Topic List for Argumentative Essay #1
English 100
1. Immigration
2. Segregation in Education
3. Airport Security (Racial profiling) (Using Backscatters)
4. Teaching Evolution in Schools
5. Too much sex in television/cinema (movies)
6. Competitive sports—Do they psychologically damage if taken to extreme?
7. Testing is undermining education.
8. Effects of video games on children
9. Removal of religious symbols
10. Facebook friends vs. face to face friends
11. Gay Marriage
12. Biased news reporting
13. New generation—American Dream or American Nightmare
14. Does college life corrupt a person?
15. Business should exist for the benefits of all of its constituencies.
16. Regulations of genetic engineering—ordering your own child
17. Organic foods—are they more nutritious?
18. Are the average civilians putting themselves at risk by catching natural disasters on film?
19. Separation of conjoined twins—usually results in the death of one—moral—ethical?
20. Should we torture kidnappers/terrorists to get information in life-threatening situations?
21. Should immigrants be held to the same standards of all other students in schools?
22. Price gouging—during catastrophes
23. Abolishment of the SAT
24. Need for bringing back old economic classes to high schools
25. Stem cell research—when cells are taken from frozen embryos.
26. Terrorism—Are we still in grave danger?
27. Appeal for gun control or the right to bear arms
28. Civil Rights—have we made strides—do we still have a long way to go?
29. Social networks—are they good for mental health?
30. Social networks—do they create small minds?
31. Social media—effect on children
32. On-line use—can it come back to haunt the user?
33. Does watching sex on television/movies influence teens’ sexual activity?
34. Why is forensic television so interesting to viewers—what does it say about us?
35. Does the Internet exploit women?
36. Are the sometimes shortage of food supplies or inflation of food prices sometimes caused by the government?
37. The small town farmer/farm worker—Are they being exploited by the food industry?
38. Should the Internet offer term paper cheating for students?
39. Downloading of illegal music
40. Radio show “toxic” talk—the influence
41. Clothing bans in schools/colleges
42. School prayer—God out of our schools
43. Abolishment of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
44. Questionable billboards and banners
45. Do Not Call List—Should individuals have this option—Should it be followed?
46. Where to talk show hosts cross the line?
47. Tatoos—Are they healthy, a good idea, etc.?
48. Should a man have surgery to increase his height?
49. Is money the answer to everything?
50. Should pay/money be attached to organ transplants?