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I don't know how to make a research paper on Fortune-tellers and psychics?

So my teacher asked us to pick a topic and make a research paper about it. I don't know why I chose fortune-tellers and psychics. Now I'm stuck with this topic. What's interesting about this topic that I could put on my research paper? Think as much as possible please.

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first of all they are fakes, and they make their living by playing on peoples emotions and writing books and selling them to gullible people.
its simple, just tell some lies
Fortune tellers and psychics. Here is what I would do. So with a research paper, you want to cover a few smaller topics under the umbrella subject. I'd go with 'What they are/they do', 'How they are perceived by the general public', 'How do they contribute to society if they do', and/or 'Stereotypes associated with fortune tellers and psychics' Those aren't so great, but you get the idea. Then just expand on them. You could also elaborate a lot on the origins of these professions and the kinds of people who generally partake in them.
I actually think that is a good topic for a paper - it is different, and will either examine existing stereotypes or blow them out of the water. I think you need to narrow it down to fortune tellers today in America and leave out the whole history thing (which would be pretty interesting in itself.) Develop a demographic for the fortune-teller AND the paying customers. What's interesting is that fortune tellers speak to someone's psychology - even now, at the height of the computer age you are still seeing them online and on side-streets everywhere. I'm a very scientific person - what is that about? In America we are also at the height of personal awareness (think of the quality of shows brought by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Phil for example. Don't laugh - this is the world we live in, and their daily advice is followed by hundreds of thousands of people daily, perhaps millions.) You get down to the details of this and you will have something really eye-opening. Good luck!