Starting Your Research
The Best Places To Start!
Check these out before you go to Google!:
Databases
RMS Database Tools (How to use databases)
ELM Databases
World Book Online
ProQuest
EBSCO Databases - CLICK ON "FULL TEXT" box under "Limit Your Results" to find articles (cannot be used outside of school)
SIRS Researcher (if you are using this at home - username = isd728, password = bigchalk)
RMS Database Tools (How to use databases)
ELM Databases
World Book Online
ProQuest
EBSCO Databases - CLICK ON "FULL TEXT" box under "Limit Your Results" to find articles (cannot be used outside of school)
SIRS Researcher (if you are using this at home - username = isd728, password = bigchalk)
Research Topics
Please email a teacher for assistance and we can link sources below.
1. ISIS
How did ISIS develop and rise to power? What current issues are they involved with?
2. Women’s Rights
How are women’s rights changing over time in specific Middle Eastern countries?
3. Iran
What concerns does the U.S. have with Iran?
4. Terrorism
What is the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and how did it affect issues in the Middle East?
5. Afghanistan
What is the United States’ influence in Afghanistan?
6. Iraq
Why did the U.S. go to war in Iraq, and now that the U.S. has withdrawn their troops, what will be the future for this country?
7. Water
How does the lack of water affect the Middle East?
8. Oil
How does the presence of oil affect the Middle East?
9. Democracy
Should the U.S. promote democracy in the Middle East? Should the U.S. have an active role in the Middle East?
How did ISIS develop and rise to power? What current issues are they involved with?
2. Women’s Rights
How are women’s rights changing over time in specific Middle Eastern countries?
3. Iran
What concerns does the U.S. have with Iran?
4. Terrorism
What is the Taliban and al-Qaeda, and how did it affect issues in the Middle East?
5. Afghanistan
What is the United States’ influence in Afghanistan?
6. Iraq
Why did the U.S. go to war in Iraq, and now that the U.S. has withdrawn their troops, what will be the future for this country?
7. Water
How does the lack of water affect the Middle East?
8. Oil
How does the presence of oil affect the Middle East?
9. Democracy
Should the U.S. promote democracy in the Middle East? Should the U.S. have an active role in the Middle East?