Outline: "Science Fact or Cinematic Fiction?"

Outline of Second Term Paper

1.       Introduction

A)     Draw audience in with hook.

B)      Introduction of topic: Plenty of animated TV shows have questionable physics.

C)      Theme:  List off a few of my favorite cartoons as a child which had outlandish physics.

D)     State thesis statement: Cartoons are notorious for bending the laws of physics, especially when it came to exaggerating paths of actions.

2.       Body Paragraphs

A) Ed Edd and Eddy (Episode 1: “The Ed-Touchables”)

-When Eddy is jumping on Edd’s bed he does a couple of small flips and then floats up to the ceiling on the third bounce.

-Eddy grabs onto Edd’s bed, holds it above his head and then smashes Edd over the head with it in one fell swoop.

-Eddy tries to sneak up on Ed and jumps up into the air, he hangs in the air too long, is caught mid-air, falls to the ground too slowly and is given a noogie by Ed.

-Sarah throws a tantrum, jumps up, somehow flips herself upside down with her feet in contact with the ceiling, and grapples the air plane toys hanging off the ceiling.

-Jonny is caught by the Eds and attempts to run away. He jumps up, kicks his legs about in midair, and then proceeds to shoot forward out of frame. (Classic Road Runner style).

B) Samurai Jack (Episode 14: “Jack Learns To Jump Good”)

-Jack jumps up into the air, the arc’s apex is approximately three times his height.

-The wild man that Jack encounters in the forest jumps up into the air off screen but stays midair for 13 seconds until he returns to the ground.

- Jack jumps from tree to top to tree top in huge parabolic arcs 5 times his height.

-A boulder rolling downhill crashes down onto a gorilla in a path of action resembling one that should belong to a bouncing rubber ball.

C) Recess (Episode 11: “I Will Kick No More Forever”)

-Vince kicks a kickball which soars up into the air and lands a few blocks away in a city dump.

- Ashley Q.  kicks a kickball which takes off and lands in China with a force so powerful it creates a crater on impact.

-Gretchen flicks a “glorp” ball (an invention of hers) which shoots off haphazardly bouncing off the walls and floor for 8 seconds.

-Vince kicks a ball so hard it somehow ends up leaving Earth and ends up in space.

3.       Conclusion

A)     Summarize

B)      Restate Thesis

C)      Ending Statement