Choosing Essay topic

For me, writing essays has become a habit that I can easily complete with no problem. I have learned that if I am not really interested in what I am writing, the essay will feel like a chore, and I will inevitably complete a mess of an assignment. I am really intrigued with the format of essay 2 in my English class. I am used to teachers giving me basic guidelines of how my essay should be like. I will admit that completing essay 2 will not be like any other essay I have completed. I feel that if I follow the guidelines of this essay, it will help me expand my knowledge as a writer. As much as I do not like to be limited in my writing, I feel like I am trying to decide which topic I will choose, now that we are not allowed to pick several topics that are too controversial, or are constantly chosen by students. I understand why professors may do that, because they do not want to read like twenty papers about the same topic!  I am also doing a research paper in my communications class, but the difference is that I am working with a group and we had to select a topic collectively, and then decide to what extent we are basing off our research. I do not know what my topic is yet, I am still choosing from two topics, and I really hope that my topic is approved, and that I do not have to choose something else, because I would hate to look for new sources and start all over again.