Agent Orange in the Vietnam War: To what extent is the US Government to blame for the effects.

Whilst developing my initial project idea, my supervisor inquired about what academic literature I would be using to support my essay and to use for research, and he advised me that I should not just use informal sources. He suggested using sources such as google scholar. Furthermore, he encouraged me to consider the reliability of a source before I use it for research, in particular for some of the literature I was using. Also, he mentioned that it would be difficult to find sufficient primary sources for the essay for the topic I have chosen. Although part of it would be covering modern times, that is only a small fraction of my essay and for the rest there is little to no opportunity to find primary sources like a survey or questionnaire. However, as a result of a conversation with my supervisor, I concluded that it would be too difficult to cover the entire of history for the essay tittle ‘The history of sexism and how it affects th...

My initial idea for my EPQ was to do an essay on the history of sexism and how it affects the prevalence of rape in today’s society. Originally I was very sure on my title and topic and actually chose to do the EPQ because I wanted to write an essay about this title. The title combines three topics that I am passionate about; history, women’s rights and equality, and modern politics regarding rape in our society. I have enjoyed history throughout school, and it has always been one of my strengths. However, the time period I enjoy studying the most is ancient history, in particular the Ancient Egyptians and Ancient Greeks which is an interest I have had from primary school, however, it is not a topic I have ever had the opportunity to cover in history lessons at school. Therefore, I would have enjoyed doing an EPQ project on it to explore my curiosity in a more academic way. However, I couldn’t think of a question that would be specific enough for me to go into an appropriate level of...