended Essay
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Hi all, quick question about choosing books for the EE. Is it appropriate and acceptable to compare a theme present in two novels written by the same author, or is it preferable to compare novels by different authors instead? Thanks!
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Hi guys! I'm planning on doing an EE on English, where I will be studying a book that I know isn't super widely done in past EEs, but was still popular with a lot of resources available online. That's my issue though, there are a considerable amount of websites like Sparknotes that explain a lot of the themes (it is appropriately complex for an EE though, after asking my supervisor), but I'm a bit worried my choice of book may be a bit uncreative as there are a fair amount of sources online covering it already. Of course, I plan to add some flair and originality, but is this a big cause for concern, and is it an issue if the book is already quite extensively studied…
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Hey guys its my first time in this forum so just want to say sorry if I am doing this wrong. But for the Extended Essay I want to look at how I can use managerial economics (including costs, revenue, and profit from Theory of the Firm) to help a family business that started few years ago but I'm not too sure what I can focus on in terms of the main IB content so my research question is kinda general. I'm also kind of worried because my supervisor said this kind of topic is great but students rarely do it (only one has done it so far!). Unfortunately, she didn't say anything else... It's also a two man business so I don't know how the business can scale it up but as f…
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Hi all, I'm going through the panic phase of IB where EE and IAs started to thrown at our faces. And I have to come up with a EE topic and subject. One of my option is to take it in Econ HL, my supervisor would be a experienced Econ teacher and EE examiner. However, I don't find Econ nearly as interesting. On the other hand, I thought film studies could be fun. Granted I don't take film studies, but I've been working as a professional cinematographer for the past 5 years, so I theory my knowledge would be far beyond than the scope of IB film. My concern would be the different terminology that's used across the fields (as it seems like they really look for this accord…
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Hi. I am currently lost in the depths of how I am going to begin my EE. I was told not to change my topic because of how late it is to start over. My topic is demntia and my teacher advised me to take up on the topic of film. I do not know how to go from here with this topic and how the filmic techniques portray dementia. I want to use the films “Still Alice” and “Away from her.” I was wondering if anyone can help me formulate my body #1 and my subtopics.
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Hi all! I am planning on doing an Extended Essay on English A, but I am a bit unsure of what is expected of us in the research process. I'm aware that we are supposed to research some literary criticism/critiques from others, but is this all research in an English A EE entails? Should we also read other works by the author, even if they aren't works we said we'll discuss in our research question? Any other advice on what makes effective research in an English A EE would be appreciated.
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Hello I'm new here, and I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for a psychology extended essay topic. Let me know!!
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Hey. This is my first time posting, so hopefully someone can help me out here. I've just got my Extended Essay proposal back from my supervisor, and she flat out rejected it and said that I need to get something else to write about. The topic of my essay is "To what extent did aviation affect the outcome of WW2?". I would like to write about something regarding aviation and/or the second world war, but there is a lot of pre-existing research on the topic, so it's difficult to find something original to do and I also need to find something that presents an argument, which is a bit difficult because history is pretty straight-forward (to me at least). Can someone help me fi…
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Hello, do you think my EE question is good or do I have to make some changes? "To what extent does Apolipoprotein E (APOE) affect Alzheimer's disease?" I would love your feedback, thank you.
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Hi! My school just introduced me to EE and i really want to do philosophy, something about ethics and I would live to get some guidance and suggestions. So far I came up with this:
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So I've finished my EE and it's currently in Managebac, but there's a button that says "request EE approval" and I don't know what my turnitin rating is, nothing's showing up on my managebac for that. My TOK teacher didn't explain anything to us she just said to turn it in to Managebac. She has a habit of not explaining things to us until after they're due and since the EE is a big part of IB I really don't want to mess this up. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Basically the title. I'm going to present my research question proposal soon and wondered if looking at the character development of Jaime Lannister across the ASOIAF books is an appropriate EE topic. Are we allowed to look at a series of books, or should I narrow the topic down into something that I can explore in a single book?
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How hard should I work? What approaches should I take? Would it be difficult to get an A, than a physics or any-other EE??
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hi! i'm going through my research questions trials at school and wanted help to see if these questions are too broad/if anyone has other suggestions. thank you 1) to what extent did the spread of television during the 1970's affect the anti-war movement in the US during the Vietnam War? 2) How effective was the anti-war movement in the US during the Vietnam War? 3) To what extent did the Tet offensive affect American politics and society?
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I need to submit an EE research question proposal in two weeks. I have decided to choose English Literature as the subject to do my EE and finally settled on the book 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel (so a category 1 english EE). I am having trouble choosing a specific question for that book. I feel like it contains a lot of themes that could be great in analysis but I don't know which one to pick. For examples, I am having trouble picking one of these themes in the book: religion, the struggle for survival, the role of morality in the struggle of survival, anthropomorphism, the parallel between the Pi's story with the animals and the humans, the role of despair and doubt…
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hey!! I am stuck with economics EE. please suggest me economic development that I could possibly use. my RQ is somewhat this - to what extent does _____ policy impact the economic development of a town please help!! I am stressing a lot over this
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Hello! I am writing my extended essay in economics and on the topic of the refugee crisis on the German economy, of course this topic is too brought and I tried to narrow it down a little as the question can be seen below. At the moment I am concentrating to finish my essay, but since it's the first time for my school and teacher to have an EE in economics I am desperate for any good help or advise. I need some input to my research question, I am struggling to find or change it properly, so that its not getting too long, but that also includes the topics from the syllabus that can be properly related to it. Also, should I emphasize and use many diagrams and …
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Hello, My school is starting the process of writing the EE and I am struggling to understand how far the boundaries of certain subjects go. I am thinking of writing a World Studies EE, but my school doesn't offer certain subjects which I feel my topics would need. - Artistic creativity and its link to madness (Art/Psychology) [we don't have psychology] - Data mining in politics (Global Politics/Computer Science) [we don't have comp science] I am afraid of using terminology that doesn't correspond to the topic I choose. Would the last topic be possible without computer science, at least?
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Hi! I am doing my extended essay in economics on the topic of Economic Development. I have been struggling to come up with concept that I could apply in this context. its basically about this new tourism policy under which subsidy is being provided and I have to evaluate how that is affecting the economic development of a small town. Please suggest some concepts and topic I could bring in. Your help will be highly appreciated !!
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Hi all, I'm in the first year of IB and have started thinking about the EE. After I graduate, I want to get a bachelors in Hospitality Management, specifically for hotels. I want my EE to be about hotel/hospitality management, and have explored the different topics a little bit but all result in very vague research questions. Almost everyone in my HL business management class wants to write their EE with our teacher as supervisor but she won't take more than 10, so there is some competition. Do any of you have suggestions about the topic or area that would be interesting enough for my teacher but that would also benefit me in the future? You don't need to formu…
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Hi I'm thinking of doing mine in chemistry and was wondering if this question is good enough or if anyone has any improvements or suggestions. To what extent is mouthwash effective in promoting oral health from acidic substances (e.g. sweets/drinks/fruits) ?
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Hey there, My EE is in Swedish B and I have my RQ as 'How does X Hip hop rapper from 1990s respective to X Hip hop rapper from 2010s use 'the sociolect' to clarify messages?' I tried translating it to English but instead of 'the sociolect' I have actually mentioned the sociolect itself and the rappers namnes as well. I decided to use 3 lyrics (as artifacts) of each rappers and I was supposed to analyse the vocabulary/word choices, then compare them. I have a total of 3 books to support me (excluding other internet resources), where one of them is a researcher into this specific sociolect and the other is a researcher of sociolinguists. My RQ is more appropria…
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So, I decided to do my EE on distillation, but I'm not able to come up with a good research question on simple distillation (fractional would also work). I would really appreciate certain examples for the research question on distillation. Thanks!!
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Hi guys, So I decided on focusing on my EE in Language and Literature. I am a Junior in IB and take Language and Literature as one of my HL's, and in 10th grade, my school opted for the external IB examinations, which I actually scored well at. However, I shifted schools, and my current school does not have as high of a level of IB as my old school did. Now, I've been researching on the tips and pointers to get an A in an english EE, and I had a question. Will it be better if I do my extended essay by comparing two works, or using TWO works with similar ideas to support each other? OR Do I just focus on one work? I talked to the Extended Essay Coordina…
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Hi all, Is this RQ focused enough? Thank you in advance. 'To what extent is modern day racism towards Chinese Indonesians a result of Indonesia's historical policies and regimes?' The interdisciplinary subjects are Psychology and History
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Hi, this is my first time creating a forum post and I might not be as specific or on topic as I need to be to get my points and thoughts across so please bear with me. Currently I am in the midst or writing the first draft for my Computer Science Extended Essay and I seem to have hit a snag. The Research Question I have come up with is: To what extent has Artificial Intelligence impacted the space exploration industry? I would appreciate it if anyone could answer a few of my concerns about my RQ: Is it too broad? If it is, how can I narrow it without changing too much, as I already put up my first reflection which includes my RQ. (Kind of rushed and …
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Can someone please help me with my WSEE? My supervisor just keeps saying that I am not analysing enough and hence wouldn't be able to score in the 'Critical Thinking' criteria- but she won't clarify beyond that? Please let me know if anyone would be willing to help me, I'll send a small portion of my EE for feedback. Thanks
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Hey there, I have just met with my supervisor for the EE and he told me to fix my research question by making it clearer for the examinor to understand what I will be discussing in my essay. Here's my RQ: I tried my best to convey what I want to talk about in the essay but he told me that I need to use better words to clarify this part "work independently in their own context". I want to say that both books are meant for different audiences from different fields (one's for a poet, and the other is for the son of the writer talking about modern problems). What can I write to convey what I want to say in the clearest way possible? Thank you in advance
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I was wondering why their example is within their expectations , but seemingly does not fit the criteria? they state: "2(a): Essays of a sociocultural nature about the impact of a cultural change on language The essay should consist of a cultural analysis of the impact of a particular issue on the form or use of the language." example given : "The effects of globalization on language and social media in the Middle East" golablisation being a big topic affecting many countries I dont understand how it fits within their criteria A : "For category 1 (language) and category 2 (culture and society) essays, the introduction must make clear how the cho…
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I'm thinking about doing my extended essay in chemistry, and I was thinking about the topic "what is the effect of the cooking method on protein and iron content in beans?" Do you think it is a doable/suitable topic?
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Hey Guys I am thinking about creating an extended essay about the NBA (Business Management). After several days of thinking I came up with this RQ To what extent does location play a role in the substantial amount of revenue generated by the New York Knicks despite the franchise's struggle to perform and compete (in the National Basketball Association) over the course of the past couple of decades (2000-2020)? Since you may not know much about the basketball industry the New York Knicks is a franchise in the NBA that has been generating large, if not largest amounts of revenue and profits in the NBA, however, ironically, they have also been known for strugg…
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Hello everyone, I have to propose EE topics in a few different subjects in a couple of days and I'm struggling a bit. I've narrowed down my subjects to ESS, Biology and Chem, I just don't know whether the topics are too broad. I was considering writing about the following for each subject: For ESS, the effectiveness of a specific species different conversation efforts For Biology, the buildup of micro-plastics in organisms through the tropic levels (idk for sure what experiment i could do) For Chemistry, the water quality of two different bodies of water by my house and its effect on biodiversity I'm open to change, so feel fr…
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So my WSEE is on equality and inequality with topics focusing on history and film. Are there any specific rubrics for this, or would I just follow the general WSEE rubric? And I read on a rubric that if I use history, I "must use the skills of the historian such as establishing causation, partiality, reliability of sources etc". How would this apply to the film aspect (film terminology, etc.)?
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I am writing my Extended Essay trying to analyse the economic activity during Indian Demonetisation, did it serve its purpose? Because after it happened, people shifted to cashless payment, but when cash came in the economy, they quickly shifted back to cash. I wanted to analyse why did that happen, could you give me any tips? If you have any suggestions on any other way to approach the Indian Demonetisation scenario, that would be nice.
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I am looking for a computer science extended essay question in the field of cryptography. Could I do my essay on comparing RSA to ECC or is that too vague?
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Hi, my school wants me to write my complete EE by December 6th but I'm really struggling with it. I don't know how to write it. It's a category 2 comparative analysis on one text originally in English and one translation. Any general tips?
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My subject for the EE is chemistry, and I was wondering how far I can stretch that subject to apply to other subjects. My main idea is that I should study how cottonmouth venom is synthesized into an antivenom. The final topic is due tomorrow. However, there are a lot of problems with this topic. First of all, my TOK teacher (not my subject supervisor) told me that this topic leans too heavily into biology, but he isn’t the best resource on scientific EEs, which he admitted to me personally. Second of all, venom is a toxic chemical. Am I allowed to study this, even though I don’t plan to do am experiment myself? The subject says explicitly that toxic and dangerous chemica…
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I want to do a history EE on the spanish flu but I am having trouble finding a specific enough question that still relates mainly to history. I had an idea where I would inquire whether the post war conditions of WW1 or the actual flu (genes) was the catalyst that made the spanish flu so deadly However, after initial research it seemed to be too much based around biology (which I don't take) with research about what the spanish flu did to the body. I would just like some ideas fro formulating a good research question for the spanish flu. Whatever the question is I would like the answer to somewhat be a recollection of what the spanish flu did and how it aff…
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Hello guys, I'm just starting to research my EE topics and am debating between English LL HL and History HL. Now, I know there are a lot of factors in determining whether I would be successful or not, like competent advisers and I looked at the IB statistical board to determine my odds. History is the lowest out of all, 9% in getting an A, but I'm confident in my ability to write a good essay. Same with English, a lot of experience and always had good grades from my literary analysis essays, but am just unsure. I would really appreciate any tips... Here are my History and English Research topics/questions I've been thinking about: NOW DISCLAIMER, these questions…
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I really want to do an English extended essay and I need help finding a great book, hopefully one that I read, and there's the dystopian novel called Legend by Marie Lu and I want to know if that's appropriate enough before I ask my teacher and possibly get humiliated 😅
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hi guys, i'm a year 1 ib student from Malaysia. i want to do my ee in english literature, already have my rq, and want to start working on my proposal. however now i am stuck lmao. idk what should i put on my proposal. should my proposal be very detail? what criteria should it have? should i include a brief explanation about the book im going to study? can u guys help me? i really need help.
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I'm a junior and my EE topic is due tomorrow. I've been made to change it 3 times now. I'm stuck on American History as a topic and am thinking on maybe doing something on mafia in relation to kennedy?
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I am currently editing my Film EE, and my advisor (not very experienced in IB) suggested that i define mise-en-scene in my essay. Is this true?? Or is there no definition needed, as it is a film term??
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Hey all, just hoping to get some help regarding my extended essay topic. I'm currently doing my extended essay research question on To What Extent Did the American Red Cross Impact World War One Europe? I've been ok-ed by my teachers for this topic and have been chugging along. I just got my hands on the extended essay guide course companion book and read through some parts, and looked around online for additional information. My problem is I'm starting to think my topic can't really be looked at from other angles. All my research blatantly shows they had a large impact, how would I argue against that or view it from another angle? I was thinking about maybe writing somet…
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We started working on our EE's recently, and my original topic was : How can gene therapy be applied to inherited diseases and what are the ethical concerns surrounding it? I found out later that non-experimental biology essays don't score very high, so now I'm trying to make it into a philosophical question, as I still want to write about gene editing/therapy and I'm taking philosophy as a class in school. My new question was going to be something like : What are the ethical concerns surrounding the uses of CRISPR gene editing? I'm not sure how to really proceed, or how to make a good question/topic. Would this topic earn a high grade, or should I just pick another…
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Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone has an idea or topic to do for the chemistry EE. I have to send the proposal form due to Monday. I'm out of ideas since I've been searching for a biology research question for a long time and actually didn't have time to think of a chemistry EE topic... I would be thankful for any kind of help.
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I'm interested in doing a character analysis on a movie, but I was just wondering if this is possible to do for English?
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I was just wondering if I am allowed to use the names of the people I interviewed for my EE or if I should use something else. I know IB is kind of strict about not using personal information and I want to know if that extends to other people's information.
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Hey guyss~! ^ ^ Just need some advice on my extended-essay RQ for art. So as of now, we are in the process of finalizing our research question and by next week, we are to create an outline. My research question is, "How did Edgar Wright translate the stylistic features of the graphic novel, Scott Pilgrim, into the film, Scott Pilgrim vs The World?" My EE supervisor was satisfied with the RQ. However, she advised me to narrow down the term "stytlistic features". Just having trouble here since I want to make use of art terms to further support the subject base of this EE which is Arts. Any advice or recommendations ? Thanks again~!! ^ ^ Gladly ap…
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