Saturday, February 18, 2012

Free write: Research Paper

I would like to compose my research paper on the positives of being an introvert and extrovert in todays society.  I would like to research more deeply the benefits of both types of personalities and how they add to society in their own separate way.  I became interested in the subject after reading an article in TIME magazine which analyzed the two types of personalities and the positives and negatives of both.  I want to further investigate the former leaders of our country and famous figures of the past who made a large impact on the world and how their personality played a role in their success.  Leaders such as Gandhi who changed the world through the use of non-violence and peaceful protest.  Martin Luther King Jr. is also a great example of a leader who used non-violence to achieve great things.  Other famous figures who carved their way to fame through the business world such as Bill Gates or Steve Jobs would also be very interesting to research.  I want to research the personalities of these people and analyze what about their personalities made them successful.  I do not think this topic will be too hard to find information on.  The article I found in TIME magazine will provide a great deal of helpful information.  With some research in the library, I may be able to find many books on the topic as well as biographies on the important figures that I want to discuss.  These biographies would be helpful in analyzing the personalities of these famous people and what their thought process was that led them to their fame and success. There is also a great amount of information on this subject on the internet.  From surveys to experiments, this could be a very interesting topic with a great amount of information to support it.  I want to organize my paper by first talking very generally about the two types of personalities.  Talking about how people who are introverts or extroverts approach love, music, their home, their job, and many more day to day things. I then want to slowly progress into a more in depth analysis of different famous figures and the importance of their personality.  I want to stress the fact that both types of personalities have been achieved success.  This topic is not only very interesting to me but it also is a topic that has not been looked into extensively.  Although I do not believe it will be hard to find information on, it may be difficult to piece the information that I do find together in an organized fashion.  

1 comment:

  1. Ethan, I think you have an intriguing topic, and I know that with time, you will be able to develop more of an "argument" to this research paper once you've gathered together some of your research. If you are finding your information hard to organize, try to see if you can spot patterns. Maybe you could focus on the 2 personality types as they have been successful in business roles or leadership positions (and when you discuss day-to-day activities, you could feature business/leadership-related activities). I hope this makes sense, but I'm just brainstorming some ways to help.

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