Inquiry Proposal 3/21/14 Garrett Honeycutt ENGL 1102 Question: Why do people have to be abused in order to fit in with

h a certain group? o What is hazing? o How does hazing differ from bullying? o Why do people haze? o What groups of people haze? o Where did hazing start? o What are the forms of hazing? o Have there been any injuries/fatalities due to hazing? Interest: Going back to eighth grade, there was this kid named Dylan who was very annoying, but all he wanted to do was fit in. My friends and I would make him do a variety of things that we thought were funny in order for him to be considered a part of the group. At the time, he was clueless as to what he was going through, which was HAZING. At the time, it was funny watching him make a fool of himself and my friends and I would all laugh hysterically. Well he started to get a big head and became arrogant towards us. He was just kidding around and doing as we did, but after a while, it got annoying to the point where my friends Adam and Sam actually hit him and pushed him into a locker. As I watched, I began to feel bad about the whole situation and so did my friends. After that, we all apologized and stopped the hazing. He was still annoying, but it got better and we learned to accept him little by little. Why is this question important? 1) Hazing goes on all around us, but most people turn their heads and dont attempt to do anything about it. 2) People feel like they cant fit in
unless they go through hell.

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 Research Avenues: o Interviews o Observations o Internet resources Audiences and Genres: o Social Blog post o Academic Why hazing is bad and how it starts at a young age o Professional/Creative News story about hazing on college campuses