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Hi there, So I'm doing an english extended essay comparing a rap artist's lyrics to a contemporary poet's poems and just comparing and contrasting. But I'm wondering a little with citations on how exactly I should go about some tricky aspects. I'd like to note that I am using the MLA format for my bibliography and citations. First of all, When putting citations, obviously for scholarly articles I put the author's last name and then the page number like this (Smith, 9) But I'm wondering if the comma should be there or not. I know it's a knitpicky thing, but I would hate to lose points on such a small aspect. Another question more important question, I have several poems, …
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My first draft of my EE is due in a couple of weeks, and I'm panicking a little as I still have to write another section of my EE, the intro, and the conclusion but the word count is already around 10000 words which I know is just crazy. I am comparing the use of dramatic irony in A Doll's House and The Crucible and what I did was show all the uses of dramatic irony in each act, so I have so many words because of all the uses of dramatic irony so I'm cutting out all the smaller examples of dramatic irony but what I'm worried about is that the examiner will think I have a limited understanding of the books and did not research enough as I'm not examining all the uses of dr…
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Hello I'm writing my English B Extended Essay. Um my English is not very good. For writing, its not that bad but I often heard that my essay are unclear in meaning, imperfect in grammar, and includes awkward use of vocabularies. I wonder if my English will affect my Extended Essay..since it is English B Extended Essay. If it does, how much will be affected?? And one more question. I've read one of best 50EE selected by IBO, and I highlighted some sentences which can be useful for my essay. Can I copy this in my essay? I dont mean I'll copy idea or the whole sentence. its hard for me to explain this so I wrote down examples below. ex: this essay provides a investigation…
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I have a couple of questions to ask, and first one is regarding my research question, which is "Is adaptable user interface a better alternative to managing the interface complexity than adaptive user interface?" Should I talk about adaptIVE user interface at all? Is the adaptable user interface a broad enough topic? (I'm quite lost as to how broad of a topic this is..) I just thought that it might be easier to draw conclusions if I compare the two. If so, in what aspects can I compare those two in? And if not, should I go more into the human-computer interaction rather than discussing the user interfaces themselves? Another question is about others' research papers that…
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How long did it take you to finish your Extended Essay? By how long I mean over how long a period. Eg. 1 week, 2 weeks, one day, etc. It would be nice if you also posted the subject you did it on. Many thanks.
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im doing an ee of psycho and currently im looking for an rq . just want to ask opinions of u guys about my rq. its something about vernacular vs english in learning sience and maths
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My topic is a theme present in the two plays I deal with and so bearing that in mind, I wanted to ask whether I could focus on all the characters in my essay or if i should just stick to the protagonists. My teacher recommended using only the protagonists, but I feel I would get a lot more examples to support my arguments if I used all (and besides the protagonists are the most boring characters ever). Does that spread me too thin, though?
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So I've decided to do an extended essay in mathematics and how definite integration can solve general problems. I talked to my mentor about this topic, and she suggested that I narrow that down to how definite integration can solve problems in a certain field, so I chose physics. However, I decided that was still too narrow, so I narrowed it again to "How can definite integration solve problems posed that involve mechanical work?" I think this would be an appropriate topic for the EE because I glanced over the official IB guidelines and it said "the applicability of mathematics to solve both real and abstract problems", so I think that this topic would be acceptable. Wh…
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Hey I am doing my EE on a game... I thought i could work out some hard math but i couldn-t. So i have to apply game theory... I do not understand what they mean by that? i understand game theory but still i do not know how to apply it to the game> Can you please explain to me!!!
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I am doing my EE on an Environmental Systems topic but I haven't taken the class because my school doesn't offer it. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on certain things that IB graders are really looking for in an Environmental Systems paper and that are very reinforced in the curriculum of the class.
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Hello everyone... If possible, I would highly appreciate some feedback and discussion on my Computer Science Extended Essay topic that I am planning to choose. Is data storage in mobile phones and computers the same? I thought that I could carry out a survey on three groups of people... Computer Science Students Computer Science Teachers Computer Science Professionals The questions for each group would vary. Students would get simple yes/no answer questions and professionals would get questions with more discussion. I am using a survey because I was told that analysis is necessary in an Extended Essay so I thought I could analyse the results of a survey that I would condu…
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hey guyz, lsn i have an ee to hand in for the 2010 session and i want to c if u guyz have any idea on what english novels or works to focus on? any suggestions? thnx
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So I'm working on my English 1A Extended Essay. I'm going to use the book Waiting For Snow In Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy. For my title I want to do something like "Confessions: How does the author work this word into the book?" Does this sound good?? Thanks!
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I've been searching everywhere for EE samples, and can't seem to find any! I just need to see some good ones so I can check out the layout and everything. Can anyone help me? Also.. Can I by any chance find Arabic B EE topics anywhere? Thanks!
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Ok, I want to write my essay on how the Japanese government has only allowed whitewashed versions of past events like WWII, the invasion of Manchuria to be written in textbooks. I mainly want to compare the differences between American and Japanese textbooks on those past events where they fought against each other. My question is: How will I go about researching this with little japanese knowledge? Is this a good topic at all? Can anyone help with some possible organization? I'm thinking about organizing it according to the world events. Any help will be greatly appreciated
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Hello. I have now worked out a topic for my EE, which will be about censorship of hip hop music in the American media. My thought is to investigate how hip hop is censored (eg certain words being removed, certain records being banned, etc.) and also why it is censored. Perhaps I can also look at how a song is affected by censorship, and so on... I'm not really sure how to structure my essay. Perhaps you can help me
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Ok i bin thinking for my EE to find via a method i myself create to find the value for a specific physical constant (Gravitational constant, finely structured constant, plancks constants, e.g.). I think it would be a good way to combine my love for theoretical physics which i no ussually gets marked badly with a more experimental area that gets marked better. I'm just wondering what you think about this idea and any suggestion for constants that i could find values for.
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Hi, right i chose to do a business EE with a business in mind and so i came up with a Q and then the business that i wanted to do it on fell through on me so the Q is: Is (busienss name)'s marketing mix appropriate for its current clients? And now i need a business that is likely to give me information on its marketing mix baring in mind that no body in my family owns one so i cant do it on that. any help you can offer will be great so thanks. Paige Another quick question does the business itself have to give you the info, i mean if their pricing stratagy is pretty obvious then can i just say that its that? Thanks! Paige
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The following are potential topics for my Psychology EE: Influence of culture and language on cognition (or education) Is there a genetic predisposition to obesity? Are first impressions a good judge of character? The Stroop Effect and gender differences (or cultural or age differences) Exercise and brain health An evaluation of the Catharsis Theory (is venting your anger good, or does it just make you more angry?) Videogames and violence in children I tend to pick the most difficult topics, so I need some help picking the easiest one. Thanks in advance.
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I am writing my extended essay in the ITGS category. I took the ITGS class at my school, so I know the information regarding that topic. My first option is to do "Digital Divide within American public schools". This would focus on how some children have a disadvantage of technology because they go to a less fortunate school system, such as an innercity school. It would also focus on how this digital divide could affect a child's future. My second option is to write about how technology is affecting teenagers and their impersonal communication skills, meaning that since teenagers use so much technology, they are losing their ability to communicate effectively. It wou…
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Hi, I am about to start writing my extended essay but i need help on my research topic: Is LZW Compression More Efficient Than Huffman Compression? I wanted to outline the compression and decompression process then in the conclusion summarise which is faster. I would have liked to include an actual test by building an algorithm but unfortunately the coding would be too complex and long. So do you think this is enough? Or should i change the title a little bit? Maybe i could compare three compression techniques? Thanks in advance to all those that reply.
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I'm doing my EE on iron warships in the American Civil War. I'm wondering if my research question, which explores the extent of the effect on the outcome of the war by the usage of these warships in the blockade and battles, is a bit too wide. Furthermore, how many primary sources should I have? Would 1 or 2 journal entries from say, Lincoln or a general, suffice? Finally, what would be the optimal essay structure in the body of the essay? Should I split it into two sections, battles and the blockade, and analyze points like morale booster in a subsection? Thank you for the help.
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Hi, this is my first time on this website, so I hope that some slack will be cut. Anyway, I'm trying to get started on my EE draft which is due in a couple of weeks. I think I want to go into business and management (even though I haven't taken it); I want to apply analytical tools to justify or discredit General Motor's cancellation of the EV1 (in 1999) and introduction of the Volt (set for launch in 2011). The main issues I'm having are... 1. Finding an example of a Business and Management EE (to see if I can handle teaching myself the info I need) 2. Finding research sources Any help and/or advise would be appreciated very much. Thank you.
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So I am working on my World Lit Extended Essay. I am wondering if my subject has enough depth and meaning to it. I want to compare the book and movie of "Like Water For Chocolate". Im going to compare the food imagery and description. I want it to show how it makes the book/movie and also how it differs between the book and movie. Does this sound like it has enough to it or does it need something more? I would appreciate your input
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Hello, I am writing my EE on the book Through the Looking Glass (and what Alice found there) by Lewis Carroll. I need a little help formulating my research question. I have two ideas already: 1) the use of diction/language to develop Alice's character - I haven't found too much to write about on this one, but my mentor thinks that there should be a lot to say on this topic 2) the theme of identity loss/ appearance vs reality - I know that this is a very prominent themem in the book and there are many examples to draw from, but I haven't figured out what to argue in my thesis/ essay Which topic is better/ should I do? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Hello everyone, please help me out with my topic in psychology for the extended essay Im looking to write my extended essay on "The difference between bilingual and multilingual persons in terms of (this is where i have trouble) meeting new people and being social /understanding different cultures and personalities. The end part of the research question is obviously where i need help on but i just dont know how to phrase that. thanks in advance
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Just need as many people as possible to help out with this short questionaire so i can get as much info frok reliable sources for my extended essay. Please people, really need your help!!! Thanks to everyone in advanced. 1) How many music CD’s have you bought this year? 2)How many music CD’s had you bought around this time of year 5 years ago? 3)Has the number of music CD’s you have purchased reduced? b) - If yes, please state why. 4)What effects do you think the decline in the sale of music CD’s may have on a country’s economy if any? 5)Can the current methods of distribution of music (online stores etc.) cater for the decline of the sale of the music CD in …
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Hi! I want to write my EE in English A2 on literature, namely on the book Catch-22. It looks like I will focus on character description. So please comment on my first draft of the research question. Thanks :] How are characters introduced and described in Joseph Heller's 'Catch-22'?
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I know that usually, people discuss two works in their English EE. Problem for me is that I'm probably going to be discussing poems. I think this significantly limits the number of words I could write if I was to just talk about two poems. So, I just wanted a second opinion on this. Should I just talk about something like two or three poems and end up scrambling for words to say towards the end OR should I discuss something like four or five poems instead? The poems I wish to discuss are all fairly short in length, approximately something in the range of 30 - 50 lines per poem (commentary length, haha).
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I was wondering if someone could help me find a topic for my EE. What about the whole 'nature vs. nurture' debate? (Which affects human behavior the most, biology or environment?) It seems like that would be a fairly easy topic, but I'm wondering if it's too general. Or I was thinking of doing something about dreams maybe? Also, other people have said that sleep and stress are easy topics.
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Hello. I am starting to write my extended essay in maths and i was wondering if anyone could help me by sending some maths extended essays examples. I am straggling on how to start the essay. Thank you very much for help.
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Hi to everyone in IB survival. I am thinking about doing my EE in physics...i really love physics but havent been studying much due to summer vacation. I was wondering if anyone can suggest topics that are really easy to write on the EE. I was thinking of doing sometinng in aerodynamics...i just want to know what you have to say.Suggest any easy topics in physics which i can fit 4000 words in.
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Hey guys, I think I've pretty much finished writing my EE, which is an analysis of Holden Caulfield's character from the novel The Catcher in the Rye, but it's only about 2,188 words. Does the length of one's essay help determine the grade they will get? What would a good word count look like? - Mahika
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Hi, im having a hard time figuring out exactly what i should be proving so i was hoping for some advice! I can write about how during the 60's, festivals such as monterey, woodstock, and altamont reflected society..and not that the festivals influenced society.. whether or not the hippie movement was in some way a revolution (because of present issues such as feminist rights, more liberalism, drugs, etc.) or how festivals between the 60's and 80's couldnt have happened without the previous festival(which i dont like) any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated, and quickly too because its due tomorrow
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Hi everyone, I am currently researching the Israel - Palestine conflict for my EE and I am very excited about it, however my problem is that now, that it comes to narrowing down my topic, no ideas come to my mind. I would like to write about either palestinian refugees / first intifada, the 6 days war or the oslo accords but somehow I have no clue what kind of focused reasearch question would be appropriate. Do you have any ideas? I just need a little inspiration, since I am slowly getting really desperate. Thank you so much!!!
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Hey everyone... I was hoping for some help with my Extended Essay. I have chosen Computer Science (don't ask why)... My topic is based on the implementation of Java in Mobiles and its effects. One of my friends told me that it was too ITGSie. I was hoping whether somebody could help me and guide me to a particular area I should discuss or analyse.
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Hello, The field that i have chosen to write in are women during the Renaissance. I came across Joan Kelly's questiong "Did Women have a Renaissance?" and my thoughts sparked from there. My outline consists of a background (setting up the stage) of women and their lives at the time. I go into the role of women separting each one in their class. Where i begin to get hazy is how i am incorporating artists and their images of women. For example the famous Primavera of Botticelli. The bulk of the paper are 'images' of each type of woman (virgin mary, wife, mother, courtesan, aristocratic) Finally the exceptions (the women who succeeded. I am most nervous about the catergory m…
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For some crazy, unknown reason, I chose to do an Extended Essay in Theatre. BIG mistake, since I'm rubbish in this subject, and I really have no "passion" for it. However, no use crying over spilt milk (or crap decisions). With my supervisor, I decided to do something about political satire and comedy theatre. I don't have an exact set title yet, but I have no idea how to start / what I can talk about in 3000 words! Can anyone please help me out by giving me some good sources, ideas etc?? Thank you so much!
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I'm sorry if this is a bit of an odd question. My main subject at IB is maths, it's what I plan on studying at university, but I've always been interested in the social aspect of it - particularly the role, or rather the lack, of women invovled in modern mathematics. I was considering this as a topic for my EE rather than a straightforward maths EE just for a bit of varitey within my diploma, but everyone seems to be confused as to which subject it would fall into or even if it's a feasible topic. I should think it would be some sort of social studies oogy? Has anyone here got any idea? Thanks in advance x
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I am trying to decide if my topic would fit into one of the subjects. I would like to write about the issue of steroids in the Olympics and whether or not its justifiable for the Olympic Comitee to take away medals from Athletes. Please let me know which subject this topic would fit under. Thankyou.
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Well, I'd like to write my essay on something like the differences between Japanese Anime and American Cartoons, but I can't really narrow down any topic. If you don't know what anime is, it's just Japanese cartoons like Dragon Ball Z, Shaman King, Card Captors, Bakugan, Cowboy Bebop, Eureka Seven, and other stuff like that. So does anyone have any possible topics I can do?
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My ToK teacher and supervisor have already accepted my topic, but we are on the fence as to what specific category (the category I'll eventually have to put down in pen) it falls into. My EE will definitely compare the portrayal and treatment of emptiness, in quantum physics and Tibetan (Mahayana) Buddhism. I actually had a pretty title, (The Void: Examining Emptiness Through Buddhist And Quantum Eyes), but my supervisor only works in French. Sad day. But he really is the best for the job (a Buddhist chemistry/physics teacher? How can I go wrong?!). My problem is with the nature of Buddhism as a religion. I don't know whether to classify this EE as a Religion, or Philo…
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Our IB co-ordinator started talking to us about the extended essay a few weeks ago, and I've got several things running through my head. I would really like to do an extended essay in chemistry or biology (preferably the latter) and I'm going to need to do a bit of lab work over the summer to get some data. During the very first week of summer, I'm off to Spain to do some intensive Spanish lessons. I come back for four days and then we go away on holiday for two weeks, leaving me with two or three weeks afterwards at home during the summer. Our first drafts have to be in for the second week of term when we get back after summer, and I'm beginning to worry that I'm not goi…
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Hi i am in the summer holiday and at the end of this school year i have to turn in my extended essay. I choose English for the lesson but the main problem is that i dont have a topic. When i started looking for a topic i come into a paradox Should i Choose the easy ,boring topic like analysis of women in some novel or choose according to my interests ( mine are shortly : computer, design (photshopetc.) , advertisement ,commercial ,art, movies, beauty perception) but i decided to find two novel which will suit my interests and compare or analyse some interesting concept in them but this is the point where i stuck i cant find anything and finding a topic that i can develo…
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Hello, people here is the abstract of my extended essay. But i have trouble forming the research question. Could anyone give me a suggestion, as it should be a question and not a statement.
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I looked at the different group subjects and just wondered; would it actually be possible for me to write the Extended Essay in Film? (sixth group) I'm not at the moment taking Film, took another language instead, but would it be possible? If so... I'm in heaven...
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Soo... My topic is "In what ways and to what extent did Ataturk accomplish his goals for Turkey from 1920 to 1938?" Problem is....the man did A LOT. And so many things he did could be put under multiple titles: for example, his forbidding religious garb like the fez, veil, etc could be listed under secularization, modernization, introducing influences from the West, and giving equality to women and ethnic/religious groups. And all of THOSE sub-titles could got under other titles; for example, giving equality to women and ethnic/religious groups and secularization could both be listed under either modernization or introducing influences from the West, which in turn could b…
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Hi, i wanted to do my EE on chemistry, but after some research it turned out that someone else had already done it! So can i continue doing what i was doing or should i make up a new topic.
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Well, alright. I am now in the middle between IB1 and IB2, and hoping to get the majority of my EE done during this summer, but I'm kind of stuck. I have read through the book The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, and come up with that I want to do an essay about good and evil in it, as Tolkien has created a norm of how a fantasy book should be written. However, I am constantly trying to find an original idea, that might be provocative but also analytical and not purely descriptive, but I have come to a standstill. Therefore, I hope that some of you might help me shed some light and fresh ideas on this topic. The current research questions I have looked at are the following…
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hello, i'm doing my extended essay in econ on the beer monopoly that exists in uruguay (where i live). the beer market has gone through a lot of changes in the last decade, suffering from a radical horizontal as well as vertical concentration process. in 1998 the biggest company had a fourth of the uruguayan market share; today the company controlls 98.7% of the market. i've checked the local databases and there are some papers on the issue but all at college level. i also know the ex-financial manager of the company and have already interviewed her. at first my goal was to get the cost function so that i could extrapolate profit and prove that the monopoly is operating…
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