Once you have a topic you must turn it into a research question. The research question DRIVES the research and the paper you write will attempt to answer that question. You will divide your project into sections that respond to the various arguments you make in the research question.

Amber turned her idea of students and illegal downloads into, "Should students be prosecuted or fined for downloading music from the Internet?"

Mizael turned his idea into the question, " Is there a relationship between alcohol advertising and college student drinking?"