Blog Post #3

My research question is is actually now based off my research and my chosen topic of mythology.

One of my research questions is: Who is Greek mythology's most famous heroes and why?

Another optional research topic I chose is in the current trend of comic book/superhero movies and the question is: A review of comic book and superhero movies and how they are made. So in other words, How are comic book/superhero movies made? This is not the only research question that came to mind though, as I am still debating a certain question, however, this was one of a few I had considered.

My process for selecting these research questions came about by researching ancient Greek mythology and thinking to myself, there are so many famous Greek heroes and gods, who is the most famous one? I instantly thought about Achilles and Hercules, how both are ancient literary and epic heroes. I was always fascinated by Greek myths, creatures and tales I used to hear at the museums, stuff I read as a kid. All of the movies I've seen dealing with Greek mythology, from Hercules, Clash of the Titans, the remake of Clash of the Titans, video games like God of War, and so many others. I had seen this stuff so many times as a kid and just fell in love with it. The same thing with superheroes. I bet almost every kid on the planet growing up saw Spider-Man or Batman for the first time and thought to themselves, "I want to be a superhero." It's a huge trend in movies and among kids these days, when actually it's been that way ever since Superman was first created in 1938. Superheroes define true American values that we all hold dear to, and they keep making them into movies that do so well at the box office.

This concept came to me recently after seeing another addition to the superhero genre, Kick-A**, a real life comedic and violent approach to the superhero world, taking the turn of what would actually happen if someone were to become a superhero in real life.

Out of both of these topic, I think they are both very good because Greek mythology is a favorite topic of mine personally and plus I know both of these topics a very good deal, I have intimate knowledge of mythology, especially Greek and loads of trivia and behind-the-scenes looks at how movies are made. Plus these topics are interesting to me, they are both about enough information so as not to overwhelm too many people, why Greek mythology may seem large, narrowing to a single figure will do, plus both topics are very broad in scope, as many forms of media have been made on both topics and both are good forms of literature.

according to the website , a good topic is made with these in mind:

• It interests you! You'll enjoy it and do a better job.
• It meets the requirements of your assignment.
• It’s broad enough to give you several search options.
• It’s focused enough that you’re not overwhelmed with information.

This is what makes good research papers.

Kevin Bruehl

How can you focus your topic and create a research question?

• Continue background reading (e.g. using CredoReference or a search engine like Google) to identify a specific aspect of interest
• Turn that narrowed focus into a researchable question by asking How, Who, What, When, or Why
• Re-visit the Begin Your Research tutorial to walk through the steps of creating a research question

Instructions for your blog post:

1. What is your research question?
2. What was your process for selecting this research question?
3. Why do you think this is a good topic? (Hint: The Begin Your Research tutorial discusses what makes a “good” topic)