"Beware the Ides of March", Mrs. Johnson said.

Our due date for the second research paper. Yuck. It seems like I just finished with my "Joy Luck Club" paper! This year is the first time the Junior class has had two research papers. In the past, juniors have had one paper, discussing historical and thematic tie-ins with a novel. This year, we have one paper for the English department, discussing literary criticism, and one paper for the History department, discussing Percy knows what. I still don't quite get what we're doing, but I'm guessing that we have to talk about an element of American society and culture and its effect on history, or vice versa. Arg.

Priscilla's Top Ten Research Paper Topics They'll Probably Never Let Me Write:
10. I Heard it was a Lone Gunman: Three Decades of Kennedy Assassination Theories
9. "In the Name of Free Soil, I Will Punish You!": The Real Abraham Lincoln
8. Al Gore's Internet
7. From Rags to Riches: A Brief History of People Who Are Disgustingly Rich
6. The Salem Witch Trials: A Religion Pokes Itsself in the Eyeball
5. Terry Pratchett: Mocking History, Society, and Literature in General
4. Like Father, Like Son: A History of Moronic Father/Son Presidents, from the John Adamses to the George Bushes
3. The Impact of The Beatles on All Music in General
2. Cruel and Unusual Punishment: A History of High School Student Abuse
1. The Space Race: Kicking Commie Behind on the Final Frontier