Research Paper Topics

T. Ford 1213 English Comp. II

These are ideas I get from television, radio, magazines, and newspapers. Feel free to tackle one of these or think up your own and have it approved by me. Be sure your topic is something you can speculate on, analyze, and then prove your opinion through research; just a true fact will not do.

How does rebuilding of New York/New Jersey compare to rebuilding of New Orleans after hurricanes?

Preparing for Myan End of the World

Can we go “Green”

Warming climate—natural fluctuations or man-made catastrophe?

Legalization of marijuana—the industry created, the effects on teens, the difficulties for police (DUI? How could one tell?), health benefits, etc.

Can science support Intelligent Design?

Now that time has passed, what have been the effects of the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl in Russia? Or the meltdown in Fukushima Daiichi, Japan, after the tsunami?

Is alcohol dependency in the genes?

Causes/cures of self-injury, self-mutilation

Who were the Pilgrims/Puritans and how have they had lasting effects on our country, religion, politics, etc.

Effects of YouTube, or dangers.

Can bank stimulus improve the economy?

Why the increase in cases of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue? Why so many syndromes with no discernible cause, like autism?

Was the hiring of private security contractors in Iraq a mistake?

Will innovation like Raspberry Pi increase interest in lost art of program design?

Effects of North Korea’s first satellite launch in to Earth’s orbit?

Facebook facts ,Privacy Controls, myths, dangers, damage to persons, litigations, lives ruined, etc.

How and why, in our modern era, is superstition and/or spiritism on the rise?

Are “prophets” like Nostradamus fakes, as random as a fortune cookie? What effects could belief in him have upon Christians?

Do romance novels and fictional movies that idealize romantic “fantasy” love create a danger for young people?

What fate awaited those who attempted to translate the Bible in the past two centuries and why?

Genocide in Rawanda or poverty in Africa (Brad Pitt and Bono—The One Project)

The atrocities of kidnapped children who are being forced into rebel armies in Africa

Pagan Influences on Christianity

Traces of paganism in American Christian holidays

Effects of both world wars on American culture or on women

The Feminist Movement, pro and con or cause/effect

Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Increases in metal illnesses

Stem Cell research—morality?

Childhood obesity—causes/solutions

Alcohol abuse on college campuses rising? Solutions?

Illiteracy in America declining?

Any illness (Fibromyalgia, Restless Leg, Chronic Fatigue, Depression) Causes/Effects/ Solutions

Hispanic Culture in U.S. or immigrant impact on economy

History/Influence of Rock ‘n’ Roll/ Effects of Woodstock

Poverty in America / Personal Debt in America

Romance of Route 66—Why so iconic?

The past and future of gay marriages or Changes in the American family life

Parental Involvement in Children’s Sports, pro and con, causes and effects

Tourism or Ecotourism, effects of tourism on natural landscapes.

Cluster headaches vs. migraines

Is idleness/obesity more deadly than smoking?

Syphilis on the Rise?

Effects Socrates and Plato had on Christianity

Cell phones, pro and con, or future of, effects of cell phones on violence, cheating, and other social issues.

How to protect yourself from skin cancer

Rogue waves and the future of wave forecasting

Evidence that the Arctic Ocean’s floor was once a subtropical climate

Psychology of kleptomania/emotional rush of shoplifting

Sleep dept/deprivation

Puritan influences on succeeding generations of writers

New developments in energy: wind, sun, geothermal, hydrogen, fuel-cell power

Future of Space Program, retiring the space shuttle/ space port at Burns Flat

Artificial intelligence

Binge Drinking/raves

Infertility—treatments, questions, risks

Effects of STD’s on fertility

Civil Liberties/video camera use in riots by police/ invasion of privacy by video

Cleaner energy/alternative energy/electric motor technology; magnet motors

Separating myth from fact about the birth of Jesus

Dangers of the internet

Shoplifting/ kleptomania/shopping disorders

How movies are made/ marketed/ rated/ promoted/ Has violence increased and why

The plight of women in Iraq /Saudi Arabia/Kuwait/Africa

Weight loss/Dieting fads

Weather anomalies/freak monster waves/far-reaching effects of Tsunami

Is it true boys learn better from men and girls learn better from women? Gender effects in public school systems

With increased dependency on the internet, are libraries in trouble?

Would lowering the drinking age have any positive effects? Especially binge drinking?

Should teachers carry hand guns in case of dangerous intruders?

Is texting ruining English grammar skills?

Other groups persecuted by Nazi regime other than the Jews.

Ways Constantine altered the Catholic Church in the 4^th Century