Help finding a research paper topic? Can be about anything?

I have to write a research paper for my English class. My professor said it can be about anything... I really have no idea what topic to research. Any suggestions?

Help finding a research paper topic? Can be about anything?
I love these kinds of projects!! Here are some ideas for you, I have starred the ones I have done projects on. I can give you sources and tons of information for those if you want any help.





- Couvade (male pregnancy) this has a historical and modern component, very few people know about it and it is very interesting ***





- Bob Marley (artist of the century) His album Exodus (album of the century - TIME magazine). He had an incredibly interesting life and a legacy that lives on. As a sub project you could research...***





-Rastafarianism (religion that originated in Jamaica) I did a lot of research for this when I wrote about Bob Marley and its fascinating. There are lots of interesting books. ***





-Childhood vaccination controversy (I wrote about HPV "Gardasil")***





-Bad Religion/Epitaph Records (I wrote about what it means to "sell out" as a band and explored whether or not a band can "un-sell out"***





- Bob Dylan as the "voice of a generation" something he became but vehemently did not want to be.***





-Drug use among touring musicians***





-Every 15 Minutes (the drunk driving prevention program for high schoolers)***





-Waldorf Astoria hotel in NYC but that was pretty boring***





-I am just starting to do research on how the institution of tourism is affected by the changes in discourses concerning family, specifically "non-normative" families (single parent, same sex parents, grandparents, etc). I'll be working on this for the next year for my senior honors thesis.





And now some topics I would like to research some day or have considered writing about, with links for your convenience:





-Underwater Japanese Pyramids/Yonaguni Monument


http://www.morien-institute.org/yonaguni...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonaguni#Se...





-Prison/Correctional Education opportunities for inmates


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_educ...


http://www.ceanational.org/





-Safe Injection Sites (supervised IV drug use) controversy


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safe_inject...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insite


http://www.vch.ca/sis/





-Psychology behind Kitty Genovese's death in 1964, "diffusion of responsibility" or the "bystander effect"


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_genov...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_genov...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_o...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_e...





-Vending Machines in Japan (Japan has the highest number of vending machines per capita, with about one machine for every 23 people.) You would be able to include photos/pictures if you did this research project which is always a nice touch. The vending machine situation over there is mind boggling!!


http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/09/...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vending_mac...








My best advice is to research something you find interesting. You will enjoy the assignment more and will write better as a result! Do something unique, do something that you know for a fact your teach will not have read a paper on before. Your teacher will enjoy reading it more and will probably give you a better grade. The last thing they want to read about is abortion, besides, that is such a broad topic you will never do it justice in a short research paper. I hope some of my suggestions inspire you. Have fun with it! Good luck!
Reply:Abortion, Animal Rights, whatever. A controversial type of topic should help fill out your paper.