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IMRaD topics

I've got it down to three main topics, two of which deal with societal issues, and one with my future field and major.

*Political Polarization: Does college draw people farther to the left or right then they already were? It'd be a survey studying how people felt about politics during high school and how they believe they fell in the political spectrum. Then I'd ask about how their beliefs and how they've changed over the last six months/year.

*Party Association: How do people subconsciously feel about people related to the parties? I give a questionnaire about a few basic feelings about cultural issues like race, religion, and current events. However, I'd do a session of random street interviews three different times, each time dressed up in either republican/pro-trump clothes, democratic/pro-hillary clothes, and then in neutral, non political clothing. Although I'd record peoples answers, I'd also take notes on how they responded: were they hostile? Defensive? Did they feel the need to explain? Did they even agree to take the short survey?

*Genetic Manipulation: As gene mapping and manipulation becomes more of a reality, how do people actually feel about it in an ethical sense? If they could manipulate the genes of their unborn child, would they? Why or why not? Could separate info into different demographics like age, religion, major/job, etc.

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