<p>I think that you’d fulfill echan’s criteria 2 and 3 just from your topic.
When’s this essay due? If it’s for next year’s class, I would write both this essay and another topic (have it be a very different topic), and compare your rough drafts for each (I’ll read them too if you want). Whichever’s better, refine that one to perfection.
Heck, I would recommend anyone to write a rough draft of multiple ideas before commiting to one. Don’t lock yourself in on one idea.</p>