A research paper in progress.....

• What is your research question/inquiry question? My research question is,"What are the long term effects of cell phone use?" 
• Why did you settle on this question? What interests you about the topic? Explain. I settled on this question because I use my cell phone a lot to do everything. It interest me because there are so many ideas on cell phones and the damages that are caused by them. 
• How is your question/topic timely? Why is it important to address this topic? Why should people care about it? My question is timely because cell phones are constantly changing. It is important to address this because many of my classmates and people of my age use their cell phones and need to be aware of the affects. 
• What do you expect to find in your research? What preliminary research have you done that makes you expect this? I expect to find that there are some strong opinions about the effects of cell phone use. I have read many articles on cell phone use prior to me being in this class. Some people even belief that phones give off radiation and can cause cancer. 
• Are you coming across scholars w/ different answers to your question, or different views of your topic? (If you're NOT and people seem to all agree, then your research question and topic probably aren't worth pursuing, right?) Explain what these answers/views are that you are finding. (Remember that our textbook warns us of the dangers of binary thinking on pg. 6.)What do you think about the different viewpoints? Where do you stand on the issue, and do you think your mind could change the further you get into this semester-long inquiry? There are many views on the effects of cell phones. Some people believe that there can be long term effects ranging from carpal tunnel to cancer. Others believe that there are no severe damages that can come from cell phone usage. It also depends on your usage. I think that some of the language that is used is very harsh, especially when death is spoken of. I think that the use of cell phone could not cause mush harm but I think that with some research my mind could change. 
• Any questions or concerns you'd like to address? I am not sure if my question is specific enough but hopefully it will suffice.