Data Driven Research Topic

I have decided to do my data driven researcher project on learn about culture through travel. My research question will be "What does literature tell us about traveling to countries to learn more about cultures in different parts of the world?" This topic interests me because I have traveled to many different places before and have learned about the different cultures in the areas I have traveled to. I want to see if traveling to a country is the best way to learn about their culture.

3 Potential Research Topics

My Possible Research Topics
1) What does data tell you about increasing attendance at Hockey games?
2)How does literature reveal the evolution of mega yachts getting us to where we are today?
3) What does literature tell us about traveling to countries to learn more about cultures in different parts of the world?

Article Bias Assignment

In the article "Why Should We Not Have The Death Penalty" by author Unknown it explains the good and the bad of haven't the death penalty. The author later argues the death penalty should not be eliminated from the justice system. During the article he demonstrates many different forms of bias throughout the article. I chose Observation Selection bias and Stereotyping as two strongly enforced bias shown in this article. There are many other examples of bias but these are most commonly used in the article.
   Observation selection bias is one example he uses in the article. This is the effect of suddenly noticing things that were not noticed previously and as a result wrongly assuming that the frequency has increased. He uses this went describing innocent people who have been sentenced to death. He supports the death penalty because so many cruel, guilty people have been put have been put to death by it. He also noticed that the number of innocent people being put to death has increased after doing research. This is an example of Observation selection bias, that number did not increase innocent people have been killed for as long a history goes back. He just never realized that after seeing how large those numbers really are.
Stereotyping is another form of bias used in the article. The author concludes the article with examples of people being put to death because of their race. He says in a white jury or mostly white jury a man of different race will more likely be put to death then a white man. I believe this is an example of stereotyping because I do not think that is true in all cases these days. Racism is not as big a problem as it was further back in history. I think most people have the right idea about racism and I does not impact the justice system as much a described in the article. Therefore, stereotyping is a bias used in this article to support the authors argument.
In the article "Why Should We Not Have The Death Penalty" the good and bad result of the death penalty are portrayed. We also saw a variety of example of different bias shown in the article supporting the author point of view. Observation selection bias and Stereotyping are just a few demonstrated in the article.

The Real George Reese (Profile a Peer)

       George Reese, a senior at Norton High School and a caption of the Lancer's Football team, is a character I was happy to sit down with and learn more about.

       George is a friendly guy who can relate to almost anyone. For example, he has broken his ankle before and still lives to tell the story of how the trainer made him walk back to the school with a broken ankle, but that's a story for him to tell. He also favors the movie "Stepbrothers" because "of the relevance in the movie." He enjoys traveling as he has been to Mexico before and he says he prefers the city because your life is all in one place. He is an honest guy who admits he eats too much fast food and likes all music except country.
       One thing you need to know is that Mr. George Reese loves football. When I asked him if he likes sports, he simply corrected and said he loves sports. So his follow up answer to what sport do you like the most was no surprise coming from Norton's captain when he explained, "Football, it is the greatest sport on earth." Nothing else had to be said to feel this young man's passion for the game, which explains his die-hard fandom for the Philadelphia Eagles. When I asked him, "If you were to die in a week and had $1,000,000, what would you do?" He simply replied, "I would go to Phily and watch the Eagles play!" This was another example of George's love for the game and his team.
        Some things you might not know about George is his dream job is to be a teacher/football coach. This shocked me but it showed his drive to do what makes him happy and successful. Also, George has a very kind personality and it is shown when he answer my question, "If you won a billion dollars right now, what is the first thing you would buy?" He very calmly answered, "Turf Fields for Norton High School." Of course like any human being he wanted it named after him and I believe that shows another side of him and how he can relate to others. He also answered my question, "Do you want to get married someday?" with a every common answer, "Do I want to...no. Will I...probably." This shows his attitude compared to everyone and how similar it is.
       After talking with George, he appears to me as a person who is satisfied with his situation and strives to make every day just a little bit better for everyone around him. Therefore, he is someone I can see many people looking up to as a leader and as a friend.

Mr. Kefor Questions

A.) I believe incentives strongly govern peoples behavior. Not just in school or work but in life everyday. If there is an incentive to get something done I think it will get done productively. This is possible because when people have a driving force, whether its a raise, someone pushing you or pure joy and the feeling of accomplishment they have a reason to continue and get things done.                             In my opinion the best incentive varies for every individual. For most people money is a huge incentive, but others might think of other peoples before themselves and motivate themselves just based off other peoples satisfaction and pure joy. Sadly not many people think like that so money would be the best incentive. It also depends on the environment. Not many people would volunteer there time for others in a work atmosphere. If it is for the community hopefully you could find more people volunteering there time.
B.) An aesthetic experience I have gone through is starting for Norton High's Hockey team as an 8th grade. I was extremely nervous going into this game. In warm ups I could not focus for my life. I have played at much higher levels before but for some reason the atmosphere got to me. Once the puck dropped nothing else mattered but stopping the little black thing from going into the net. Within the first minute I had gotten 2 shots both were nice saves. At this point when all my senses came together and I knew I could do it was an amazing moment of my life. Today I am the starting goalie as a freshman and  I am more ready then I have ever been.            

Bucket List (Long Term)

1)      I want to go on a RV road trip. This has always been a dream of mine to ride the California coast in a RV. I would start in Seattle and Finish in Las Vegas. I would go all the way down to LA though.

2)      I have always wanted to go deep sea fishing. I go down the cape ever summer and I always see the boats rolling in and out of the harbor. I just want to hop onto a 38 foot Viking 270 with a tuna tower and just go out for the day.

3)      I need to go onto the end of one of those giant bubbles. I don’t care if I am 97 and on my death bed I am having two huge men jump off the end of a plat form and onto the other end of the bubble so I fly through the air to my grave. I see people do it all the time on TV and in Magazines and I want to do it so bad.

4)      I want to go to Florida and rent a Can/Am Spider Roadster. Then roll around Tampa to Naples to Fort Lauderdale to Miami. I would spend a week in each area and all I would have is a back pack and the motorcycle.

5)      My last Bucket List point is to travel to Australia for a month. I heard it’s like three different worlds in one. I would go to all of it with all my Australian Buddies and travel the outback. Then scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef. Then to finish I would chill in the city. 

Bucket List (Short Term)

1)      To begin my bucket list, I need to meet Patrice Bergeron and own a real Bergeron jersey! Patrice Bergeron is my idol. Not just on the ice but of the ice too.   

2)      I want to play varsity soccer in my high school career. I play JV this year and I think making varsity before the end of my senior year is reasonable.   

3)      I want to win an award for the high school hockey team. I played last year as an 8^th grader and I want to stand out this year.

4)      I want to go to Dunkin Donuts and purchase 6 donuts after 3 o’clock and get 6 donuts free, then eat every one of them by myself.

5)      I want custom Nike Roche Runs. I made this nasty pair of Roche Runs on Nike ID and I want them so bad.

6)      I want to get more than two shut outs this season for hockey. I got two last year so I would like to exceed that limit this year.

7)      Get a job! Getting a job is very important so this is a must have for me.