project two I-search

Project Two I-Search
Eckerd College

As you begin to move from writing about yourself to writing about others, you will want to locate a topic or a theme from your memoir. As mentioned, the theme doesn’t have to be a direct link to your memoir, but you do need to evidence the larger concern’s appearance or treatment in your memoir. You are entering the first stage of the Project Two Process.

What are some of the larger themes in my memoir? (Themes such as: compassion, knowledge, economics, race, class, gender, politics, etc) Think about what your story ultimately deals with. Have fun and select some topics that you WANT to explore?

Well my paper already talks about the importance of knowledge. Other topics that I would like to explore are race or culture even. I love going places and learning what they do everyday.














Now select one of those themes and brainstorm for a bit about the theme and how it appears in the cultural environment. For instance, if you choose compassion, then you may list ideas such as the Peace Movement, Humane treatment of animals, or issues related to Human Rights such as torture, genocide, etc.



Well I chose culture and race, so groups can be summed up as something that shares a common interest almost. For example, the culture in Florida is different of that in Tennessee. So I am assuming that each state has a different culture or things that they do that are different from the whole of America. And I would like to learn about that.










3. Here is where you write one or two paragraphs, discussing what knowledge, experience, or background you already have about your topic, BEFORE having done any research on it. Explore your positions in regards to the topic.

My topic is obviously knowledge and with knowledge you only know as much as you have learned and retained. So in response I don’t know as much as other people and some people don’t know as much as me in some areas. For example I know how to speak German. Many others know Spanish and I couldn’t speak Spanish to save my life. I believe that my story is a journey to acquire as much knowledge as possible, see others peoples mistakes and learn from my own as well as theirs. To understand and accept others cultures and teach about my own even so that they may have the chance to learn from others.