How would I start off my Topic for my research paper?

Write an introduction.

I searched Google under the key words "research paper introduction" to get these possible sources:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/writeintro.html
http://history.berkeley.edu/faculty/Carson/fall02/138/research1.html
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/PlanResearchPaper.html#intro
http://www.astronomycafe.net/guide/intro.html

I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.