Paper Topics

For my initial set of ideas there are two that I think could be used for my study in Writing and Rhetoric II.

One, is a topic based on my work environment and probably looking at the aspect of family, possibly the idea of how strangers can become family and how I transitioned into this “family” that our work has. The reason why I think this could be an interesting topic is because being in that environment a few times a week I will be exposed to a lot of observation and information in which I can work on notes and seeing as I have been there a few months I can talk from my past experiences, when I first started there. I want to explore this, as before getting a job I never knew this kind of relationship or atmosphere existed and now it’s just instinct, its apart of my culture and who I am. I want to explore how, when and why we suddenly transition into these “families”.

Another topic I was thinking about maybe exploring is the idea of living amongst two prominent cultures. Coming from a British background and now an American but also being apart of the Sikh religion I can see the difference in my American cultured life versus my Indian cultured life. I feel that maybe this idea is a bit basic, but if I could make it more specific it may be a successful topic. I am interested in this as I want to see how or if these cultures merge at all or meet in the middle, due to beliefs, values etc.

I hold a strong relationship to both of these topics because with one I am constantly apart of its like second nature. The other it’s a place like home, a place where I am happy and feel apart of and have strong feelings towards.