| Broad Topic | Women | Criminal justice | Shakespeare | |
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| Narrowed Topic | Women and politics | Death penalty or capital punishment | Shakespeare's tragedies | |
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| Focused Topic | Successful women in politics | Legal defense and death row inmates | The star-crossed lovers in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Othello | |
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| Research Question | What characteristics do women share who are successful in politics? | Are death row inmates receiving adequate legal defense? | How would you compare and contrast the star-crossed lovers in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Othello? |
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