Need ideas for a research paper

I have to write a research paper and have no ideas on what to write about.

Could someone give me some ideas?

Thanks,

Greetings!

Well, this is certainly a very wide-open question! I take it you can choose any topic you like? My advice would be, since you're going to be spending quite some time first researching and then writing the paper, choose a topic that you find interesting! What about hobbies or interests of yours? Let's say you like to listen to the blues; you could write a paper on the history of the Mississppi Delta blues. Or maybe you love tennis; you could write about the history of the game itself, about how Wimbledon came to be, or about the career of one of your favorite players. Don't have any hobbies? Maybe you like chocolate! You could write about Hershey, Pennsylvania! Do you or have you had any pets? What about major illnesses? Did you move a lot as a child? Any of these experiences could provide the basis for a paper. You could write about the upcoming presidential race and whether the country is ready to elect a woman as President. Or how about the Enron scandal? global warming? how a couple of guys started a little site called "YouTube" and ended up selling it for over a billion dollars? Can a person really make a living on eBay?

I could go on like this for pages, but I think you get the idea. Just start letting your mind take off and be sure to ask yourself, "What would I like to know more about?"

Hope this helps!

Thanks,

Sarah, EssayForum.com