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Research Journal #2b 3 Paragraphs about research topic

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on a Dallas street in 1963. Since this event many books and articles have been published about the controversy surrounding his death. Due the the lack of solid evidence related to this potential research topic, I came to the conclusion that it would not be the best choice to write a 3,600 research paper about. I then moved onto the idea of analyzing the current nationalized health care bill that is currently being presented to congress. Since the bill itself is over 300 pages long, and constantly changing, I decided that this topic would not be one that could be easily research or argued. Mainly through a process of elimination I have decide to reopen the debate that about America's foreign policy and that an ideology of diplomacy can or cannot be formed into a workable solution to the debate.
After skimming through numerous books about foreign policy and politics in general I have picked up a few facts about diplomacy. This was an idea that was first introduced by Henry Kissinger to be a workable way for a country to conduct foreign affairs in order to avoid major conflict and tragedy. I know that Kissinger's main political ideology was formulated around his perception of foreign policy. He also played a large role in the administration of Richard Nixon.
In this research paper I would like to learn how much of an impact Diplomacy had on the discussions and decisions that the Nixon administration implemented. Throughout this research process I would also like to understand the basic concepts of using diplomacy as a workable foreign policy. I do not fully understand how or if this idea shaped foreign policy during the Nixon administration. I would also like to look at the global political climate before and after Kissinger introduced his idea of Diplomacy and compare the two "political cultures" to see if his ideas actually changed the way that the world conducts business on a global scale.

Research Journal #2a Possible research topics

In order to narrow down my research topics into a workable idea that is scholarly as well as in depth enough to write 3,600 words on, I first looked at the areas of academic interests that I have. These ares were listed in my first research journal. After analyzing these areas I came up with these three topics that fit all the criteria of the research topic.
1. The controversy of the JFK assassination in 1963.
2. The current nationalized health care bill that is being debated in the congress.
3. Diplomacy being used as a workable foreign policy.

Research Journal #1 Areas of Academic Interest

Areas Of Academic Interest

• Politics

-I love to read and study Politics over the last 50 year. I usually Read about Kennedy and Nixon. Both of these administrations were very interesting and fun to learn about. When it comes to politics I also spend a lot of my free time reading about new laws and bills that are and various stages of the system. My interest usually focuses on bills that pertain the the financial industry.

• History, Primarily focusing on American History in the last 50 Years

-As I said under my first bullet point, Richard Nixon and John F Kennedy are two major players in American History that I enjoy to study the most. Perhaps my favorite part of history is learning about the personalities of major historical figures. I enjoy this because when you can see more about who is making laws, you can see why the laws were passed and the effect that they had.

• Communication

- Although communications is not part of my major or any concentration that I plan to pursue, I have come to realize that the subject is very interesting. I like to see the effects that attitude and expression have when it comes to human interaction. I took a public speaking class last semester and I realized the it is a skill that everyone should have and use, I just do not believe that it is a worthwhile focus of study for me.

• Business, Usually focusing of business ethics and financial management
  

- I see business ethics, at least in my definition, as a practical application of the skills that are gain from communication classes. These skills range anywhere from the attitude you have all the way to the way you dress. I have taken my ideas one step further and have started what I call, a social experiment. I am sure that you have noticed that I wear a tie to class everyday. This is because wearing a tie gives people a very serious impression. I am a very serious person when it comes to school and work. I enjoy the respect that comes automatically when I wear a tie. I am showing respect to the people around me and therefore they seem to show me respect at the same time.