The dilemma over this crucial aspect of essay writing has arisen because the youngsters of today are not into the habit of reading as much as the youngsters of yesteryears. They should not be blamed for this because the advancement of technology has hardly left enough time for the students to read different varieties of books and journals. Another reason for all this is that today students are not just engrossed into their studies but also are part time workers. After working for long hours and attending lectures they hardly get enough time to read and write. The assignments that they get to write are the only agents that have still kept the habit of reading and writing alive.



If you are not able to decide upon a subject to write then you can consult your tutor regarding this. His valuable advice might give you some ideas. You can also indulge in short discussions with your classmates or colleagues. This brainstorming session would ignite fresh viewpoints in your mind, which might help you in thinking about a fresh subject to write upon.

Alternatively you can read the text that you are consulting in your course. There might be some part of the text, which would grasp your interest level. You can choose a subject related to this issue. You might even find an idea, which can be elaborated or researched more. Or you might come across some argument or assumption of the author, which is contradictory to your own viewpoints. Writing about it can also be an excellent subject to write on.

You can also start reading books and articles related to the area in which you wish to write. Chances are you will come up with a specific idea to write on. The subject of your essay is extension of your area of interest so do full justice to it.

Whatever the subject is it should not be general in nature because it is hardly of any interest to the reader. All that you will write on a general subject has already been written so many times that it would fail to grasp the attention of the reader. Be very specific with your subject. Try to present a new angle of an oft-repeated subject.

Suppose you have been given to write something related to the history of your country. Writing about different events from the past would not build the interest level of the reader because everyone knows about these events. A fresh angle like ‘how one important historical event of your country has affected the present and would even affect the future of your country' would make your essay more interesting. You can also write on ‘a historical personality and how his qualities would have been beneficial to your country today.'

Term paper topics are easy to decide if we try to find out the unusual in the usual.