Every paper needs a topic. The better your topic is, the better your paper will be.
You don't have to come up with a topic from your own head! Instead, go out and look for topics. Here are some places to look:
It's normal to explore various topics to find out more about them, before you commit to one topic.
It's also normal to broaden or narrow your topic in response to what you discover.
Here's a video, from the University of Houston Libraries, that explains the concept:
