Research Paper Final Summary: Title: Killer CulturesThesis: In Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert travels to three different countries, discovering the effects of culture about his personal life. happiness and well-being.I. TS#1: During his four months in Italy, Gilbert explored the impact of diet on overall health and happiness.A. Detail 1: A healthy diet/diet will increase happinessB. Detail 2: Traditional Italian Food Ingredients Boost MoodC. Detail 3: Depression rate in Italy compared to America II. TS#2: After leaving Italy, Elizabeth traveled to India to research the effects of prayer and religion.A. Detail 1: Effects of religion on happinessB. Detail 2: Healing effects of religionC. Detail 3: Depression rate in India compared to America III. TS#3: In Indonesia, Gilbert found the balance between indulgences and faith, creating a happy and balanced life.A. Detail 1: Rates of depression and obesity in Indonesia compared to AmericaB. Detail 2: Obesity rate in Indonesia compared to ItalyC. Detail 3: Depression rate in Indonesia compared to IndiaIV. TS#4: Having discovered that a balance of indulgences and prayer is the formula for a happy life, one can hypothesize that the absence of these two essential elements and the presence of current worldly problems, such as high divorce rates, cause depression and obesity. in America.A. Detail 1: Obesity and depression due to poor dietB. Detail 2: Lack of religious unity and faithC. Detail 3: Depression due to high divorce ratesTaylor BrownMrs. EricksonLanguage Arts 3-4 HApril 21, 2014Killer CulturesThere are 196 countries in the world today, and each has a culture different from that of its neighbors. The word "culture" can be defined by...... middle of paper ...... and religious unity due to the integration of many new people and cultures causes conflicts between different groups, leading to the stress and ultimately depression. Last but not least, worldly problems, such as divorce, have recently been one of the leading causes of depression, as evidenced in Elizabeth Gilbert's book, Eat, Pray, Love. Works cited by Clark, Josh. “Can food make people happy?” » How it works. HowStuffWorks.com, June 15, 2009. Internet. April 1, 2014.Gilbert, Elizabeth. Eat, pray, love. London: Bloomsbury, 2010. Print.http://web.ba.ntu.edu.tw/luolu/Culture%20and%20conceptions%20of%20happiness%20Individual%20orient%20and%20social%20oriented%20SWB.pdfHttp:// schoolnursenews.org/BackIssues/2003/0903/Sessions0903.pdfPapps, Stephanie. “8 Ways Religion Affects Your Life.” Science Live. TechMedia Network, February 10, 2010. Web.01 April. 2014.