Chelsea+Perkins+inquiry

=__**Final Project:**__= = =


 * Part I: Historical Inquiry**


 * Part II: Paul Harvey Rest of the Story Version**

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 * Part III: Digital Video**


 * Part IV: Inquiry Application Essay**


 * Part V: Reflect Letter & Self-Evaluation**


 * Initial inquiry work: **

Ideas:

1. I have a cousin that works for a foundation that fights to end violence against women and girls, especially in Africa and the Middle East. Some of the stories that he has shared about the people he has met and the things he has seen are shocking and eye-opening. I would love to research this topic further, and find out more information about the rights that women have in these areas and the ongoing violence against them. How women are being treated, how they cope, what’s being done and by who, battle against AIDS, etc.

2. The Holocaust is another topic that really interests me. I have been interested in it since elementary school and I love learning about it. It is such a broad topic and I'm not sure what aspect of it that I would like to focus on yet. It could be interesting to focus on the art, song, literature, etc. that emerged during this time as a result of the War. I also think it would be interesting to look into the stories of other teenagers/young adults from this period, other than Anne Frank.

3. Other ideas:
 * Deforestation and other environmental issues in Africa - motivation? effects?
 * The Salem Witchcraft Trials
 * Wedding traditions - how do they differ in different regions? countries? how did they begin?

4. Possible questions:
 * Why isn't the fight to end violence against women in Africa getting more attention?
 * What is being done to gain awareness on women's rights (or lack of) in Africa?
 * **What is life //really// like for African women?**
 * How is the environment in Africa changing and why is it an issue?
 * What affect does the AIDS/HIV pandemic have on Africa, especially women and children?

5. Resources:
 * http://kabiza.com/i_was_born_woman.htm
 * "I was born a woman"
 * A woman tells her story about living in Uganda - low salary, couldn't receive schooling, high rates of HIV because of infidelity, etc...
 * http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/cgi-bin/proxy.pl?server=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=3675095&site=ehost-live&scope=site
 * Examines the political and economic violence used against women in Uganda. Includes interviews with women who were raped or sexually abused by soldiers. Rape is considered a form of political and economic violence, because women who are raped are abolished from their village.
 * http://www.wfp.org/stories/blog-day-life-four-african-women
 * Four interviews with African women about their daily lives - discusses their dreams, anxieties, battle for food, safety...
 * http://drc.vday.org/news-081109
 * "Clinton describes plan to fight sexual violence in Congo"
 * Last year, Hiliary Clinton unveiled a $17 million plan to fight sexual violence - the money will be used to help train gynecologists, provide rape victims with video cameras to document violence, and send military engineers to help train Congolese police officers to crack down on rapists
 * http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/chronicle/cache/bypass/lang/en/home/archive/issues2010/empoweringwomen/confrontingviolenceagainstwomen?ctnscroll_articleContainerList=1_0&ctnlistpagination_articleContainerList=true
 * "Confronting violence against women - what has worked well and why"
 * "The costs of violence are extremely high as they include the direct expenses for services to treat and support abused women and their children and to bring perpetrators to justice, as well as untold costs that may be inflicted on families and communities across generations, reinforcing other forms of violence prevalent in society."

Chelsea's Rough Draft