Pay attention to the world around you and start thinking of how you can make a difference. Is there still work to be done? You will choose a social issue to research within your chosen Career Cluster. You will go through a series of steps to discover a research topic that you want to study, a problem that you want to solve, and a wrong you want to right. Here are some things to think about: Humans are obligated to feel and act upon their empathy for others.