4.+Topic+Proposal

4. Topic Proposal


 * Topic Proposal:** The proposal is **//one paragraph//** summarizing what you plan on writing about in your paper.

What is your topic? What essential question(s) are you planning on addressing? What subtopics are you planning on exploring to develop your topic? What conclusions are you reaching about your topic?

My topic that I am researching is about Jackie Robinson, who was one of the first African American athletes to participate in Major League Baseball. Although nearly all of the essential questions could aid my efforts in providing evidence to prove that Jackie Robinson was a hero, there are a few that would have a greater impact. This includes questions like, " How did the fans treat Jackie Robinson during his rookie season and how did these treatments change throughout his career or not?" and, "What specific events or persons during his childhood greatly influenced Jackie Robinson to play baseball?." A few subtopics that I will explore in great depth which will help me greater understand his heroic qualities include the society and how different ethnicities were treated at the time as well as the rules and regulations of baseball during the mid 1900's in comparison to the present day. The conclusion that I am attempting to prove is that Jackie Robinson was and still is an everlasting sports and African American hero that proves the quote, "You can't judge a book by its cover."