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World of Wonder Proposal/Statement of Controlling Purpose

Discuss the following:


What is your wonder? (Research Question)
Why are cameras such an important vehicle for capturing human life?
What do you know prior to research?
I know prior to the research that cameras help create memories for ourselves. Photographs created from cameras make us cherish and value the
moments that make us happier in life. Cameras let us picture those images from the time before. Cameras play such an important aspect of human life because
it lets us express ourselves.

What are some interesting things that you have found in your research?
Several interesting things that I found in my research were that photography can tell us what is important to ourselves. Also, cameras let us see the
beauty within a picture. Photographs help us remember the times when we were feeling our own emotions. Cameras can create special pictures that can be
cherished among ourselves forever. Photographs are our own story created within a picture.

What are three sources you will use for the project? (links)
https://digital-photography-school.com/6-reasons-why-photography-matters/
http://inspiredm.com/role-photography-play-life/
http://learnmyshot.com/why-documentary-photography-is-important/

How will you present your information? What writing genres are you considering?
I will present my information through Weebly (a website source). The writing genres that I am considering about are narrative and informative.

What are some things you would still like to look for?
Some things that I would still like to look for is the way cameras capture our own special moments in our lives. Also, how cameras function the way they
do in order to create pictures.

Your statement of controlling purpose will be the forerunner of your t hesis statement. It will contain keywords that will tell what the paper is going to
accomplish: analyze, compare, contrast, define, prove, support, explain.
Examples: 1. The purpose of this project is to compare and contrast the efficiency of a two stroke engine to a four stroke engine.
2. The purpose of this project is to analyze the effects of the gravitational pull between the earth and the moon.
3. The purpose of this project is to explain the causes and effects of Lou Gehrigs disease.
4. The purpose of this project is to prove and support that global warming exists.
5. The purpose of this project is to define how the 1st amendment has benefitted our county.

Statement of controlling purpose: __The purpose of this project is to explain how cameras capture the importance of human life.
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When you begin your project, your statement of controlling purpose will guide your writing and research. A final statement of controlling purpose will present
the subject, will reveal your attitude toward the subject, and will introduce a plan of development for the rest of the paper. This will be presented in the
Purpose portion of your Dear Reader letter.

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