When choosing a topic for your research assignment, think of something that might be of interest to you and your
audience. first, write down your chosen topic. then, to ensure that your topic isn't too broad, list three to four
informal questions about your topic. these questions should narrow down the focus of your topic. finally, write
down your revised topic after you have narrowed it down.

use thoughts as a research tipcu

Explanation:

Thoughts have been my greatest nemesis my entire life long.  Not all thoughts, just those that make me feel miserable, those with which I would torment myself for long periods of time.  Often they'd result from my own actions--I'd do something or say something I regretted, and I would spend hours or days feeling miserable as my mind went over all the possible negative repercussions for doing what I had done.

the text includes parts of primary-source interviews with enslaved people to illustrate the difficulty of life on a sugar plantation in louisiana.

explanation:

a question like this requires the excerpt to be included in order to answer the question.