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Results from the in-class question:

What are the three topics that you might be most interested in working on for your class presentation / term paper project?

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1. effects of Christianity on European people
2. the effects that the Crusades had on the people left behind
3. or you can tell me what to write because I'm really clueless

Greek Church, Corfu

1. Irish / Celtic clans
2. Spanish bullfighting
3. European stylized music

1. I haven't really thought about it yet, but maybe the conflict betwen the Basques and the Spanish / French governments, terrorists and separationist issues

1. I have not thought about what I would like to work on yet
2. ?
3. maybe something Greek

1. Oracle of Delphi
2. violence in Northern Ireland
3. culture of Amsterdam

1. find out more information about the culture of Catalonia
2. the creation of Ferrari, including the Ferrari family, the racing series, and performance street cars
3. ???

1. differences in German cultures -- Switzerland, Germany, and Austria
2. differfences in cultures of Switzerland -- French, German, and Italian-speaking areas
3. difference between urban and rural Italian settlements

*no preference between three topics -- all equally interesting

1. I have not really given this any thought yet
2. I was thinking about some aspect of the battle of Waterloo

1. positive and negative effects of the European Union on small, medium and large countries and/or the benefits of joining vs. remainng independent of it
2. decreasing birth rates and sustaining populations in Europe today
3. I don't know

1. I haven't really thought about it
2. maybe something on the influence of Islam on Europe and Christianity
3. something on the Greek culture today

1. I haven't thought about it, but if we can write about ancient cultures I would like to study the Spartan or Roman warfare

1. I would like to work on Gypsies
2. I would like to research Cockney language
3. from there, the b???? craze of their national sport of "soccer"

*all of these are my top choices; either is fine

1. I haven't thought about it yet; probablay something to do with Germany or Turkey and the European Union
2. something to do with immigration / assimilation and loss of identity
3. loss of languages (lost languages)

1. collapse of the Roman Empire
2. the Crusades
3. *the facts and fictions of King Arthur
   and the Knights of the Round Table
4. what started WWI ?

(these are in no particular order)

1. I haven't thought about it yet

1. I have not yet thought about it. I need ideas on how specific this should be.

1. what traditions have remained in Europe ?
   which traditions have changed ?
2. the effect of the EU over Europe's economy
3. what do people think of the U.S. over in Europe ?

haven't really thought about it but . . .

1. something on the E.U.
2. topics on globalization
3. the wine industry
   compare / contrast countries

Donardegi Basque Farmstead

1. I really haven't thought about it. I am interested in the Basque people. But I will need more time to learn more about them.
2. I have already read Cod, adn I found that the cod trade was very important and interesting

Belgian Lace Worker

1. women in the French working class . . .
   I did a UROP on French laundresses in the 19th century -- if I could expand and update on research I've already done, that would be smart. If it can't be made relevant to the class, though, I'd do something else.
2. something regarding the culture and role of geographically smaller nations -- such as Belgium, Luxembourg, or another small nation

how about?

The Most Serene
Republic of San Marino

1. I haven't thought about it yet . . . maybe something about my European heritage (France, Ukraine)
2. maybe something about different cultural foods (ethnic) in Europe

1. I don't know yet

1. I have no idea -- haven't thoguht about it
2. maybe something having to do with the Venetian culture, but I honestly haven't thought about it