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Research Thesis on Orchid Hunting during the Victorian Era


Blair_K 3 / 4 4  
May 29, 2015   #1
I am working on an independent study, undergraduate research paper that needs to be approximately 6000 words long. I am not done the entire essay yet but I would like to have some advice on how I can make my introduction and research questions as clear and concise as possible. I am going to be posting more sections of my paper to this same thread (since it is all for one paper) once I am done new sections such as the literature review, findings, methodology, etc. I will be adding more to my Research Question section once I am completed the Literature Review but so far I am just including the actual questions in this post. Here is the instructional outline for the entire paper from my course syllabus along with the approximately word length expected for each section:

Final Written Research Project:

The final written project report should be approximately twenty-five pages [6,000 words] in length, not including the bibliography/works cited. The project report should generally contain the following elements:

a) Title and title page
b) Abstract (200 words)
c) Introduction, including a brief statement of research area, topic and purpose (250 words)
d) Research questions, general and specific (300 words)
e) Literature review (1,500 words)
f) Methods, including limitations and ethical issues (1,000 words)
g) Findings (1,500 word)
h) Discussion (1,000 words), including the project's relevance, its connection with the literature, its implications, and what could be the next steps)
i) Conclusion (250 words)
j) Bibliography
k) Appendices (such as interview schedules, questionnaires)
All papers should be double-spaced and use a 12-point text size.

Introduction:

Orchids have been a part of our lives for more than two hundred years and have captured the interest, admiration and imagination of orchid collectors, horticulturists, and consumers alike. During the Victorian Era, European orchid collectors seen the orchid as a signifier of unknown, undiscovered places and uncivilized peoples (Berliocchi, 14). The anxiety and curiosity that orchids incited influenced many European orchid collectors to travel long distances to gather orchids and bring them back to Europe for study and profit. This research paper relates to the broad topic of European orchid collector history during the Victorian Era with a more distinct focus on the efforts of British orchid hunters and horticulturists and their written texts during the late eighteen hundreds. More specifically, this paper will provide a detailed qualitative analysis and discussion of two British, Victorian texts the first of which is from the orchid hunter Albert Millican and the second text from the horticulturist Lewis Castle. There are three purposes for this research paper all of which are explored through a post-colonial, eco-critical lens. The first purpose of this research paper is to explore how the orchid was described in the British travel writing and horticulturist texts of interest. The second purpose of this research paper is twofold and involves an evaluation of the ways in which the orchid landscapes, nature and the non-European natives were described and contextualized in Millican's travel writing and the implications that these descriptors have on the desirability of the orchids. The final purpose of this research paper is to examine the relationship between how the orchid was described in Castle's text and the desirability of orchids amongst collectors.

Research Questions:

Considering the topic and purpose of this research paper, the following research questions were put forth:
- RQ1: How was the orchid described in the horticulturist text written by Lewis Castle and the travel writing of Albert Millican?
- RQ2: How are the orchid landscapes, nature, and the non-European natives described and contextualized in Millican's travel writing and what are the implications that these descriptors have on the desirability of the orchids?

- RQ3: What are the implications of how the orchid is described in Castle's text in relation to the reasons why the orchid was desirable amongst collectors?

Works Cited:
Berliocchi, Luigi. The Orchid in Lore and Legend. United States: Timber Press, 2000. Print.

Thank you,
Kameela Amer
justivy03 - / 2,366 607  
May 31, 2015   #2
- During the Victorian Era, European orchid collectors have seen the orchid as a signifier ofsignificant unknown, undiscovered places and uncivilized peoplespeople (Berliocchi, 14).

- ....this paper will provide a detailed qualitative ( "qualitative" has a root word, "quality", I'm not sure if you would like to talk about quality or quantity, numbers and figures in your analysis, if you do so, you might want to change that into, "quantitative analysis") analysis and discussion of two British,

- There are three purposespurpose for this research paper all of which are explored through a post-colonial, eco-critical lens.

- The second purpose of this research paper is twofoldbifold and involves an evaluation

Blair, your introduction is good. I just hope you add more abstract description about your topic as this will enhance the message you want to get across your readers.

As you go along with this research paper, make sure you mind the following;

- sentence construction, make sure you have a good and smooth flow of ideas in order to keep your readers to read through

- word usage, it's not necessary to use big words in an article if you don't need to, just make sure that the words you choose best define what ideas you have and this will help your readers understand your research better.

- proof read your elements before you progress into the next one, and before you submit your paper, another round of proof reading will not hurt.

We look forward to the parts of the research paper, keep writing.

Cheers!!!


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