Topic

Support of the Conspiracy Theory that JonBenet Ramsey was Abducted and Murdered by a Child Pornographer

Instructions

Rationale

Because the major assignment for this semester is based upon a large research-driven project, I am requiring a proposal that lays out the general research questions and thesis for the research paper. This is to accomplish two things: 1) to get you thinking about your final project early in the semester, and 2) to allow me to help guide you throughout the semester and to stop any issues with the project before they start. Important: you will not be locked in to this proposal for the rest of the term. You will be able to adjust and/or change your topic as long as I am notified in advance.

Invention

The key to this proposal is to think of questions related to our course readings and discussions (regarding the defense or refutation of a particular conspiracy theory). The actual topic and argument in your project is entirely up to you. Here are the specific questions I would like you to consider:

Which conspiracy theory are you interesting in writing about?
Which side of the argument will you take (for the theory or against)?
Why is this particular theory of interest to you?
What do you know about this theory at this point?

Composition

This proposal should be around one to two paragraphs, and should include the main topic you want to research, your initial argument regarding that topic, and your rationale for researching the topic (Why is it important? What is it that interests you about it?).

Answer Preview

The police delved much into pinning the murder to the Ramseys that they ignored to consider the possibility that Ramsey was kidnapped for child pornography. According to Singular (1999), sex predators always target children that have been exposed by the media and that have experience in beauty pageantry. In that connection, there is a likelihood that JonBenet Ramsey fell in this category due to the renowned child beauty she had become. In instances of online child pornography, children with are lured and exposed to highly explicit materials that depict nakedness. In this case, Oliva, one of the key suspects in the case was found to be in possession of several sexually explicit photographs including Ramsey’s (Mei, 2016). Therefore, it is hard to ignore the fact she had come into contact with the child pornographer.

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