Step 1.  Selecting and limiting the topic



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To avoid frustration, be sure to limit your topic before beginning.  The following example demonstrates the process that you should use.

General - drama of the nineteenth century

Limited - the plays of Henrick Ibsen

More limited - characterization in Ibsen's A Doll's House

Even more limited - Ibsen's attitude toward women as seen in the character of Nora in A Doll's House