What is a good research topic to do about America?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Today is Martin Luther King Day. The civil rights movement changed America greatly. The other topic is the comparison of the civil rights movement slavery and compare it the treatment of women. You will be amazed how women have been treated. The civil rights movement ,though, had a lot of great characters, and is interesting to research.

Answer 3

How about something very unique and almost forgotten except for the dedicated few?

David Ferris - November 7, 2000
Second Place Winner PCGS Essay Contest 2000.

They don't have the attractive glitz of a Commemorative Gold or the intriguing antiquity of a Colonial coin. They are not struck off any mint of the U.S. Treasury, and yet are arguably more deeply rooted in Americana culture than any other coin. These pieces are "hobo nickels," so-called because they were born out of the creatively economical, wandering hobos of the early part of the twentieth century. Through clever alteration of the classic Buffalo nickel, hobo nickels were individually engraved with the design of a hobo's profile (or some other character) on the obverse side (the side with the Indian), and an animal image or some other shape on the reverse side (where the American bison stood). Hobo nickels, once common during the Depression era, are now a numismatic rarity, making them one of the most sought-after coin varieties.

While some coins popular in the numismatist realm are little more than glittering pieces of metal with uniform engravings on each side, hobo nickels boast an unusual quality that contributes to their uniqueness. They are born of free thinking, free-spirited human beings rather than minted in uniform multitudes by a passionless machine. In every infinitesimal scratch, every imperceptible nuance, every metallic wisp of hair or gleaming thread of a hobo's cap, is a tiny piece of an individual's character and personal creativity, sealed into the hobo nickel forever.

Hobo nickels are about as varied as the hobos who fashioned them. A typical hobo nickel will bear the profiled face of a hobo on one side and some animal on the other side. The Indian head could be turned into any human (or in some cases, inhuman) image, including friends, family members, a self-portrait, a clown, and even ethnic caricatures. The Buffalo was carved to resemble a donkey, elephant, and sometimes a wandering man with a pack on his back. High-quality hobo nickels mandated fastidious craftsmanship, meticulous attention to detail, and a sizable portion of time, since a single hobo nickel could take as much as 100 hours to complete. (That’s a huge number of hours for such a small surface area!) Chisels, knives, hammers, and virtually any other object fit for shaping and etching metal were used in the process.