Choose a topic you can really delve into because you will be spending a fair amount of time on research. If you have a research assignment due for another class, you are welcome to use the same topic. If you do not and you are undeclared or cannot think of a topic within your major area of study, the field is fairly open, as long as you use at least 4 academic sources. You will start with a research question and then build a quote skeleton.

Investigate a topic you have always wanted to know more about (a medical issue, where your food comes from)

Explore something you use every day but don't really understand (computers, cell phones, hybrid vehicles)

Examine a current event (political situation, legal event, current discussion topic in the news)