Place Based.

This research paper is the first time I've had to think about placed based research. Most of my past high school research papers were focused on events or people from history or literary themes in novels. This is the first time I've had to research a place. Choosing an online community has been kind of rough since its not a physical place and is more intangible than an actual location. However, I believe that gives me more control over the topic since I can bend the information in a manner that can work out well for me. Facebook has served as a way to represent the new generation of people all around the world. It has allowed my topic to be more than a town and at the same time still be limited in certain respects. To make a successful essay which deals with place based writing, the author needs to find a way to seemlessly integrate research and quotes into the essay without taking away from the flow and making it unnatural. The paper should focus on the intricate aspects of the place while showing how to relates to the entire place as a whole, focusing on how each piece works in harmony to create the atmosphere. In this way you emphasize the importance of every aspect that makes the community special. The problem is, when dealing with an idea like social networking, there is so much information available on the topic it is hard to remain on just the community aspect of a site like Facebook. One of my concerns is that the paper will not focus enough on the community aspect and will focus more on the profiles. Another concern is that my personal biases in my opinion will be too strong. As long as the essay is on topic, structured so as to flow, and focused, it can produce a good place based essay. By emphasizing the place's importance and why its important, the essay will leave a powerful impression on the reader.