In this assignment taken from The Curious Reader by Bruce Ballenger we
are suppose to make an interest inventory. Now you may ask what is an interests
inventory? An interests inventory is designed to help you pick a topic to write
a paper on. An interest inventory is made up of ten categories and under each
category you write as many words as you can that come to your head. After you
have done all ten categories you go through and find a subject that interests
you and one that would give you enough to write a paper on. After you have
selected a topic that interest you, you write as many question that you can on
that topic.
Places:
Ghana, Africa
Cape Cod
New Orleans
Alaska
Goshen Indiana
Chicago
London
Haiti
New York
Trends:
Big glasses
Going green
Healthy food
Low fat food
Silly bands
Duck Dynasty products
Organic products
Laptops
Video games
Things:
Toasters
Fictional
characters
Hamburgers
Birds
Dinosaurs
Roses
Amusement Parks
Tractors
Pocket knives
Technologies:
Laptops
Ipods
Blackberry
Iphones
Ipads
Voice activated locks
Robots
TVs
Projectors
Cameras
Satellites
Video games
People:
George Bush
Queen Elizabeth
Nelson Mandela
Jimmy Carter
Ray Weaver
Sammy Sosa
Tom Brady
Dave Myer
Andrew Myer
Christopher Columbus
Controversies:
Same-sex marriage
Is God real?
Vietnam War
Gun laws
Politics
Drugs
Offshore drilling
Minimum pay wage
Benghazi attack
Is missions important?
History:
World War I
Chicago Fire
Cold War
Civil War
Declaration of Independence
Slaves freed
Discovery of America
Yukon Gold Rush
Exploration of Africa
Jobs:
Landscaper
Barber
Counselor
Maintenance worker
Construction worker
Retailer
Salesperson
Street sweeper
Secretary
Doctor
Farmer
Habits:
Biting nails
Talking with mouth full of food
Picking finger nails
Picking nose in public
Looking at yourself in the mirror
Hobbies:
Trapping
Kite flying
Hunting
Canoeing
Camping
Sewing
Knitting
Riding horses
Playing soccer
Running
Is Missions Important?
Does God command missions?
Is missions a waste of money, time, and resources?
Is missions important to God?
Are we commanded to be missionaries?
Do we have to go to another country to be a missionary?
Do you have to be called by God to go to missions?
Does going to missions affect your children and if so is
that affect good or bad?
Kendrick, you're asking some pointed questions about missions with which you could easily sustain a five week research project. In particular, your questions underscore the importance of coming to a topic without assumptions.
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