Extended Essay
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1. Just to make it clear - we will not give you a topic for your EE, but we will help you refine and expand on your original ideas for a topic. You are marked on your choice of topic so we can't help you with that.
2. Before doing anything, read the Extended Essay for Dummies thread. At the very least, we recommend you take a look at the 5 Cardinal Rules of the EE!
3. Before asking anything about format or requirements for the extended essay, we suggest you read the IB Extended Essay Guide first (which you can download from here).
4. Make your thread titles descriptive. At the minimum, mention the subject area and if you have one, the topic! For instance "History EE on Nazi Propaganda" is better than "EE help please". The people who know about history and nazi propaganda will click on the first thread and probably miss the second one. Help us to help you - give it an accurate title!
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Hi..So I've decided I want to do my EE on Afghanistan. Right now, the question I have in my mind is: "To what extent does the Taliban still control Afghanistan, economically, socially, and politically?" I realize they don't run the government anymore but I think they have still have influence over a lot of facets of Afghanistan. What do you guys think? (it's a history ee I guess..)
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I need to pick the subject of my EE by next week and I'm struggling between history and biology. I seriously considered picking biology, but then, many people have told me that it is really hard to get an A for it. What should I do?
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Theatre Arts?
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Is anyone working on a Theatre Arts extended essay? I know that I'm the only one in my school...
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Okay this might be a really stupid question but my research question for my EE is: To what extent was Truman justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? My teachers have told me that this is a good research question and all and it really does interest me but I'm afraid it's not unique enough for the examiners. What do you guys all think?
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Hey! Is anyone doing an extended essay in French? I am considering this option but I am not sure yet. I woul like to do literature..probably modern ... but my options are still open right now.
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I'm unsure on what subject area i should do my EE, i wanted it to be either Chem, Bio, History or English, people tell me to do it on one i like but I'm worrying if ill struggle writing. I like Chem and Bio but history i think is easier because i personally think i did pretty well on my investigation. So what are your guys ideas? I want to know what you guys think i should.
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Hey, This subject is not offered in my school. However, my adviser teaches International Relations in my school and has done and EE on this subject with a student from his previous school. I'm currently hesitating whether this topic is Peace and Conflict, so need your opinion..help. ESPECIALLY people who are actually taking the course. Aim: To what extent can corruption explain the lack of enforcement in policies and laws regarding the manufacturing, trading and distribution of illicit small arms in South East Asia? Purpose of the Essay: Illicit use of small arms in SEA allows crime to occur. Although UN resolutions have proposed various procedures to take steps in solv…
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hey.. i need help with my extended essay....The subject is Economics. my research question is "What is the (or An evaluation of the) economic impact of ConocoPhillips’ first LNG plant on the local Darwin economy?" I have already talked about th effects on exports, invesments, consumer and growth and future growth... what else could i add to this!! i need help because the due date is almost within a month.. so all your help will be appeciated thanks.. nad
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OK so i talked to one of my teachers and he said this was an interesting topic but I also have to do a history IA and since they are in the same subjects (Our EE has to be in history) then i was wondering if i should switch them or narrow them down or leave them alone so here it goes: My EE topic is: To what extent did Hitler's RAD compare to Roosevelt's New Deal? and my history IA topic is: How did the space race affect the economies of the USSR and the United states? So again not sure whether to leave my topics alone or not so PLEASE GIVE ADVICE!! I want your feedback!
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I'm only in my first year of IB, but want to get a topic sorted out ASAP. If you do it in English, could you focus on actual language/grammar rather than literature? For example, i was thinking of doing something about Australian colloquiallisms and slang... is that sufficient for an EE?
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Ok I need help picking out a topic!!!! It's history related so I want to do something with WWII or the Renaissance period!!! Does anyone have any suggestions?????
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So, at my school we have to definively choose a subject and be approve before starting the EE. idk if that's the same elsewhere. I've pretty much narrowed it down to Math or English. I WANTED to do physics, but can't b/c we don't know who our physics teacher will be next year. Recommendations? Math or english?
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Hey world, I'm new to this forum. This is the thing, I really really want to do my EE on a topic relating to Equine physiology (horses). I'm struggling to think of anything I can do, but it is really what I have interest in, as well as what I want to do in life, which is why I chose to do my EE in Biology. I have plenty of horses to observe, and possibly do (obviously unharmful) testing on, if I ask extra nicely . I also have a friend who owns two horses, who I can observe and study at will. Ideally, I want something that doesn't involve too much spending on equipment. I'd love it to be by observation, but understand there has to be some experimentation as well. So,…
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Hi..So I have to different topic areas that I like very much but am not sure which to choose... 1. Afghanistan (anything and everything pretty much) 2. Marlon Brando ()/Movie Stars from 40s, 50s, 60s So, I really like Afghan culture, language, etc...but I don't know what research question I could pose? Perhaps it could even be political..Any ideas? And then, there's Marlon Brando..I really enjoy his acting, etc..I feel that movies from his time, including his own, made the viewer truly connect w/ the story whereas today, when I watch movies I feel like "ok, this is a movie..nothing is drawing me in, i don't feel a part of it" Any ideas? Thanks. ps: The Kite Runner &am…
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We are starting to talk about our extended essays at school, and our teachers want us to get an area to work with and get a topic relates to that area. For example, math, english, foreign language, history, the arts, or chemistry. But I don't know what area to pick. What area did you guys pick? And what was your topic?
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hey.. i need help with my extended essay....The subject is Economics. my research question is "What is the (or An evaluation of the) economic impact of ConocoPhillips’ first LNG plant on the local Darwin economy?" I have already talked about th effects on exports, invesments, consumer and growth and future growth... what else could i add to this!! i need help because the due date is almost within a month.. so all your help will be appeciated thanks.. nad console.gif
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Alright, so we got introduced to our Extended Essay very recently I've been thinking about what subject I would like to do my EE in, and here are a few of my thoughts: BIOLOGY or CHEMISTRY - I am taking Biology SL & Chemistry HL - I wish to study Biology & Chemistry after high school - I know teachers in these fields that would be willing to help - I think that finding a place/lab to do my experiment over the summer would be a hassle - I'd rather spend more time writing the essay/ researching than looking for a place to do experiments in ECONOMICS - I am taking HL Economics - I know teacher in this feild that would be willing to help - only if I ask that teacher …
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hey everyone, i am a first year IB student and i am really confused with chosing my extended essay question. the subject of my extended essay is biology but i can't decide on what topic to write about... so please if anyone has any suggestions on topics please post them. thank you
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i really want to do my EE on this question that has puzzled me for years, but what would it be under? okay, it kinda sounds weird, but when i read a book, especially for fun, i hear the charecters voices in my head. depending on how descriptive the author is, it can vary from a general narrator and indistinguishable charecters, think like a radio station, to detailed mental images of the charecters as well as their distinct voices, think movie in a theater (or IMAX if you know what that is, i'm not sure if it's international). so when i asked whether my mom heard the same (trying to confirm to myself that i wasn't losing my mind) she said she did. yet my younger brother a…
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MY topic is to what extent has social networking sites such as facebook and myspace,etc has affected the people in my society(family,friends,classmates) and how it has influenced them in their life.. Is the topic good enough???this topic is based on the subject-ITGS
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Hi guys..jus wanted to ask yu guys if this made sense..Im doin my EE in Eco on Airlines in my city Suggested rq- How The Demand For Air Transport to Kisumu during Summer has Increased over the last 5 years..? KIsumu is the name of my city...Small Town..only local flight..atm 5 differentairlines operating..please suggest modifications or better versions of the RQ..we have to hand in 1 st proposals by monday..if you have any questions or suggestions for me to change the concept from Demand to something else..Im most willing to hear from you..
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HEY everyone, i need ideas and general guidelines on an extended essay for political science, international relations, law or human rights... Any ideas and help especially from those who have done extended essays in those subjects is much appreciated! For politics, i'm thinking of doing something on whether the cold war has really ended or not... but i need to come up with a research question.
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I'm tryin to do an extended essay over the effects of ethylene gas on produce, but I'm still confused. If anyone can leave me their Instant Messanger/meet on a chat room/be ready to pm constanistantly for atleast 20 minutes, then that would be great. I've been wasting days researching the effects of ethylene gas on plants, but I don't know how I could word a topic on it or what kinds of experiments I could run.
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I've decided to write my EE in English B and I have had a quite hard time to come up with a subject. I thought about writing how and why english is used in many foreign-language commercials/advertisements (eg. Japan and big parts of the rest of Asia); but I had trouble finding sources so I just skipped that topic). Therefore I hope that you could help me formulate (find) a suitable question. Spoiler - Click me! Just recently I thought I'd write about Starbucks (eg. compare its expansion to Mc Donalds expansion (in the 50s/60s)).It's just that I don't know exacly what to write about. [Close]
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]Honestly, I'm in love with history, but I suck at writing essays. ;-; And my EE supervisor wants me to have only two topics narrowed down... which sucks since I have a few... I need to present this to him next week. ;-; Here are the topics I've been reading that are interesting on to get background info: - jeremiad sermons during the Enlightenment - Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation - the Catholic Church's role on the European witch craze during the 16th and 17th century - the My-Lai Massacre - the years leading to the American Revolution
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Ok so I need help coming up with an argument statement/research question for my essay. I'm thinking about doing it on either history or geography. I would like to do it over US and Mexican immigration or the effects that immigration has on border towns. I want to discuss how immigration can cause problems in different border towns and other various places in the U.S. Another idea of mine is discussing the history of Mexican immigration to the U.S. and the differing view points on immigration.. I'm not exactly sure how to phrase the question or in which category it falls in. Please suggest some ideas! I would greatly appreciate it! Also is this topic over used?
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hey i am doing my ee roughly on how should xyz ltd market their bottled water in the chinese market (shortened name) does anyone have/know of any sites or notes on international business or marketing preferably to do with Asia or China thanks
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Hi..Im from Kenya..I wanna fo my EE in microEconomics.Just having a problem with topic..asin waht exactly to do..waht i can tell is that the place i live in is a small town with banking,sugarcane farming and small industries are most common.any ideas..my mum also has a bookshop.from which she supplies to schools..so access to data can be easy.please help me out..
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Hi Im doing my extended essay in geography, and have decided to base it on the morocco trip that I have just come back from. My supervisors initially told me not to compare two places and now they say I should, anyway, I don't want to anymore so it doesn't make a difference. I would greatly appreciate it if you could tell me what you think about the titles below and maybe suggest something else that goes along the same lines. 1- Investigating the effects of tourism on the city of Marrakesh 2- Something about the sustainability of tourism in Imlil compared to Marrakesh (ok so it is a type of comparison) 3- Investigating the effects of tourism on Land use in Marrake…
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Ok so I wanted to do my EE on ''the importance of ruins in jordan'' for arabic B, but then i researched and found that 1. it was not interesting and 2. i couldn't find alot of information on it and 3. it would not be 4000 words. Any suggestions?
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Hi, I'm working on a Literature EE under Group 1, in the second category (comparing two novels, one of which must be in the spoken language (English for me)). I've chosen Ethan Frome (English) and the Woman in the Dunes (originally in Japanese). Ethan Frome seems like a well-worn novel as far as IB goes, but I haven't come across anything on TWITD, which is part of why I chose to compare the two instead of trying to make a common topic new. At first glance the novels seem really different- their authors, settings, and styles are nearly opposite- but I'm investigating how they are similar in terms of how Wharton and Kobo Abe use imagery and symbolism. More specifically, ho…
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Hey guys! I m planning to do my extended essay in chemistry....well, my topic is (it still needs some modification) to investigate the metallurgy behind the composition of coins and to find the percentage of composition of metals present in a 5 Rs. Indian coin.... let me know of what you people think about my topic and do you find it interesting.....your inputs and suggestions will be greatly appreciated......
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I am choosing from Art and English which one is easier to do??? any suggestions??? I heard Art has a really high criteria ranks.
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Hey! I'm going to write my EE on Catherine the great of Russia. Which one of these research questions do you think will work the best? - Catherine the great of Russia and the enlightenment in the arts. - Catherine the great and the contribution to the Russian empire. - Catherine the great, protector or tyrant? Would really appreciate if you have any criticism to give. =) Btw I know that I should have put it in the Extended Essay folder but I forgot that. :/ Sorry
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I have just been given a chance to have a think about my extended essay (started IB in September last year). My subjects are HL: English, History and Music, SL: Biology, Maths and Spanish Ab Initio. My university prospects are to go and do something involved with Popular Music and/or Politics, History and English. Job prospects would be in teaching or detective work (university degree is what i love doing) So now you have that info, would doing an essay about this: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_homicides_in_Ciudad_Ju%C3%A1rez"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_homici...dad_Ju%C3%A1rez[/url] be a good idea? Seems theres lots of resources.... but wh…
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I'm doing my history EE on "The impact music festivals had on society between 1967 and 1985." Now, I'm using festivals such as Monterey, Woodstock, Altamont, Live Aid, and Farm Aid.... is that too spread out ? I'm going for the evolution of it i guess in some ways because Monterey was the beginning of the festival movement and was in some ways a charity and live aid and farm aid were charities.. so im showing the impact and evolution of it from the first festivals being more of "all about me" and the later festivals "all about you," if that makes sense. So i guess i was just curious to see what everyones thoughts were on that and if its too broad or whatvever thank you!
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Any topic suggestion about the Vietnam War for my EE?? Ideas: * How significant was the Tet Offensive in affecting American politics, society and course of war in Vietnam? * To what extent did the American chemical warfare change the course of the Vietnam War? * How effective was the anti-war movement in the United States of America during the Vietnam War? * To what extent was the use of chemical warfare justified during the Vietnam war? * To what extent was the Vietnam War a part of the Cold War?
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Hey guys. I'm at the end of my junior years and the topic for our extended essay is due during the next week. I was thinking of doing the EE about World of Warcraft and how it effects the life of indivduals in a society. I wanted to do it under the topic "Information technology in a global society", the probelm is i'm not sure if it is possible to do this. First of all can you take World of Warcraft really as an extended essay topic and second how much knowledge of the terminology of ITGS would i need to have to actually write a good essay on it? Thx for your help
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My English EE is the [b]Literary Function of Ariadne Oliver’s Character in Agatha Christie’s mystery novels[/b] Is there any way I can further refine my question and does anyone have suggestions on how to tackle an English EE, specifically on this topic? Did anyone have a hard time reaching 4000 words with their Group 1 EE's?
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History EE
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Hey after thinking a lot about my EE topic, I decided to do it in history because I have this class as an HL and therefore know enough terminology I was thinking of analyzing what change the katakana and hiragana system brought to the japanese society. What do you guys think of the question and do you have any tipps to improve it? Thx
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I'm doing my EE in English, and my topic is a little hazy and rough right now...I'm comparing the dystopia of 1984 (George Orwell) with the utopia of The Giver (Lois Lowry, 1990s). As of now. My EE Supervisor isn't that pleased with my topic though, she thinks that The Giver is too simplistic as a novel. Is my topic too broad? I'd be covering the similarities and dissimilarities, such as 'Repression of language in order to curb thought', and 'repression of sexual instinct, love, and family circles' and 'governance of an omniscient body' as well as the obvious features of the societies. I'd just like your thoughts on this.
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Well, I'm in my first year of IB but I'm already in some trouble with my extended essay. My school wants us all to be on top of things so they've laid out a schedule for us to turn in topic proposals to help us do everythign in a timely manner. My problem is that my supervisor doesn't like my research question and thinks that it doesn't fit the Music Guidelines. And, I need to turn in an outline of my EE to my TOK teacher in two days for a grade. So I don't have a question and this outline needs to be 5-7 pages! My original research question was: "What message was composer John Cage conveying about sound in his most famous piece 4'33?" But that piece is 4 minutes 33 seco…
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Hello everyone! I'm currently in the IB1 and we have sort of begun discussing what to do in the EE... I have decided to write it in History, about the German Revolution, and as the description indicates all information/tips on useful literature about the subject at hand is appreciated. By the way, my current Res.question goes something like this: To what extent can it be said that there was a revolution in Germany 1918/1919? Good/bad? - be sure to give constructive feedback Thank you!
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the deadline for the EE draft, is coming soon. i do not have any clue what my question is my focus: air pollution in the transportation sector in beijing everyone, do you have any ideas ? thank you all
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Hello! I've just started the EE process and I have chosen a topic that interests me. can i please get some opinions whether this is a good topic or not? Theater - Comparing preparations for absurd theater with realistic theater. This is just the basic draft of my topic. any opinions, suggestions, comments?
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I'm doing my extended essay on "What impacts did music festivals (Monterey, Woodstock, Altamont, etc.) have on the world?" I'v been trying to come up with a better sounding question or thesis statement and a title for my paper. The best i can come up with is something like.. Festivals and the cuotnercoulture: the lasting impact of the movement... Obviously, my ideas are pathetic so I was hoping that someone had an idea or something that will help me ! I need help as soon as possible! Thank you !
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Hi, I'm really confused right now. I've been thinking of doing a History EE since school started because I'm familiar with that subject and have a step by step plan on doing the EE. Okay, that's because I've done an essay before... but the thing is... I'm not that keen on the subject... Its not something I really love compared to Business. For Business, I was thinking of doing an EE on this organic shop opposite my house and I'm vegan and I love the whole ethical business and investigating in the organic market. But I have no step plan for it, neither do I have a narrow question... And its almost time to decide and confirm my EE mentor already... I'm really lost right now…
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For my extended essay I plan to talk about how eddy current brakes are affected by change in temperature, voltage, velocity of conducting fin, etc. However I have come to find out that if I do a "what is the relationship between _____ and ____" type of question... I end up with a single sentence answer which won't benefit me at all for my essay. What should I do because of this and are there more complex sections to eddy current brakes where there isn't a one sentence answer? Thanks -Grixle
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Hi i'm an IB student in South Korea. I heard that IB likes people who write their EEs related to their culture and high level topic. I'm thinking of Biology(HL), or Music (SL) Can you please please help me out?ㅠㅠㅠ... the topic's due tomorrow...
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Please tell me if the idea is suitable. It would be greatly appreciated, as I've spent about 5 weeks thinking of a topic. I would be very unhappy if It were to be horribly unsuitable, but also I want some feedback/critisism on the topic. I'm thinking of looking at the theme of fear and how the things that usually trigger fear, have been altered over time. I'm specifically thinking of looking at Bram Stoker's [i]Dracula[/i] and Stephanie Meyer's [i]Twilight[/i]. Not altered, CHANGED is a better word there.
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