You will be writing a research paper on one (1) of the topics below. After selecting one broad topic from the list below, develop a focused research question. Be at least 3 pages in length,
Topics (select ONE from the four choices, then narrow down to a manageable research question)

Each topic has some suggested research links. Once you decide on the topic you want to write about find additional research material.

Topic A: Select one nation from either Africa, Asia, or Latin American. Identify the forms of illegitimate power that twentieth-century dictators used to gain and hold office and the conditions and interests that supported them.
Articles: The Five Worst Leaders In Africa and Top 7 Infamous Warlords And Dictators Of Africa

The defendant, angered because a rival gang member had twice beaten him up after school, obtained a heavy lead pipe and waited in a deserted alleyway which he knew the rival took as a route home every day after school. when his enemy came walking down the alley, the defendant leapt out behind him and smashed the pipe into the victim's head, knocking him to the ground. the defendant then rolled the victim over and pounded his face with 15 to 20 heavy blows with the lead pipe, killing him. the jurisdiction defines first degree murder as murder committed with premeditation and deliberation. all other murders are defined as second degree murders. why will the defendant be convicted of first degree murder (as opposed to second degree murder)?