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Nick Richardson
Instructor: Malcolm Campbell English 1103
February 4,2013

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Introduction/Overview

Topic Proposal: Work a Sweat with the Intemet

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Will increased use of the Internet help in America the knowledge needed to 4oo.I I-u. { {*o'e I lead a more healthful lifestyle? I will be examining whether or not use of the Internet in todays
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society helps people all across the United States in their quests to become healthier human beings. I want to research this topic because health is a large part of my life and I use the Internet

to help my knowledge of base of this topic, so I would like to know if more people are using it to
increase their health. While some people may say that the internet is contributing to America's

obesity problem, I believe it is also helping people lead healthier lifestyles by providing them

with more information and ultimately making them more knowledgeable about exercising and
healthful living.
The main preliminary research I did for this was talk to my peers about it and use the interest inventory assignment. My peers helped me refine my topic from the broadness
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to my current topic. Also the interest inventory made me use critical thinking to come

up with this idea.

All in all this led me to focus in on the topic I have at the moment.

This topic is highly debatable. Some may say the Internet is a leading cause of the health
issues many Americans face. However you can also make the argument that the Intemet is

helping educate and motivate people to handle their health issues, which is what I hope to
research.

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Initial Inquiry Question(s)

Does use of the Internet in today's society help people become more knowledgeable

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exercising?
Does the Internet contribute more to people being healthy or people being unhealthy?

My Interest in this Topic I'm interested in exercising

because health is a large part of my

life. I already know

fair

amount of leading a healthful lifestyle, due to

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projgct and by my life. I would like to

learn whether or not the Internet is helping people become more knowledgeable about exercising
and whether or not

it is helping people achieve their exercising goals.

Next Steps

I would like to now research this topic via Internet. I will go to specific websites about
weight loss and weight lifting, visit forums to see what everyone is talking about, and learn
through these sources. I

will

also do research in the library to learn more about this topic,

through use of books relating to these topics.

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