RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS

By definition a research paper requires the writer to learn a great deal about their subject, so it is always a good practice to select a topic that truly interests you before you begin gathering sources.  If you are interested in your topic, learning about it will be more pleasurable and you will write with greater passion, so choose your topic thoughtfully.  Use the following list of 101 research paper topics as a starting point for your paper.  As you begin learning and writing about your topic, you should revise or amend your research question or thesis statement to better match the information that you are interpreting, analyzing, and expressing.  Let your interest guide you.  If you’re not having fun learning and writing about your topic, perhaps you should pick one that interests you more.

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101 Research Paper Topics

1. Why do we sleep?
2. How do GPS systems work?
3. Who was the first person to reach the North Pole?
4. Did anybody ever escape Alcatraz?
5. What was life like for a gladiator?
6. What are the effects of prolonged steroid use on the human body?
7. What happened during the Salem witch trials?
8. Are there any effective means of repelling insects?
9. How did trains and railroads change life in America?
10. What may have occurred during the Roswell UFO incident of 1947?
11. How is bulletproof clothing made?
12. What Olympic events were practiced in ancient Greece?
13. What are the major theories explaining the disappearance of the dinosaurs?
14. How was the skateboard invented and how has it changed over the years?
15. How did the long bow contribute to English military dominance?
16. What caused the stock market crash of 2008?
17. How did Cleopatra come to power in Egypt what did she do during her reign?
18. How has airport security intensified since September 11^th, 2001?
19. What is life like inside of a beehive?
20. Where did hip hop originate and who were its founders?
21. What makes the platypus a unique and interesting mammal?
22. How does tobacco use affect the human body?
23. How do computer viruses spread and in what ways do they affect computers?
24. What is daily life like for a Buddhist monk?
25. What are the origins of the conflict in Darfur?
26. How did gunpowder change warfare?
27. In what ways do Wal-Mart stores affect local economies?
28. How were cats and dogs domesticated and for what purposes?
29. What do historians know about ninjas?
30. How has the music industry been affected by the internet and digital downloading?
31. What were the circumstances surrounding the death of Osama Bin Laden?
32. What was the women’s suffrage movement and how did it change America?
33. What efforts are being taken to protect endangered wildlife?
34. How much does the war on drugs cost Americans each year?
35. How is text messaging affecting teen literacy?
36. Are humans still evolving?
37. What technologies are available to home owners to help them conserve energy?
38. How have oil spills affected the planet and what steps are being taken to prevent them?
39. What was the Magna Carta and how did it change England?
40. What is the curse of the pharaohs?
41. Why was Socrates executed?
42. What nonlethal weapons are used by police to subdue rioters?
43. How does the prison population in America compare to other nations?
44. How did ancient sailors navigate the globe?
45. Can gamblers ever acquire a statistical advantage over the house in casino games?
46. What is alchemy and how has it been attempted?
47. How are black holes formed?
48. How was the assassination of Abraham Lincoln plotted and executed?
49. Do the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks?
50. How do submarines work?
51. Do lie detector tests accurately determine truthful statements?
52. How did Cold War tension affect the US and the world?
53. What happened to the lost settlers at Roanoke?
54. How does a hybrid car save energy?
55. What ingredients can be found inside of a hotdog?
56. How did Julius Caesar affect Rome?
57. What are some common sleep disorders and how are they treated?
58. How did the Freedom Riders change society?
59. How is internet censorship used in China and around the world?
60. What was the code of the Bushido and how did it affect samurai warriors?
61. What are the risks of artificial tanning or prolonged exposure to the sun?
62. What programs are available to help war veterans get back into society?
63. What steps are involved in creating a movie or television show?
64. How have the film and music industries dealt with piracy?
65. How did Joan of Ark change history?
66. What responsibilities do secret service agents have?
67. How does a shark hunt?
68. What dangers and hardships did Lewis and Clark face when exploring the Midwest?
69. Has the Patriot Act prevented or stopped terrorist acts in America?
70. Do states that allow citizens to carry guns have higher or lower crime rates?
71. How are the Great Depression and the Great Recession similar and different?
72. What are the dangers of scuba diving and underwater exploration?
73. How does the human brain store and retrieve memories?
74. What was the Manhattan Project and what impact did it have on the world?
75. How does stealth technology shield aircraft from radar?
76. What causes tornados?
77. Why did Marin Luther protest against the Catholic Church?
78. How does a search engine work?
79. What are the current capabilities and future goals of genetic engineers?
80. How did the Roman Empire fall?
81. What obstacles faced scientists in breaking the sound barrier?
82. How did the black plague affect Europe?
83. What happened to Amelia Earhart?
84. What are the dangers and hazards of using nuclear power?
85. How did Genghis Khan conquer Persia?
86. What architectural marvels were found in Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire?
87. From where does spam email come and can we stop it?
88. How does night vision work?
89. How did journalists influence US war efforts in Vietnam?
90. What are the benefits and hazards of medical marijuana?
91. What causes desert mirages and how do they affect wanderers?
92. What was the cultural significance of the first moon landing?
93. What are sinkholes and how are they formed?
94. Have any psychics ever solved crimes or prevented them from occurring?


95. Who is Vlad the Impaler and what is his connection to Count Dracula?
96. What are the risks of climate change andglobal warming?
97. What treatments are available to people infected with HIV and are they effective?
98. Who was a greater inventor, Leonardo di Vinci or Thomas Edison?
99. How are the Chinese and American economies similar and different?
100. Why was communism unsuccessful in so many countries?
101. In what ways do video games affect children and teenagers?

I hope this list will help you choose a topic for your research paper.  Remember that these ideas should be used as a starting point; you will have to make these topics your own during the writing and research process.  Don’t be afraid to alter and revise your thesis or research question to better match your interests or to align with your research.  Would you like to suggest a research paper topic? 

TIPS FOR WEB DESIGNING

1. A picture, they say, is worth a thousand words.

A picture no doubt enhances the overall look and feel of your website. However, like the quote above a picture file is rather big in size and too much of it can make your website seem like a drag to download. Although most internet users are now cruising the information super highway at broadband speed you should still cater to those who are still using dial up connections ( and mind you there are more then a handful). As a rule of thumb I recommend you keep your image size to less then 30k where possible. Your webpage should be able to load within 5 seconds. Please do not forget about users who cannot see the images on your website by providing alternate texts as description to the images. Most webpage creation programs like Macromedia’s DreamWeaver allow you to this easily.

2. Navigability & functionality come before artistic excellence

It is absolutely of no use to make a website that is a masterpiece from an artistic point of view but a complete failure on the web! Why? Because the users simply don’t know how to get around the website! You should always bear in mind what car manufacturers always emphasize, ease of accessibility to functions. Make sure your navigation is clear and absolutely idiot proof (no offence to those of you out there who always get lost in a website no matter how good it is).

3. Avoid Mystery Meat Navigation.

This is one of the biggest mistakes a website can make as well as one of the most frustrating experience for users. This sort of navigation requires the user to mouse over an image in order to navigate to a link without actually having any idea where they are heading. It is only when they click and hold the mouse over the image that they can see the actual link.

4. Tables – Split them up

Ever been to a website whereby you find yourself staring at a blank screen for a certain period of time before finally as if by magic the whole website just pops out of no where? That is because the designer of that website probably put the whole web page within a single table. Tables are used in web design to help align images in a website as well as to create a structure to the layout of a website. It makes everything neater as well as enables the designer to create abstract layouts easily. I will show you how to use tables as part of your design later on but for now please take note that your user would be far better off if you split a single table on a page into smaller tables as required. It helps the user to prepare for the long wait in a way as the smaller tables with their contents and images will be downloading first so users can anticipate and not leave your website in frustration.

5. No Pop-up Windows Please

Pop-up windows have been on the rise recently on the web. These are small little windows that pop-up with some information or key advertisement on them. They do nothing but clutter the user’s screen unnecessarily. It is best if all links open within the same window. However exceptions for the use of a pop up window may be for situations like if a page contains a link list then it might good to place all these links within a pop up window. However as a general rule avoid using pop up windows they make your life as well as the user’s easier. Furthermore, operating systems like Microsoft Windows XP are now equipped with Pop-Up Blocker (this tells you how welcome pop ups are to users).

6. Use Plain Vanilla Fonts

Have you ever heard of fonts such as Neuropolitical? No? Well it exists and it is a fanciful font with a futuristic typography to it. You might be surprise to know that I am actually discouraging you from using such fanciful fonts. Why? Can you imagine the frustration for your users of having to read your entire website in default times new roman all because they do not have the font you used installed on their machines. Restrict the usage of such fanciful fonts to your graphical designs only. Stick to the good old combo of Arial, Verdana and Tahoma.

7. No revolutionary plug-ins

For those who have never heard of the word plug – in , do not be alarmed it is simply a executable such as a program or animation or audio/video stream that requires an external software to be installed or plugged in (hence the name) into your computer to run.

Most web designers would jump at the chance of using as many plug-ins some of which have never even been heard of before. They think that this fanciful plug-ins would impress the user however more often then not the opposite occurs. It draws visitors away from your website. No one likes to wait for an extra minute or two to allow software to download on their computer only to watch some senseless animation or listen to some audio which has no importance to the website’s core purpose. Have you ever seen websites like Yahoo! Google or Lycos? You will notice they do not have plug-ins at all. However like everything else in this world, there are exceptions even when it comes to plug-ins. For example, if you would like to use animation on your website you can use Macromedia Flash and you can create a link from your site to enable users to download its plug in via Macromedia’s website so they can view your site’s Flash content.

8. Never underestimate meta tags

Meta tags are a group of special key words which are used to describe some aspects of the content of your site. It is widely used in HTML based websites. The information that is provided within a meta tag will enable search engines to index your webpage so that people using the search engine to search for a particular information might be able to find it on your page more easily. In short, meta tags when properly chosen can help your webpage gain more exposure and better listings on search engines.

9. User is King

Like every business in the real world, the customer is always right and so it is on the Internet. Keep your customers happy and focus on providing services and features on your website which focus on adding value to your customer’s experience when they visit your website. How can you do that? Simple, just make sure you have a good storefront for your website and if you are selling services make sure your customers can easily find the service they need and get prompt service from you. Always remember to put your customers at the front of your mind! It can make all the difference between a casual surfer and a serious customer.

10. K.I.S.S. – Keep It Simple Stupid

This is the most common abbreviation we have all come across at one point or another in our lives. Yet, it holds so much of truth in it. Simplicity in anything; especially a website is the key to making it a huge success. Flashy graphics and fancy navigation may all be eye candy however, they serve no real purpose and in no way do they contribute to the website’s ability to draw visitors. Even if the website does draw in visitors it is mostly casual surfers who are just there to check out the website’s functionality and not actually utilize its services or buy from it.

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MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TIPS

Pick a diversified domestic growth fund that performed in the top quartile of all mutual funds over the last three to five years. It will probably have averaged an annual rate of return of about 20%. The fund should also have a better-than-average record in the latest 12 months when compared to other domestic growth stock funds.

Steer away from funds that concentrate in only one industry or one area like energy, electronics, or gold. The investment company you pick does not have to be in the top three or four in performance each year to give you an excellent profit over 10 to 15 years.

The fund can be either a no-load, with no commission, or load, or one where a sales commission is charged. If you buy a fund with a sales charge, discounts are offered according to the amount you invest and some funds have back-end loads which you may want to check. The commission paid is substantially less than the mark-up you pay to buy insurance, a new car, a suit of clothes, or your groceries. You can also sign a letter of intent, which will allow a lower sales charge to apply to any quantity purchase made over the following 13 months.

When you purchase a mutual fund, you are hiring professional management to make decisions for you in the stock market. Most diversified funds should be treated differently from individual stocks. A stock may decline and never come back in price. That's why the loss-cutting policy is necessary.

However, a well-selected fund run by an established management organization will, in time, almost always recover from the steep corrections that naturally occur during numerous bear markets. This is because mutual funds are broadly diversified and should participate in each recovery cycle in the American economy.

Therefore, an extraordinarily different strategy should be employed with mutual funds. Each time you get into the thick of an economic recession and the newspapers and TV tell you how terrible things are, why not add to your fund when it is off 25% to 30% from its peak price. It might even be a possible time to borrow a little money and buy more shares. If you are patient, within two or three years the shares should be up sharply in price.

Remember, you're going to hold through many economic cycles, so why not be smart and add to your investment during each bear market? You can also reinvest your dividends and capital gains distributions and benefit from compounding over the years. When you buy your growth mutual fund, you should make up your mind at the outset that you are positively going to sit through the next three or four bear markets or economic recessions. This will give you the maximum opportunity to make really big money.

GPS UNITS CAN HELP PEOPLE STAY FIT

The global positioning satellite or GPS can do more than just prevent someone from getting lost. Studies have shown that this technology can make people stay in shape by building one's endurance.

This happens by purchasing a watch that has GPS as one of its features. The basic ones act like regular watches because all it has is a timer. A good example of this is the Garmin Forerunner 101 and the Navman 2.

Those who prefer the more advanced ones can monitor the heart rate and measure the mileage run or jogged like the kind seen in the Garmin Forerunner 201. One of the best things it has it is the ability to store daily logs for more than two years. This can help athletes and fitness enthusiasts develop a program that will cater to their needs.

There are different methods to make this happen.

- The first is by setting a distance that has to be achieved. There is no time pressure here. The important thing is to complete it and then add another mile or two after a few weeks.

- This goes to the second method which involves timing. You may be able to run 10 miles but races are won by those who are able to finish it the fastest.

Those who have endurance can work on speed. Athletes should have a strong start, maintain a certain pace and then finish strong in the end. This has to be perfected regardless if the marathon is done in the city or cross country.

- The first two methods are effective for those who compete. But for those who can't start quickly like the other runners or are doing this to lose weight, the third method of being able to maintain a certain speed together and heart rate is enough to make anyone stay in shape.

This approach is more popular among those who have health issues. This is because not that much effort is exerted which isn't that stressful to the body.

Garmin is just one of many that sells watches that have a GPS function. There are other brands to choose from such as Casio, Magellan and Timex. Running is just one way of helping people stay fit. Swimming a fe

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

                                  CIVILIAN GPS RECEIVER IN MARINE APPLICATIONS

                                    GPS RECEIVERS INTEGRATED IN MOBILE PHONES

                            
                                  GPS SATELLITE IN ORBIT[BLOCK II-F GENERATION]
                                                            

AUTOMOTIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN TAXI's

Technology continues to improve and become better as the years go by. The last decade alone has seen tremendous innovations and breakthroughs when it comes to technology and its use in different fields. Perhaps what is most remarkable is that technological gadgets and advancements are now becoming more and more mainstream as devices are being made for mass consumers in mind. Nowadays a regular person has access to technology and gadgets that would seem like science fiction to an era just a few decades ago.

Take the Global Positioning System or GPS for example. While this system was initially developed by the Department of Defense, civilians can now use this technology and benefit greatly from it. Even before individuals had access to personal GPS devices, airplanes were using this system to navigate the skies. The GPS is able to aid in navigation by means of several satellites orbiting the earth specifically for this purpose.

The communication between the satellites and the receiver allows the GPS device to calculate its exact location. That's why even if you aren't a pilot, you can benefit from a GPS device if you like to hike or trek in the outdoors. Instead of a compass, utilize a GPS device to be able to tell exactly where you are. The GPS device will help you navigate through the outdoors with precision that a compass may not be able to give.

That is, you will need to learn about declination and be able to compute the difference between the magnetic north and the true north when using a compass. With a GPS device however, you can be assured that given that it is working correctly, it will give you a very precise description of your location and help you navigate your way. Any errors that may incur from the GPS has been anticipated and corrected appropriately.

GPS systems are also used in cars to be able to help drivers navigate new territory. Having a good and updated GPS system installed in the car eliminates the need for deciphering a map. A map can be difficult to manage especially because it is difficult if not dangerous to consult your map while driving. A GPS device in your car serves as an interactive map, which you can use while driving so that you can easily navigate your way anywhere.

With all the benefits of GPS to everyday life, we can expect the technology to get better and become more in demand.

BLUE TOOTH TECHNICAL OPERATIONS

Bluetooth is a high speed, low powered wireless link technology that's designed to connect phones or other portable equipment together with little to no work required by the user. Unlike infrared, Bluetooth doesn't require line of site positioning to work.

Current prototype circuits are contained on a board that is 0.9 cm square, with a much smaller circuit board being developed.

When one Bluetooth device comes in contact with another, they will automatically exchange addresses and details of capability. Then, they can establish a 1 MB link with security that they will use as required. The protocols involved with handle both data and voice, with a very flexible topography.

The technology achieves its goal by embedding tiny, non expensive short range tranceivers into the devices available today. The radio operates on the 2.45 GHz frequency band, and supports up to 721 KBps, along with three voice channels.

Each devices offers a unique 48 bit address from the IEEE 802 standard, with the connections being point to point or multipoint. The max range is 10 meters, although it can be extended to 100 meters by increasing the power. The devices are also protected from radio interference by changing their frequencies, also known as frequency hopping.

What's important, is the fact that Bluetooth devices won't drain battery life. The specification targets power consumption of the device, limiting the drain on the battery. The radio chip will consume only 0.3mA in stand by mode, which is less than 5% of the power that standard phones use.

Bluetooth will also guarantee security at the bit level. The authentification is controlled by the user via a 128 bit key. The radio signals can be coded with anything up to 128 bit. With the frequency hopping, Bluetooth is already very hard to listen into.

The baseband protocol is a combination of both circuit and packet switches. Slots can be reserved for synchronous packets as well. Each packet will be transmitted in a different hop frequency. Normally, a packet covers a single slot although it can be extended to cover up to five slots.

Bluetooth can also support data channels of up to three simultaneous voice channels. Therefore, it's possible to transfer the data while you talk at the same time. Each individual voice channel will support 64 KB.

From a technical standpoint, Bluetooth is very different indeed. It's the best wireless method in the world, surpassing even infrared. For communication on the go, Bluetooth is indeed very hard to compete with.

Y.S.JAGAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN

He is standing again in parliament elections & his mother is contesting for assembly elections.However they are testing their fate once again against the congress party.Y.S.JAGAN is having local MLAs support also in the district.So he started his campaigning in the district from MYLAVARAM in JAMMALAMADUGU assembly constituency.He is going through his campaign before the announcement of the candidates of other parties.
                                     He has to prove his strength now to the state people and & to the congrss leaders of both state level and national level.So he is doing hard work for this.He is doing is canvas in such a way that there should be at least 3 days in each & every assembly segment.He started his election campaign in the view of his future also.So he is announcing the schemes that he will introduce if he become the leader of the state.His ideas and strengths are to be focused now in this elections because they are very important to him in future also.He is using his father's name and charisma in the elections.