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And for those of you who are struggling to choose a topic, here are some ideas to get your brain going. I suggest you use these topic ideas as a resource, but because these are very broad, general topics, try to find an interesting approach or angle to take on the issue.
Essay #3 Topic Ideas
- Raising the debt ceiling
- Violence in the media
- Human trafficking
- Flat tax
- Better nutrition as cure for disease
- Pay for college athletes
- Poverty in the U.S.
- Violent video games
- Divorce in America
- Disciplining children
- Physician-assisted suicide
- Utah’s alcohol laws
- Children’s exposure to violence: parent vs. media responsibility
- Public vs. private health care
- Changing a 4-year degree to a 3-year degree
- Texting while driving
- Eliminating senior year in Utah high schools
- Childhood obesity
- Causes of climate change
- Alternative fuels
- Video game addiction
- America’s oil dependence
- Daylight savings time: should it be eliminated?
- Is drug testing worth it?
- Cell phones: a benefit or a hazard?
- Effects of computer use on children
- Are parents and coaches pushing young children too hard?
- Capital punishment
- Should undocumented students be allowed to pay resident tuition in the state where they have grown up?
- Climate change
- Public education vs. homeschooling
- Is texting affecting our ability to communicate effectively?
- Bullying
- Divorce in the U.S.
- Homelessness and hunger in the U.S.
- Benefits of early college
- Online classes vs. face-to-face
- Growing problem of obesity in the U.S.
- Positive vs. negative effects of social networking
- Are prisoners given too many comforts?
- Health effects of diet colas
- Debate over online universities
- Body image issues for women
- The risks of nuclear energy
- Effects of college sports on academics
- For-profit universities
- Sex education in schools
- Genetic engineering of food
- The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria
