Woman
of the World: The Story of Nellie Bly
Essay
Themes and Newspaper Article References
The following themes can be used by
students to help them gather information from newspapers
and newspaper websites.
Students can then use the information to write essays
that will connect current-day issues to the content of
the chapters of the Nellie Bly NewsBook.
Here's how to find current information
on the web about the essay themes below:
1. Select the theme you are interested
in writing about, highlight the text and copy it into
your computer memory (copy function is under a pull-down
menu at the top of the computer screen).
2. Go to a newspaper website or to a
"Google" or other search engine and locate a
text-search block.
3. Paste or type the text you copied in
#1 above into the search form on that web page.
Chapter 1
School Dress Codes
Non-Conformity
Pay Inequities for
Working Women
Nicknames / Pen Names
How Children Cope
with the Divorce of Their Parents
Chapter 2
Child Labor Laws
Enterprising Spirit
Women and Children
Living in Poverty
Practical Jokes
Dreams about Faraway
Places
Chapter 3
Increase in the
Number of People Speaking Spanish in the
U.S.
Tolerance of Other
Cultures and Nationalities
Accuracy/Inaccuracy
of Observations by Witnesses
Censorship / Freedom
of the Press (see the First Amendment Curriculum Guide)
Chapter 4
Obstacles Women Face
in Job-Hunting
Conditions in Mental
Hospitals
Ethics of Reporters
Who Pose as Someone Else to Get Access to News Stories
Ethics of Police
Posing as Reporters When Investigating a Suspect
Chapter 5
Immunity from
Prosecution for Crimes
Pretending to be
Someone You Aren't
Chapter 6
Mistreatment of
Mentally Ill Patients
Search for Missing
Relatives / Children
Chapter 7
Power of the Press as
a Watchdog for the People
Examples of
Investigative Reporting in Today's Newspapers
Influence of
Lobbyists
Bribery of
Politicians
Chapter 8
What to Pack for a
Trip of Three Months
What Causes
Seasickness?
How to Read a Map
How to Plan a Trip
Chapter 9
Religious Dressing
Traditions
Attitudes of Others
About American Tourists (The Ugly American)
Chapter 10
Visa Limitations
Imposed by the U.S. on People from Other Countries
Poverty as a Catalyst
of Revolution
Tolerance of Others
Toward Americans
Competition
Fashions in Other
Countries
Chapter 11
Celebrity Status
Jealousy
Chapter 12
Labor Strikes and
Violence
Whistle -Blowers and
Free Speech
Chapter 13
The Effects of
Gambling on Poor People
Age Differences Among
Married Couples
Women Managing Large
Corporations
Embezzlement at
Corporations
Chapter 14
Women Suffrage
Movement
Women War
Correspondents
Family Feuds over
Money
Advice Columns in
Newspapers
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