Extended Essay
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1. Just to make it clear - we will not give you a topic for your EE, but we will help you refine and expand on your original ideas for a topic. You are marked on your choice of topic so we can't help you with that.
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3. Before asking anything about format or requirements for the extended essay, we suggest you read the IB Extended Essay Guide first (which you can download from here).
4. Make your thread titles descriptive. At the minimum, mention the subject area and if you have one, the topic! For instance "History EE on Nazi Propaganda" is better than "EE help please". The people who know about history and nazi propaganda will click on the first thread and probably miss the second one. Help us to help you - give it an accurate title!
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Given that I am quite passionate about music (JPOP) (IB HL Music) and that I have learned japanese (no class due to native-only class) mainly from Jpop I was wondering if it was possible for me to combine these 2 topics as an EE
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Hey guys, I'm really interested in law and I'm trying to go to college for law, and as my EE topic, I want to write about Unitary Executive Theory, a debated constitutional theory in the US. However, we have to pick a subject area to place our EE into, and I don't know what courses could fit a law EE. I was thinking maybe a literature subject, or maybe anthropology, or global politics. Can anyone possibly think of ways to fit a law EE into the IB curriculum?
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Is it easier to get an A in Biology or Chemistry EE? Is it easier to get an A in Science or Psychology EE? If I'm aiming for top universities, what do they give more value to?-EE subject or grade?v
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hi everyone! i need some help with writing my psychology extended essay. i want to write something about the impact of stress on an athlete life and performance but i am not quite sure how to structure the main topic so that it wouldn't be too general. stress in athletes life is really close to be because i am one. the problem is that ive just started 1 year of ib and i alreday have to send my teacher topic, thesis and general plan. can someone help me please
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[font="Comic Sans MS"][color="#9932cc"]I am doing language B for English which is higher level I have the thought of doing EE in this subject. I don't know if it is ok for doing this , and would it have the possibility to get a better mark or it has many difficulties. Thanks for sharing your opinions......[/color][/font]
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Just thinking about my EE and I’d really like to analyze a book. Is there a list of approved books or can I chose any book. If I can chose any book I was thinking doing perks of being a wallflower! and if there’s a list of approved books lmk or send a link plz
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Hi, pls help. I have drafted a research question for my EE which I am doing on English category 2 but have no idea if its good and my supervisor has no idea on anything about extended essays. I wanted to explore the theme of forgotten childhood in the books "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens and "Captains of the Sand" by Jorge Amado, and in the theme explore the human relationships in the gangs which contrast a lot. I don't know how to draft a RQ that is going to be broad enough for me to explore all of this. I'm not sure if I should post it here because of IB rules and stuff but if someone can help pls reply to this and I can send it!
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Hi so i'm having trouble on narrowing down my EE topic. I know for certain that I would like to do it on Genghis khan and I have a few topics that I will list below but I don't know if they are narrow enough or are even relevant. Can anyone help with this? To what extent did the cavalry tactics of Genghis Khan change how war was fought? How did Genghis Khan's use of artillery influence how modern wars are fought? To what extent is Genghis Khan the most successful military tactician in history?
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Hi everyone! So I’m a junior this year and I’ve been putting some thought into my EE, I’m really interested in psych and have been thinking of tests I could do that follow the Ethics Guidelines and would answer my questions. Are we allowed to produce our own data and research in a psych EE or must we use already established data? Thanks! :)
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I have my first draft due in 2 days and my final draft for submission due in 6 days, I have only planned my essay, my essay question is: Are any essential amino acids deficient in a vegan diet? I have just read a thread which specifies NOT to do any group 4 essays without experiments, but, up to today, I have arranged my essay with my supervisor (who has never taught IB) to be literature-based, and I beleive it is too late to change that now; will that affect my grade? Also, I am vegan and was wondering if I take a blood test wether that can be used or identified as an experiment... What do you think? I would also greatly appreciate if anyone knows a place where I can fin…
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Are there any guidelines for using books translated from other languages to english for an english A1 EE? Is it even allowed? Thanks
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So I need help because I originally had a EE topic that I recently discovered wouldn't work out so I have now been scrambling to come up with a new one. My new basic topic is: The effect of temperature on sound waves. But I need help refining this because I'm not sure where to go from here. Any help would be really appreciated, particularly if: - You have finished a physics EE and have advice - You have knowledge on sound waves and their variables - You have any other ideas for a new direction for this topic - Any related research you know of - etc. Thank you!
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I'm in the pre-IB program at my high school in Canada. I have always been interested in CS, and I would like to do my EE on that topic. The thing is, my school doesn't offer Computer Science in IB, Next year (Grade 10), I am taking the Grade 12 non-IB CS course, but will it be enough? (Grade 11 and Grade 12 are the IB years for my school system) Also, I'm wondering what topic my EE should be on. I've been thinking of something like "On the Usage of Genetic Programming to Model Evolution" but I'm not sure if that'll be a good topic. Can anyone who is experienced in CS tell me about possible topics I could do?
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Hello, I am currently struggling as our E.E. first draft is due in very soon and I still do not have a topic. My supervisor is a geography teacher and he wants me to do it on geography (shocking I know) but nothing really interested me when I went through examples. Therefore, I am thinking on doing World Studies and came up with a few ideas. My main idea has to do with discrimination against women and I thought Malala would be a good example to use so maybe something to do with the situation regarding women and education in Pakistan focusing on Malala? But I don't know what subject I would be able to use in that case. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know,…
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Hello, I've been having a lot of trouble settling on a question. My advisor is not replying to my email so I can't get anything approved. My idea is the application of calculus in numbers of different bases (normally we go by base 10 so I can investigate the applicability of calculus in base 9, base 8, etc. ) Does this question look alright? Some other ideas: Does finding the number of prime numbers in any range using the Euclidean algorithm work? I can write about the proof of the Euclidean algorithm and then use computers to apply the euclidean algorithm on all integers. Or maybe a combination of Euclid's method and the euclidean algorithm to fin…
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Hello, I am starting to do my Psychology Extended Essay. I struggled for a while to choose a theme. I'm considering doing an EE on perfectionism and procrastination right now. I still haven't decided what the question will be (it will be something like „ To what extent does (maladaptive) perfectionism affect/cause procrastination“ , „If perfectionism causes procrastination, what specific components of perfectionism are responsible for procrastination“). IS THE TOPIC OF PERFECTIONISM AND PROCRASTINATION APPROPRIATE FOR PSYCHOLOGY EE? I don’t have a supervisor right now, because I am changing the school now, because of the war in my country. Therefore, a…
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Originally, I was planning on writing my EE on bio or chem, but then I found out that you have to do an experiment in order to get a decent grade. Carrying out any of my original experiments at my school wouldn't be possible because we don't have the equipment, and we don't have any other research labs in my area that I could use. So I ditched the idea of a science EE which leaves me with Math (which I'm horrible at) and French (which many people recommended not doing for the EE), English (which I find boring no matter what), and History. I really enjoyed doing my History IA and I got a 7 on it, so I thought I should do my EE in History too. I have two very knowledgeable …
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Hello, So I foolishly assumed that the math EE would be the same as a math ia and chose math. Now I'm having some trouble choosing a question. Does game theory and the game gomoku or maybe connect four work? (gomoku is like connect 5 but on a 15x15 board and you can place wherever instead of just dropping pieces down in columns) Or maybe researching how the AM and GM inequality can be used on polynomials? Like how the laws are applicable and can be used in polynomials. Or maybe the use of newtons sums on recursion?
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Do mathematical variables such as x or y and like specific notation to denote mathematical objects such as G for a particular set count as words? How does IB count the number of words and what counts as a WORD?
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Does anyone know what the word limit for EE math? Appratenly I heard from others that for math dicipline the word limit is lower. Thanks!!
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Hey guys. For those who need assistance writing your IB extended essay, feel free to send me your pitch in DM. I'll do my best to guide you through and help writing your paper. P.S. Let the force be with you, my friend
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HI, so basically I wanted to know that for my business extended essay if I have picked a topic that someone has already done but my essay approach and what I write is different, will it still count as plagiarism, I'm really stressed about that.
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Hi I am really confused with My biology EE RQ, I am way past the deadline and would like id anyone of you here could help me with the questions. I wanted to do something in microbiology and had a idea 1. Effectiveness of different wavelengths of light on the amount of oil released by algae?
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Hello! I was wondering whether the books I’m thinking of using for my history EE are good or not. One is by an anthropologist (who is now an emeritus professor at Stanford) and the other is by a man with a BA in English and MA in Italian Studies from Brown University and his PhD in Comparative Literature from The Catholic University of America.
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So, talking about the Arab Spring 2010-2011 maybe a lil of 2012 should be okay right?
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Hello! I was wondering if writing about a highly controversial topic in history is ok for a history EE. I am just genuinely curious about the topic, but am worried.
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It looks like most of the excellent 50 extended essays doesn't include Business and Management examples. Is it extremely hard to get an A for extended essay in Business and Management? Please comment on my research question: To what extent is the marketing strategy of Starbucks effective globally and how does it affect the newly built Starbucks branch outlet at Xiamen, China in 2010? Is this understandable, if not, are there any suggestions to improve it? I'm pretty sure key terms are missing from the research question but I don't have the list with me. My idea is to take a look of the global marketing and how did it affect on new outlets on a certain region. Is it too …
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My EE is in Swedish B and my RQ is as following: 'How does X Hip hop rapper from 1990s use the (Swedish urban vernacular) respective to X Hip hop rapper from 2010s to clarify/convey messages?'. Is this question appropriate for category 2b or 2a? Is it enough with "...convey messages" or do I have to be specific about that? I'd appreciate any help.
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Hi, My EE is in Swedish B and my RQ is as following: 'How does X Hip hop rapper from 1990s use the Swedish urban sociolect respective to X Hip hop rapper from 2010s to clarify/convey messages?'. Is this question appropriate for category 2b or 2a? Is the RQ considered a sociolinguistic or sociological approach? I'd appreciate any help.
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Hi. I’m writing my EE in economics and the question I have is “To what extent do electric vehicles impact gas prices and the negative externalities associated with gasoline cars?” I like the topic but I’m worried that I will not be able to find enough information for it. Is there a way I can change it a little while still discussing electric vehicles? Thanks!
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i have the following question, To what extent do genetic factors play a role in contributing to Social Anxiety Disorder? should i go with it? also would it include Nature vs Nurture Debate because i'm trying to avoid that. thank you
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Hi I am considering doing a geography EE which asks "how does the globalisation of foreign football leagues affect the popularity of X country amongst the local population?" One big issue I have with this topic is that I am not sure if this can even have good spatial emphasis/analysis as I don't think I can map the results of whether the local population tends to watch more foreign leagues or not. 1. So my first question is that I would like opinions on if this topic can have a spatial aspect to it? To solve this problems I am thinking of changing it to "how does the globalisation of foreign leagues affect the sphere of influence of various (2-3 prob…
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ı am planning to do my EE on sherlock holmes. I am not able to talk my EE coordinator. Do you think it is going to take a high grade
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Hello! I've decided to write an extended essay on "A Game of Thrones," the first book in the Song of Ice and Fire series. "To what extent is A Game of Thrones a feminist book?" is my research question. I looked for sources but couldn't locate anything that focused solely on the first book in the series. Please help me if anyone has written their EE on this topic.
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hey, i hope everyone is doing well. good luck to the M2022s on results day. i wanted to know if it is okay to use an autobiography for my literary text in a catigory 1 english EE? i also need some tips for the structure of the essay itself because currently it's just a free-handed bulk of text. i am considering organizing it by the 3 autobiographical elements i found (let me know if they are not accurate or if there are more elements): the discription of the person's life, the meaning of life to them, and the conclusion. i will include the 3 things that the author accomplished under each of the 3 elements and analyze them with literary devices. i also have the option of o…
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Hi everyone, I am looking to see if this is a viable EE topic. I've discussed this with my advisor and they seem to agree, but I am just checking again and trying to get another opinion on doing this as an EE. If anyone could help that would be wonderful. This would be going for category 1 - English, Thanks for anyone helping!
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I'm scared the structure of the book is not complex enough or the analysis is not what they want. Does anyone know or have an opinion on using this book?
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I am doing my EE in biology focusing on the use of DNA evidence in specific situations (I have the situation but I don't want to give away too much so that plagiarism is never questioned). For this I am investigating how others have used DNA evidence, and will not be performing my own experiments. I need some ideas of methods that I could bring up in my EE (as im not sure what is qualified as "methodology") Would I just talk about how I pulled from the specific situation that I used? Or would it be more of what techniques were used in the specific situation in order to collect and analyze the data? Im basically clueless in this part so please, any advice and help is …
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Currently my research question is "Evaluate different way to improve the enigma machine, and suggest what way is theoretically the best?" I'm wondering is this topic specific enough ,or I would need to make some changes before I show it to my counselor?
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I was wondering if my extended essay is sophisticated enough to write 4000 words about with good detail and quality. My subject is biology and my research question is: What are the effects on plant growth of artificial light (of different colours) compared to natural sunlight? I'll be using red (maybe orange), green and with LED lights and have one plant in natural sunlight. The control is a plant grown with no light. I'll be measuring the growth of the plant as my dependent variable. Should I measure something else instead of growth? e.g. vitamin C content.
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I want to write an EE on Cuban Missile Crisis in relation to Kennedy, but I'm not sure how to narrow down the investigation. I was also thinking on something to do with the US's Containment Policy, possibly in relation to George Kennan. Lastly, something to do with Mccarthyism and the Red Scare, but not sure about something specific. Any ideas for specific topics within these?
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Is researching on a state too broad?
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Hey, I really need help structuring my EE I've been writing my EE for some time now and I think I've hit a slump on 2k words. I'm not sure what to add or not add and I feel like I'm going on a tangent. Could anyone give me advice on what to do My topic is how the video streaming service will be characterized as an Oligopolistic competitive market. Thank you!
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Can anyone recommend any algorithms of cryptocurrency that I can write my extended essay comparison on? and any other suggestions in terms of crypto (or any tips really) when writing a CS EE? I'd appreciate any help, thank you!
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anyone got any ideas?
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I chose these two topics as I found these to be the most intriguing when I was learning them and doing an experiment on these would be fun. However, I don't know how to formulate the RQ or pick the chemicals/substances I build my experiment around. Any advice?
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Hey, I am planning on doing my Extended Essay in Math. After doing some revision on my previous choice of topic I came up with a new topic: The geometry of GPS navigation My research question would be: What is the role of mathematics and geometry in particular in GPS navigation? Would that research question be specific enough? Or do you have any ideas for improvement or refining it? My approach would roughly be looking at triangulation, explaining with diagrams how it works and what role it play in GPS navigation. Then I would look at trilateration and how this helps Would including how speed can be measured via GPS be appropriate? If I would have time and words left I a…
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How bad is it if my EE is under 3500 words? I've heard EEs in the Sciences are typically shorter. Is there anyone who has scored an A or B with a word count under 3500? I feel like I just don't have much more to say about my experiment...
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My EE research question is "How does varying concentrations of CaCO3 affect the catechin levels of green tea", but I'm running into problems into how exactly to measure it. The basis for my question is to test how does varying mineral content of water affect the taste of tea, and in my research I found that CaCO3 was one of the minerals in water, and catechin is the main component of green tea which affects the bitterness and astringency (effectively taste). I wanted to use spectroscopy but the maximum absorbance for catechin is around 270nm, which is far lower than the machine I have available to me, which only uses the visible light spectrum (around 400-700nm). I w…
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Hi! I'm doing prompt 34 for my ToK exhibition, and, well, I can't find a third object. My first two objects are pretty strong, but for the third object, I can't find anything that "brings a new perspective into the discussion." Now I'm stuck. Any help would be appreciated.
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