The next step is to move from the large list created by brainstorming to the three topics you think would be the best fit for you and for this assignment. If you are going to get bored with your topic, you will get bored with your paper and that will show in the finished product. I suggest you head to the library with your top three choices to answer this one. Remember, if you can't get the research, you can't write the paper. There are a lot of common mistakes that can derail the research paper process at this point.
Biographies lend themselves to weak research, boring prose, and plagiarism.
Sure, the paper isn't due for eight weeks. You also can't write a passing paper, from scratch, in eight hours. Only utilizing the internet for research . Yes, the internet is easier than going to the library. Yes, the pictures are pretty.