Should school officials be allowed to search students lockers and personal possessions?
Should students be grouped by age or by ability in school classrooms?
What is the most important subject taught in school?
Are there any academic benefits to the study of video games?
Are current methods of school discipline effective?
Should higher education be free for all admitted students?
Are standardized tests an accurate measure of student learning or ability?
What are the most effective ways to curb school bullying?
Is a college degree a requirement for success in life?
Personal Choices and Personal Values Essay and Speech Topics.
Which makes a better pet, a dog or a cat?
Have reality television shows changed peoples television viewing habits?
What is the best book you have ever read, and why was it so good?
Is it better to give or to receive?
Is it still important to teach manners and etiquette to children?
When should children be permitted to have their own cell phones?
If you won the lottery and could only donate the money to charity, which cause would you choose
and why?
Which lifestyle is more conducive to a happy life, urban living or country living?
Should children be limited to the number of hours they are allowed to play video games every week?
If you could time travel, would it be better to visit the past or the future?
Is it better to be a night owl or an early bird?
Do opposites really attract?
What is more important: earning a large salary or doing work that benefits other people?
Cause and effects essay
How does political fundraising influence political decision making?
What would be the impact of lowering the voting age?
Choose a recent event in American history that involved another country. What was the cause of
Americas actions, and what was the effect?
What causes people to choose to vote or to abstain from voting?
What would be the impact of allowing people to vote online instead of in person?
What aspect of society has been influenced the most by social media and technology?
What causes poverty in America?
What causes homelessness?
What are some of the effects of growing up in poverty for American children?
What are some of the effects of growing up in a wealthy family for American children?
What factors influence a persons decision to attend or not attend college?
What effect does choosing to attend college have on a persons life?
Does television affect societys perception of social issues (for example, same-sex relationships)?
Do protests and other social actions have an effect on social issues?
Is using social media a valid way to protest or raise awareness about an issue?
How has the increased use of cell phones affected our in-person social interactions?
How does scientific research affect the way food is marketed to consumers?
How does scientific research affect the way medicine is marketed to consumers?
What causes one product to be more popular than another product?
What is the greatest determining factor in a childs life on whether he or she will be a successful
adult?
What impact does frequent violence (either from war or street violence) have on a community?
What factors make certain communities more peaceful than other communities?
How does the First Amendment affect the way people use social media?
What causes divorce?
What causes addiction?
What impact does the term broken families have on children of divorced families?
What causes children to be placed in foster care?
Why do charitable organizations exist?
Why do food pantries exist?
Why do some people choose to bully others?
What causes someone to become truly excellent in his or her career, in athletics, or in another field?
How do music and art affect people?
Is exercise necessary for all humans to maintain their health?
How does a persons diet affect his or her health?
How does the place you choose to live affect your life?
Who has the greater effect on a persons life: family or their friends?
What has the greater effect on a persons life: the country in which the person is born or the persons
gender?
What has the greater effect on a persons life: financial status or health?
What is the single biggest factor that affects the environment today?
What causes climate change?
What actions need to be taken to make American a stronger country?
What actions need to be taken to make the world a safer, healthier place?
What created our planet?
What is the single largest impact that you think humans will end up having on this planet?
Why did people originally leave their home countries to explore the rest of the world?
How has human curiosity driven human progress?
Has human curiosity had an overall positive or negative effect on the planet?
What caused humans to domesticate animals for labor and companionship?
What are some of the factors that make the world feel smaller and more connected?
What are some of the factors that make the world seem large and difficult to wrap your head around?
Compare and contrast essay