Hello, I need to do a research paper for my English class in college. I'd like to have the topic about surfing, but do not have many ideas on what aspect of surfing I can use to write a research paper on.. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated !!
Evolution of surfboards sounds interesting. I like the idea that I can also include how surfing has many different fin configurations also. Thanks wbsurfer also!
no problem. as im actually doing a big argumentative paper on why surfing should be a nchsaa varsity sport.
ive already had to do a couple papers like that and I did one on my bill sessions and then i just did one on why surfing is more than a hobby, it's a lifestyle. it's tricky if you try to express your own feelings though. you sound like an idiot to non-surfers sometimes haha
Write about how surfing comes off as an eco friendly family to the common eye, but when you look into it, surfing is an absolutely brutal industry to the environment.
i is a kalluge anglish titchure It depends on what the parameters of the assignment are. i imagine a research paper at your college might have no opinion component, so avoid your feelings or personal opinions. A well supported objective analysis is far more convincing than a personalized opinion piece. If it is SUPPOSED to be a persuasive assertion backed by research, then your opinion counts if you can support it (eg surfing is eco friendly or surfing is killing the planet). That means you're looking for specific research that supports your point and you will be selective and try to avoid contradicting yourself. Easy research topics are biographies (duke, tom curren, kelly slater, hobie, etc) or histories (surfing itself, board evolution, surf film evolution etc) or documentaries on iconic surf locales (mavericks, pipeline, that river in germany etc). Keep in mind the tone and audience. Take for granted that the reader is not going to be familiar with particular terminology, and therefore you will have to define terms as you go along. Also keep in mind they do not need the details and extraneous information associated with surfing. This is a concise research project in which you're getting to the point in explaining what your specific topic is rather than giving an overview of the entire oeuvre of surfing. Finally, when it comes to the research itself, you will likely paraphrase the vast majority of what you're finding and use citation of paraphrase when it comes to specific statistical information as well as direct quotation that you find useful and supportive. Any claim that one of your authors makes as to the validity, quality or truthfulness of anything else (e.g. “Kelly Slater is the best surfer ever in the world”) should be cited because it is some opinion rather than proven fact. Well known established facts do not necessarily need to be cited (e.g. surfing is Polynesian in origin or Kelly Slater is 10 times champion). For general formatting rules, you can check out my website www.englit.org or the owl site at Purdue University, which has excellent resources on quotation and citation. If you have any specific questions or concerns, always run it by the person is grading your paper, as they will be the final arbiters as to what passes muster and what doesn't. Good luck.
I wrote one about 2 years ago on the commercialization of surfing and if it is good or bad for the sport. It was relatively easy to find information and I ended up writing about 20 pages.
These are some good topics! I'm proud of us. This proves it after all, surfers are not so dumb. Maybe research how many surfers have college degrees...not that a college degree makes you more intelligent, sometimes it just proves you had more options. Anyhow, along the same lines, I read somewhere that most pot smokers are degreed professionals.
Determine if there is any correlation between nasty Swellinfo forum posts and wave height (or lack their of).
PM me if you are interested... I can point you to a good bibliogrpahic list of surfing books and a few good starter books.
