Power

the failure of a local restaurant
QUESTIONS:

Were the prices too high?
Was the location inconvenient?
Was the staff incompetent or unhelpful?
Was the menu inappropriate for the clientele?
Who was the restaurant supposed to appeal to? Why did it fail to interest these customers?
Did the restaurant promote or advertise enough?
Were there too many restaurants in the area?
Use questions to narrow the scope of your paper. Rather than attempt to address every issue you can come up with, it may be better to restrict your thesis to one or two items:

Graffiti is caused, in part, by the need for disadvantaged young people to assert a connection with something that gives them a feeling of identity or power.
Despite its unique promotion, reasonable prices, and excellent service, Powers Steaks failed because the limited market for red meat was already dominated by Spencer's and The Red Lion Inn.

EXPLORE EFFECTS BY POSING QUESTIONS

TOPIC: Graffiti - Effects
QUESTIONS:

What is impact on neighborhoods?
How does graffiti affect property values?
What impressions does it make on visitors?
Do people assume graffiti indicates the presence of gangs, and therefore crime?
Do graffiti abatement programs have any impact on property values, crime, local business?
TOPIC: Welfare Reform
QUESTIONS:

Has welfare reform lowered poverty?
Have companies hired former welfare recipients?
Have recipients benefited from reform?
Will participants remain in entry level jobs?
What has been the experience of participants in this program?
What opinion do employers have about the program?
What statistics have been generated about reduced welfare rolls? Are they accurately reported and interpreted?
Use questions to narrow the scope of your paper. Rather than attempt to address every issue you can come up with, it may be better to restrict your thesis to one or two items:

Graffiti has lowered property values, dissuaded new businesses from moving into the...