Monday, October 15, 2012

Advantages of Obscurity

Is there really any good that can come out of picking an obscure topic to write a paper about?

My Extended Essay topic is on the effects of melatonin supplements on the human body. Chrome doesn't even recognize "melatonin" as a word.

My Internal Assessment is on the long-term political causes of the Falkland Islands War of 1982. Our library doesn't even have any books on the Falklands themselves, let alone about the Anglo-Argentinian conflict that took place there 30 years ago.

I like to research unusual things that we never learn in school, but there's generally a reason for that: there are no resources, or it is cutting-edge resource.

What do you all think?

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