what is a good topic for a research essay?
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A BIG event in history or a biography is usually easiest...The black plague, the revolutionary war (or specific battle...Gettysburg,Antietam etc...), WWI, WWII, Cold War, Vietnam War, Joeseph Stalin, Hitler
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well idid my topic on capitol punishment. I LOVED IT!!! i got and a+it really is a good topic.\n\nStem cell research\nabortion\nwomen in combat\nprayer in schools\nthose are all good ones but make sure you do one that you well really like, good luck!!!
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This is a good site on how to do research.\nhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/index.html
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research, confidence, experience, eduation...check a website\n\nthat goes into the category of research
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It will help to organize your essay and ensure you answer all parts of the question if you divide your paragraphs like the question.  You could have a paragraph about Mulan and Chinese History (writing about the Huns, emperors, methods of fighting, etc.), Mulan and Chinese Beliefs (beliefs about their ancestors, family roles, etc.), and Mulan and Chinese Culture (the tea with dinner, the house of the ancestors, the statues in the garden, the way Mulan is expected to act, etc.).  Because many of the categories overlap (ie. History/Culture and Culture/Beliefs) it will be easier to connect the ideas of your paragraphs.  Good Luck and I hope that helps!
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You need to find something you are really interested in.  You'll be spending a great deal of time working on your thesis, and taking a random pick is not the way to go.\n\nIf you want more advice on different paths and possibilities, you might provide a little more information along with your question.  What general direction are you looking at, and what sort of topics have you thought about so far?
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The best idea is to take something from current news:  The immigration law "reforms" being contemplated by the American Congress, for example.  The political and social questions that matter in your own area, or something from the world scene.\n\nThe other thing you can do is take a broad view of culture, or of a particular medium of culture, such as movies or music, and make a case for or against a particular analysis of its long-term significance.  \n\nFor example, what would you have said in 1965 if asked about the long-term impact of the Beatles?  Could you have predicted the path of the music industry?  The collectibles market?  Indian sitar music and imported goods from India?\n\nOK, view a current phenomenon like the new film project to produce the Chronicles of Narnia.  That's a fairly old set of books, after all.  What is the impact on young people today of having these stories come to life through the magic of filmmaking?  Stories they share with their grandparents!\n\nYou see, topics are all around you!
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Try to think of things that really interest you and you will find the paper a lot easier to write and enjoy it a lot more. If you are interested in basketball then you could write about the different nationalities that play in the NBA and how they seem to progress through the league. If you like hip-hop then you could do a piece on this and talk about the successes of black rappers versus white rappers, and also the difference between the successes of male and female rappers.\nThose are just a couple of ideas but I would try to think of something that interests you personally.
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I would suggest, A good topic is INTERNET, lots of people nowadays using Internet but they dont know how Internet works and what does other acronyms stands for. Some topic will be: history of Internet(how/when/where internet started), Tricks using an Internet, how Internet works, Search Engines... etc... theres a lot of interesting topics when you talk about Internet.
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As a general rule, you should use a couple of guidelines in selecting the subject of your paper, assuming you have complete freedom to make this choice:\n\n1. Select a subject in which you have genuine personal interest. That way you will both have some enthusiasm for the work you are doing, and you will have the opportunity to gain some new knowledge as you do your research.\n\n2. Find a subject about which there is controversy or disagreement between experts in the area. This allows you to lay out the controversy in your introduction, present the opposing views, and then reach a conclusion at the end, which expresses your personal opinion. This can be especially powerful, if after your research, you have changed a view you once held.\n\nBelow I have listed two good sources for you:  \n\nFirs is the Librarian's Index breaks subjects into categories, which can be helpful in giving you ideas for the topic, if you are stuck at this point. It is very useful for getting at sources of information in the topic area you select.\n\nThe other source is Wikipedia. This is an outstanding source for researching information about your topic\n\nOne final note - Make certain you cite each source of information that you use. This is especially true if you are quoting the statements of some other person. This establishes that  (a) you are giving credit to the person who you are quoting; (b) you are separating your thinking from those of others, and not simply plagiarizing (copying or stealing) the work of others, and; (c) you are demonstrating that you know how to prepare the format for a research paper , which will be essential when you go on to college.
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Pick a topic that really interests you and is mentioned in the press but not constantly.  I would not pick the war in Iraq, for example.  Maybe I would write about U.N. policy towards Palestine or Yugoslavia instead, or the Somalian situation.  Research thoroughly and get quotes.  Get statistics and real life stories.  Develop a set of themes and general summary.  Then outline each paragraph with a main point and shape the sentences around that point.  Do not avoid descriptive, metaphorical language and sound political, emotional and yet scientifically accurate.\n\nI cannot stress enough how important it is to know your topic matter and to pick something you are interested in and learn from.  Years ago, I had to write an article on Pakistan and hated it.  It wasn't an interesting country at all and information on events there are inaccurate and underreported.  I had no say in the matter.  We had an impromptu 'U.N. conference' skit and day dedication in history class.
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It really depends on you. The best topic would be any topic that you are really interested in... something that you know about, and something that you think is important and that would be relevant for your audience.
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How about "Problematic Profiling" (for a nice, succinct, and alliterative essay title)?
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Write about something that interests you.  It's a lot easier to do research on something that you like.  Especially for a thesis that takes so much time to complete.
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what's the topic of your paper? whatever you do DONT start off the paper with "in this paper i am going to talk about..." use a quote, fact, funny statement, etc.
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I think you should do an article on how school is important in the "real world", for example...why learning to spell "magazine" and "quickly" may be important if you plan on working for a real magazine some day.\n\nThe articles you write now will be the tear sheets you submit for articles you submit to "real" magazines and to potential colleges!\n\nOther than that..I think an article on peer pressure could be interesting.
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I think a great subject would be the history of the Interurban, the electric street cars that went through towns and from town to town. They were reliable, cheap, comfortable, and scenic. And they were all over the USA. Research is easy on the subject and subject matter usually contains many eyewitness accounts and photos. Hope this helps!