List of Topics by Category (Adapted from Allen, Camille, The Multigenre Research Paper.

Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.)

HISTORICAL EVENTS

Aftermath of Hiroshima Desert Storm Racism

Alamo Discovery of Penicillin Roaring 20s

Apollo 13 Exxon Valdez Salem Witchcraft Trials

San Francisco
Atomic Bomb Great Depression
Earthquake

Battle of Gettysburg Hindenburg September 11, 2001

Battle of Midway Holocaust Slavery

Berlin Wall Hurricane Katrina Space Shuttle

Blizzard of 1938 Integration Titanic

Blizzard of 1978 Irish Potato Famine Trojan War

Civil Rights Movement Italian Immigration Underground Railroad

Cold War The Manhattan Project U.S.S. Arizona

D-Day Newsies’ Strike Vietnam War

Declaration of Oklahoma City Bombing Watergate

Independence Pearl Harbor Women’s Suffrage

Denmark in the Polio Vaccine Woodstock

Holocaust

MUSICIANS

ABBA David Helfgott Mozart

Paula Abdul Jimi Hendrix Stevie Nicks

Clay Aiken Faith Hill Elvis Presley

Louis Armstrong Lauryn Hill Queen

Beatles Janet Jackson Selena

Beethoven Michael Jackson Tupac Shakur

Bono Jewel Paul Simon

Garth Brooks Billy Joel Jessica Simpson

Mariah Carey Elton John Frank Sinatra

Harry Chapin John Lennon Lynyrd Skynrd

Sean Combs Liberace Spice Girls

Miles Davis Madonna Tina Turner

Five Iron Frenzy Bob Marley Steven Tyler

Jerry Garcia Dave Matthews U2

Evelyn Glennie Bette Midler Von Trapp Family

Amy Grant Jim Morrison

ARTISTS

Sam Butcher Filippo Lippi Rafaello

Mary Cassatt Manet Norman Rockwell

Salvador Dali Michelangelo Titian

Leonardo da Vinci Monet Vincent van Gogh

 Walt Disney

Precious Moments

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PHOTOGRAPHERS William Wegman Ansel Adams

Anne Geddes

DIRECTORS George Lucas Steven Spielberg

Ron Howard

INSPIRATIONAL TO THE INDIVIDUALWRITER

Alicia Jacques Cousteau

Ryan White
Ambassador to Greece
SPORTS

Hank Aaron Magic Johnson Jackie Robinson

Tenley Albright Michael Jordan Gabbi Reece

Muhammed Ali
Nancy Kerrigan Mary Lou Retton
Marcus Allen
Michele Kwan Dennis Rodman
American Cheerleading
America’s Cup Tara Lapinski Babe Ruth

Fred Bear Vince Lombardi Joan Benoit Samuelson

Larry Bird Mickey Mantle Barry Sanders

Roger Clemens Dan Marino Kelly Slater

Roberto Clemente Masters Tournament Emmitt Smith

John Elway Jeremy McGrath John Stockton

Fenway Park Joe Namath Tiger Stadium

Lou Gehrig Olympic Games Antoine Walker

Wayne Gretsky Bobby Orr Ted Williams

Scott Hamilton Jesse Owens Serena/Venus Williams

Sergei and Katerina Walter Payton Tiger Woods

Steve Prefontaine

CURRENT EVENTS
Bill Gates 2004 Olympics
Columbine High School
Ennis Cosby
John Gotti Iraq War
Flight 800
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INTEREST

Abortion
Barnum and Bailey, Cloning
Adoption
Ringling Brothers’ Clothing
Alcoholism
Circus Computer chip
Anorexia
Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Disney World
Armadillos Black Regiment of the Civil
War Divorce
Neil Armstrong
Cedar Point Dolphins
Attention Deficit
Disorder Autism Child Abuse Dyslexia

Barbie Chocolate Egypt

Ellis Island

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TOPICS OF INTEREST (continued)

ESL KFC and Colonel Sanders Rug Rats

F-117 Legos Saturday Night Live

Football Lincoln Memorial School buses

Dian Fossey Looney Tunes Charles Schulz

Bill Gates Mardi Gras Septuplets

Jane Goodall Mary Kay Cosmetics The Simpsons

Billy Graham Microsoft Skateboarding

Harley Davidson Motocross Skin cancer

Hawaiian Luau Mud-bogging Sphinx

Jim Henson/Sesame Street Multiple sclerosis Spiderman

Milton Hershey Muscular dystrophy Spinal cord injuries

History of the Broadway Native Americans George Steinbrenner

Musical Neuroblastoma Tatooing

Temporal lobe
History of the car Nutrition
epilepsy

History of jazz Poverty UFOs

History of TV Price Is Right/Bob Barker Mt. Washington

Hummers Punk music Winnie the Pooh

Jeeps Rape The Wizard of Oz

Internet Raves Witchcraft

HISTORICAL FIGURES

Anastasia Thomas Jefferson Lorenzo de’ Medici

Richard Byrd JFK Jr. Golda Meir

Brunelleschi Joan of Arc Machiavelli

Cleopatra Sir John Hawkwood Maria Montessori

 Copernicus Nathan Hale Issac Newton

Princess Diana Harry Houdini Richard Nixon

Amelia Earhart Helen Keller Annie Oakley

Thomas Edison Bobby Kennedy Franklin Roosevelt

Albert Einstein Jackie Kennedy Sacajawea

Queen Elizabeth John Kennedy Mother Teresa

Henry Ford Genghis Kahn Harriet Tubman

King Frances I Martin Luther King Jr. George Washington

Ben Franklin Queen Lili’uokalani Charles Whitman

Galileo Abe Lincoln Wright Brothers

Mahatma Gandhi Charles Lindbergh

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ACTORS

Fred Astaire Judy Garland Adam Sandler

Lucille Ball Audrey Hepburn Jimmy Stewart

Orlando Bloom Gene Kelly Shirley Temple

Marlon Brando Jerry Lewis Charlize Theron

Bill Cosby Marilyn Monroe John Travolta

Leonardo DiCaprio Mary Tyler Moore John Wayne

James Dean Rosie O’Donnell Reese Witherspoon

Chris Farley Oprah

Michael J. Fox Ginger Rogers

WRITERS

Louisa May Alcott Emily Dickinson Dr. Seuss

Maya Angelou Margaret Mitchell/Gone Shakespeare

Bocaccio With the Wind J. R .R. Tolkien

Lewis Carroll Gary Paulsen

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