Originally, my topic was to relate the two texts, "The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins and "The Selfless Gene" by Olivia Judson. However, this topic was way too broad. I needed to narrow it down. All of the topics seemed OK to me, but nothing really stuck out to me. I thought that this was going to be another boring research paper I had to write, like in all of my other classes. After getting my topic-write-up back, I actually noticed there was a topic that was interesting to me. I didn't see the second ready-made topic until after submitting my topic, which was really a much better topic and I didn't have to figure it out on my own. It is the only topic that I was leaning towards from the beginning. Most of the other topics are not really in my area of interest.
Before learning of this ready-made topic, I did consider other topics, because I didn't think I had a choice. I was considering the first ready-made topic, which was about the World's fair, Futurama and global warming. I thought that the topic was a little interesting, but after reading the second topic, I realized that the first one seemed a lot more boring to me. It was a choice that would decide the outcome of my paper. If I chose the first topic, it would be a boring paper, and if I chose the second, well, at least I'd have a chance!
The second topic appeals to me because it is not about technology, but about humanism and biology, which are more interesting to me. I really like the texts and films related to this topic, so it is exciting for me to do the research. If I had chosen the other topic, I'd have a much harder time getting into the paper, and would probably end up with a really poorly written one. That's why my topic is the second ready-made one, "Is Altruism Possible Under Darwin [and Evolutionary Psychology]? Testing Altruism Out in Ian McEwans Enduring Love (novel or film)."
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