I chose to research a topic related to music. In the book "Mirror on America," I found many interesting essays written on how music has affected many people in different ways. One research idea that I have considered is the effect that sex and violence have on attracting people to music; however are there other factors that attract people and make certain music popular and successful. Another topic that I found interesting is what are the major differences and comparisons on the music of yesterday and the music that is popular now. Another research topic would be are people of different generations attracted to the same types of music. In the world today many people are now buying iPods and downloading music from their computers. How is this changing the music industry. These are just a few topics that I was interested in dealing with the influences of music.