On 5/6/02 11:54:00 AM, Starr Miller wrote:
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>Exercise 2.1: Finding the
>Questions
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>In the space below, write the
>title of your tentative topic
>(e.g. Internet addiction)
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>1. Plastic Surgery:From a
>Social Point of View
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>2. Briefly state why you
>chose this topic.
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>I chose this topic because I
>wanted something that would
>maintain my interest
>throughout the research
>process. I think the reasons
>why people augment themselves
>is interesting. Even though
>I'm more interested in the
>patients perspective, I am
>somewhat interested in the
>science of plastic surgery
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>3. Spend about five minutes
>listing what you already know
>(if anything) about your
>topic. For example, are you
>aware of any interesting
>facts, common misconceptions,
>your own assumptions,
>important people or
>institutions involved, key
>schools of thought, the extent
>of the problem, current
>trends, etc.?I chose this
>topic because I wanted
>something that would maintain
>my interest throughout the
>research process. I think the
>reasons why people augment
>themselves is interesting.
>Even though I'm more
>interested in the patients
>perspective, I am somewhat
>interested in the science of
>plastic surgery
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>4.Now spend at least fifteen
>minutes brainstorming a list
>of questions about your topic
>you’d love to learn the
>answers to. Make this list as
>long as you can, and don’t
>worry
>whether every question is a
>good one.
>What is the most common reason
>for having a plastic surgery
>procedure done?
>What kind of people are most
>likely to have a procedure
>done?
>Why is plastic surgery
>becoming increasingly popular?
>Why is it so easy to obtain a
>license?
>how many people are
>dissatisfied with the final
>result?
>How many procedures are
>botched?
>How many people die or become
>sick from the surgery?
>What percentage of men have
>procedures done?
>Has aging lost it's value?
>Is our culture to obsessed
>with perfection?
>Does plastic surgery devalue
>diversity?
>Does our culture put pressure
>on women to obtain the perfect
>body through plastic surgery?
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>5.If you’re working in a
>computer lab (or generating
>hard copies of the exercise),
>your
>instructor may ask you to
>comment on other students’
>responses to Steps 1-4. Focus
>particularly on what your
>classmates did in the fourth
>step. For each you view, do
>two
>things: add a question you
>would like answered about the
>student’s topic, and mark the
>question you find most
>intriguing.
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>A.) What are the dangers of getting the operations done?
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>b.) What percentage of men have procedures done?
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