Does anyone have a good idea for a research topic?

I'm in Junior English in high school and i have to come up with a topic to do a 10 page research paper on. It can be anything, but i need it to be something interesting and meaningful, that way, i'll be able to keep my attention on it. I need to have at least an outline for my teacher tomorrow... which would kind of require actually having a topic! (this is the first time i've ever actually procrastinated anything!)

Does anyone have a good idea for a research topic?
How about the history of human cadavers? A great book on the subject is Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. It's a whole book on the subject so getting a ten page research paper out of it should be fairly easy. The book is a great read and fun even though the subject matter may seem a little morbid. I couldn't put it down and I bet your teacher would be surprised and extremely interested in how human cadavers have contributed to society as a whole
Reply:You can do anything you have an interest in--if you are a musician, the history of a certain instrument or the biographies of people who make up a band, swimmer--events and competitions, farmer--crops, schedules, yields, etc., college bound--compare two schools programs, costs, graduation rates etc., hobby--history, supplies, creative examples, you get the idea.
Reply:That's a pretty open ended assignment! Huh. Maybe pick an author you like, find out about his/her life, and write about how his/her life is reflected in their work?
Reply:a current political topic is always good


some little known thing from history (ex: slavery in Africa, propaganda during the revolutionary war, etc.)


diseases (black death is intersting but not original, smallpox?)


try that
Reply:Try picking something in Biology or starting a business as an owner.


Biology outline suggestion:


Biomes of the Earth, pick two that may interest you and compare them, e.g., Tundra vs Savannah or Arctic biomes then present the climates; life forms--flora %26amp;/or animal; etc.





Business Owner outline suggestion:


Decide what kind of business that is lucrative (may make good money) like video game/DVD sales to other executives or professionals. Present who you think your market would be and how to reach them, etc.





Another suggestion:


What made you get the nerve to start IM or other vehicles for communicating on the Internet. Describe what other kinds of people or hits there are on the Net and why.





Hope these suggestions spark your creative juices for a topic. Google keywords to speed up the research but don't rely too heavily on Wikipedia facts and figures. I got burned when using their less-than-accurate "facts".
Reply:Should there be places like this on the internet where all kids have to do is write a question from their homework and people automatically give them the answer and the kids have to do nothing?





I wish I had such things when I was in school.
Reply:Here are come topics that are very interesting! RUBY BRIDGES (my favorite), cuban missle crisis, unabomber, cold war, world war I and II.
Reply:Renewable energy. You could do wind, biomass, trash, ethanol, solar, hydro.
Reply:You could do your research on the holocaust/genocide.


Google - "...Results 1 - 10 of about 24,300,000 for holocaust..."





If you do not know what the holocaust is...


"...Holocaust The genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II..."





I'm in 8th grade, AP English.


My friend and I made a "Book review" on one book about the holocaust for a project, we ended up with over 12 pages of question...





I'm not sure if you like the idea, but if it was detailed enough, included pictures, descriptive writing, etc. I'm sure it would have a strong effect on your class/teacher.





If you haven't already, I suggest you watch the movie "Schindler's List". That is, if you plan on using this topic.
Reply:Hybrid Automobiles. Enjoy.
Reply:-if your a pit bull lover, you could do research on pit bulls, being that theres always a ton of conflict on weather or not their good dogs.


-abortion, if your for, or aganist it, but again thats going to bring conflict.


-the pros and cons of having children or not


-if we should pull our soliders out of war





these arent the greatest but i hope they help
Reply:Internet Addiction


does it exist? what are the symptoms? can it be cured?


is the internet just an outlet for the addictive personality that would otherwise take a worse outlet (drugs, alcohol)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_ad...
Reply:Obsessive compulsive disorder. I did a research paper on it and it kept me very interested especially when I started reading about people that actually had the disorder. Using the case studies will help out as a filler since you need to wirte 10 pages. Hope this helps. Good Luck!
Reply:Your looking at it. Try the "Social implications of Yahoo answers" With a sub head about the psychology of people who put their life decisions up for a committee vote.
Reply:Check out http://www.ClassTopic.com They have some great topics that I've used in the past. Each topic has three good sources to get you started on the research, too.
Reply:The history of a music genre you like or band.