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I only just started thinking about my EE and I want to do it on biology and something to do with designer babies. Does anyone have any ideas on what specific questions I could do about that? And do you think it's such a good idea to do it on something with so much ethical debate going on?

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I only just started thinking about my EE and I want to do it on biology and something to do with designer babies. Does anyone have any ideas on what specific questions I could do about that? And do you think it's such a good idea to do it on something with so much ethical debate going on?

Stefanie:

I think that sounds like a great topic, when I first read it, it sounded really interesting to me and I even searched it on the net! Here are a couple of links I saw that you've probably already checked out, but anyway :D They might not be much help with your EE, since they're just a little research to help you decide whether or not you want to do this topic :lol:

http://www.bionetonline.org/English/content/db_cont1.htm

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/...,989987,00.html

http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000006DD57.htm

http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/agar.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designer_babies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes...g_summary.shtml

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3913053.stm

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_an...icle1706614.ece

As for whether or not you should do such a debated topic, I think it is best for you to ask your IB Coordinator. :P

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I've changed my EE topic about 5 million times.

This is what I've decided on:

(feedback would be appreciated)

To what extent did Jean Jacques Rousseau's political, social, and religious ideology impact Maximilien Robespierre and the various Jacobin Clubs?

It might get more narrow as I start to do more research, though.

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I only just started thinking about my EE and I want to do it on biology and something to do with designer babies. Does anyone have any ideas on what specific questions I could do about that? And do you think it's such a good idea to do it on something with so much ethical debate going on?

My only problem with that topic is how will you be able to incorporate an experiment that you can do into this topic. I have the same kind of concern for your topic deedoz.

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So far my topic is:

'How does temperature affect the antimicrobial properties of honey?' but it's subject to change.

I have done some research but I have my end of year exams next week. After that, however, I'm free to work on my English coursework, my EE and my group 4...

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I'm having trouble deciding what subject to do my EE on because I've always been interested in human biology and nutrition but most of my ideas for experiments can't be done in school and will need experimentation on humans or will clash with chemistry. The simpler option is probably to do something more based on bacteria and plants but I'm not very interested in it.

I'm also considering English as a topic which is kind of strange for me because I don't exactly excel in it but I randomly have this passion for Jane Austen. Any advice on which I should choose? Or any ideas on interesting but do-able biology topics? Because I'm also a little worried that Jane Austen is too common and probably will be considered boring or unoriginal by the marker ><

Stefanie:

I think that sounds like a great topic, when I first read it, it sounded really interesting to me and I even searched it on the net! Here are a couple of links I saw that you've probably already checked out, but anyway ;) They might not be much help with your EE, since they're just a little research to help you decide whether or not you want to do this topic :D

As for whether or not you should do such a debated topic, I think it is best for you to ask your IB Coordinator. :)

Thanks for all the websites and info! :P

But sadly I just read the marking schedule and it turns out ethics/religion/politics are all definite nos

Since then I've been stressing a lot about my topic and reconsidering even doing bio. I posted a comment just then about choosing between English and bio... hard decision

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IM starting my EE. I wanna do it on physics. Im trying to do it on light and photography. But i cant figure out a topic that links the two of them. I know there probably is a lot... but i cant figure out a way to make it specific enough. I was thinking that i would investigate why different types of films are used outside and inside. But i have a feeling it isnt specific enough...i cant frame it into a solid research question.can anyone help....please?

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Hey! :)

In our school they just started talking about the extended essays. My problem is that I always thought I would do mine in Economics, but now my teacher had a heart attack and I don't think he'll be able to supervise. Plus I don't have a topic and I'm a little worried about the investigation part...anyway, many question marks involved.

Another option would be English B. I didn't think too much of it yet but some ideas would be:

- Addiction (of any type) in Great Britain and its influence on literature (maybe with an accent on Trainspotting)

- Something that has to do with cartoons and their influence on children's development (but this doesn't sound like a topic for English anymore :P )

I also wanted to ask if it a requirement for the essay to be on culture, literature OR the other one (I just found out about it today, so I'm not very informed) or it can be a merge of two. Because I would like to focus more on the cultural aspect. And also, what should the investigation consist of?

Thanks a lot. And by the way, I am kinda' scared right now, after seeing your topics. They all sound really professional :)

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ok so my extended essay is in visual art: and my topic question or whatever is:

A comparison between women represented in Middle Eastern art and women represented in Western art.

so anyone have any good advice or suggestions? i would be so grateful! =D

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