Write a brief abstract of no more than 250 words (or one-page double-space 12 point font) describing your essay topic. The following is a small sampling of suggested general topics suitable for your term paper. You are welcome to "take one off the shelf" but I also encourage you to use these topics as a point of departure for your paper. Many of the topics are purposefully very broad so they require substantial focusing in order to serve as the basis of a term paper.