>>17343458
Pick anything with a strong emotional response e.g. abortion. You'll presumably have an opinion on that, and just think devil's advocate and try to come up with arguments your opponents would use.

>>17344562
But is it not necessarily about my opinion? Making an argument for one side and addressing the arguments of the other side using other writings as sources. I can't just write from my own thoughts, can I?

>>17344665
yes you can, who says you can't?
And anyway there's usually two sides to an argument, and you're likely to pick one, so, there, you have the arguments for side A and do what [otheranon] said

>>17344676
I was always told in my 2 English courses in college so far that it is always about research and I can't just use my own knowledge as a source.

>>17343458
Write about the value of disobedience and rebellion against authority. First you need a strong thesis, something like:

Throughout history different social movements have demonstrated the value of disobedience and rebellion against authority in the realm of societal change. While certain social and political leaders utilized vastly different tactics, the outcome of different movements such the black power movement, La Raza, Indian independence, and the civil rights movement have shown that individuals standing against the state can make a significant impact on the world around them.

I'm not a good writer either anon, but any old moron can come up with a half decent thesis statement, once you have that then your essay has a focus. You're rambling because you probably don't have that focus

Do not pick any controversial topics like abortion that could possibly get you on the bad side of your, more than likely, ultra libtard TA.

I'm assuming you're in like freshman English or remedial or something like that. Play up to your audience.