Can you think of a good topic for my english paper?

Question

I'm not asking you to write it for me, I just need a topic. It has to be an essay on any topic we choose(literally anything), but it has to be in one of the 5 following styles.
1)Process analysis- explain a process, like how to do something or make something, like a series of events or instructions maybe.
2)Compare and contrast- essay that links 2 or more items in some way in order to make a claim.
3)Division and classification- an essay that divides and categorizes things to make a claim, like ranking the top three bands or the best vacation spots or something.
4)Definition- discusses the key characteristics that make something what it is, sets boundaries as to what it is not.
5)Cause and effect- causes and effects of something.
The paper has to be five pages long, so I need something that I'll be able to write five pages about. Any ideas? Seriously, I'll take any ideas you have. I have writer's block right now.

Answer 1

Some of my topic ideas that would be great, and easy to write:-

1) Process Analysis
Preparing for the Perfect Christmas-That takes most people decades...so five pages won't be hard i don't think...if you run out, include the Christmas eve dinner preparations...that alone is enough...lol

2) Compare and Contrast
The War on Terror, Do we choose the Republicans or Democrats to lead us through it?- You could write a Thesis on this topic alone....

3) Division and classification-
Whats the best way to going about planing a Vacation? Websites (such as Travelocity, Expedia, etc), Travel Agent, Or by your self(call airlines, hotels, excursion companies themselves to book reservations etc.)This is simple to re-search what each involves...and there is a lot of info on the net about each. I would say the websites are the easiest, but you decide.

4) Division and classification
What is a Democracy?-a lot of info, you would probably get all the info you need from all the multitudes of info on the web.

5) Cause and effect
Drunk Driving, And how it effects our society-This is a hard hitting topic that has many causes and effects that you can go into specific details on how it affects people mentally, physically, and what drives people to drink etc. There is NO shortage of causes and effects for this behavior.

I've written quite a few ideas that you could write 100 pages on... so hope one catches your fancy...

Answer 2

I think that Existentialism in writing is too broad, if you were to use that essay topic you should narrow it down to a certain text, or texts. Out of your topics, I would choose either the comparison of Macbeth and Hamlet--perhaps by examining each of their tragic flaws, and how then both texts are tragic. I also like the narrowness of "themes in the poetry of Robert Frost". I would offer some additional suggestions, but I am not sure what you have read or what you are particularly interested in. Maybe, examine how Arthur Miller depicts the "American Dream" in "Death of a Salesman", and ,perhaps add another American text. Or, focus on alienation and isolation in Modern texts or poems--such as: something by T.S. Eliot, or Kafka. Good Luck.

Answer 3

You could do a process analysis on how to write a five page English paper.

Something like:
1. Select Topic; various methodologies
Ask friends
Ask family
solicit ideas on Yahoo
open encyclopedia to a random entry

2. Do Research
Ask friends
Ask family
Solicit information on yahoo
check encyclopedia/wikipedia

3. Rough draft
put in all known information
rearrange paragraphs
correct spelling
check page count

4. Edit to fit required size
check margins and fonts
repeat same information new way


This could be humorous if you can get away with it.

Answer 4

Write about the cause and effect of hurricane Katrina. You could spend part of the paper discussing what causes hurricanes. Then you can write the latter half of the paper about the destruction of New Orleans and how the city had to be rebuilt.

You can easily get 5 pages out of that.

Answer 5

Well if your in to sports you could write about the positions and what they do and you could show your class ex: you could show them how to throw a football.With a little more detail if not you could write about one of your hobbies and what inspires you to do it and how you got started.Same thing goes for sports Good luck!