How to Find Articles: Getting Started

When deciding on a topic:

• Choose a topic that interests you, perhaps one you are already familiar with or one you would like to learn more about.
• Make sure your topic has enough published about it, especially if you need scholarly research.
• While researching, you can narrow or broaden your topic as needed.
• Opposing Viewpoints → Browse Issues is a great place to look for topic ideas.
• Also Global Issues (Gale in Context) → Browse Issues

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Opposing Viewpoints → Browse Issues is a great place to look for topic ideas.
Some possible topics are listed below: