I have to write a research paper but I don't know what to pick as a topic. I want something simple. Last time i chose Napoleon and it was overwhealming. Can anyone suggest a simple topic that is easy to research. Preferable historical.

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Make sure your topic is quite narrow -- focused. If your topic is too broad, you'll have a terrible time. Leo's suggestions are good focused ones. If you're interested in any of Britney's suggestions, you'll have to do some narrowing down first.

http://www.google.com/search?q=narrowing+topic+essay&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
There are several good websites here with ideas for narrowing down your topic.

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Thanks everyone for the advice, I typically like ancient history so I was thinking something on the anicent city of Alexandria Egypt. Do you think this is a good idea??

To narrow that down, you might even consider the Library at Alexandria. There have been some very interesting findings about that recently.

thanks, i think i will.