I-SearchMy topic is Heinz Ketchup. As some of you may know, I have a strong connection to Pittsburgh. On my last trip to Pittsburgh I realized that I didn't know much about Pittsburgh other than sports. I thought a great way to learn more about Pittsburgh would be to do a Pittsburgh-related I-Search project. I originally wanted to write an article and call it The Story of Pittsburgh, but people told me that was a terrible idea and that if I wrote it in full it would be 700 pages. Then I decided to do my report on the industries of Pittsburgh, and since Mrs. Bisson thought ketchup would be the most interesting, I decided to do my research on ketchup. Every time I drive through Pittsburgh on my way to my grandmother's house in White Oak, Pennsylvania I pass huge brick buildings with tall smokestacks and wonder why they are there and what is going on inside the brick buildings. Some are steel mills and others are part of Heinz's headquarters in Pittsburgh. I think doing my own research on a topic related to those buildings can give me a better understanding of all the things I've wondered about Pittsburgh. I arrived at my final question by editing my original question. I accomplished this by combining my interest in Pittsburgh's industries as they relate to Pittsburgh and my teacher's opinion of which industry she thought was the most interesting (H.J. Heinz Company). My initial question was, “What is the impact of the HJ Heinz Company on Pittsburgh?” Then I changed it to focus a little more on the Heinz story. My father scolded me for choosing that topic and I felt like I would never make it, but by dedicating long days to I-Search I got my relationship in good shape. My current question is, “What is… half the paper… more than you can deal with.” I should have chosen a topic that I knew something about or that my parents knew something about. And in the future I will think about it carefully every time I have the chance to choose my topic. Sources Cited Alberts, Robert. The good supplier. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973. 297. Print.Balaian, Armond. Personal interview. 27 4 2014.Belgium, HB (Director) (2012). History heinz[Web]. Excerpt from "H.J. Heinz Company Gale Encyclopedia of US Economic History, 1999." Trans. Array.Farrington Hills: Gale, 1999. Print."HJ Heinz Company." Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Web.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZFgCOY_REM"Heinz® Ketchup: 135 years of history of innovation." . NP Network. .Kimmins, Anne. Telephone interview. 4 4 2014. Lukanovic, Armond. Personal interview. .