You must have actually been able to choose something that interested in you. My "professor' wanted me to do research in "his" area of expertise. So, I did my best to make it work for me, too. It wasn't too bad (I enjoyed the research). By the time I was ready to write -- I thought: "The Cuban Missle Crisis had very little to do with France's withdrawing from NATO -- timing made is look likely -- but in reality it was more of DeGalle being a nationalist." But, when you read it... you think... "Hummm, maybe." Got an A and was successful in defending it. LOL