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if you need help choosing a topic!
Listed below are some suggested topics for research papers
or speeches:
| virtual reality |
nuclear energy |
animal testing |
| political scandals |
homelessness |
euthanasia/Dr. Kevorkian |
| communication & gender |
war (Kosovo, Gulf, Iraq) |
illiteracy |
| home schooling |
school prayer |
airline safety |
| black holes |
reincarnation/past lives |
telecommuting |
| private/public education |
natural disasters |
drunk driving |
| online privacy |
censorship |
domestic violence |
| global warming |
witchcraft |
wind/solar energy |
| alternative fuel cars |
ecology/environment |
endangered species |
| rain forests |
recycling |
gang violence |
| child abuse |
equal rights |
evolution vs. creationism |
| crystal meth/health |
legalization of marijuana |
welfare reform |
| gun control |
violence in schools |
sex education |
| cultural diversity |
Generation x, y, m |
learning disabilities |
| aging/gerontology |
cloning |
influence of media/propaganda |
| children and television |
abolition |
death penalty/capital punishment |
| equal access & information |
labor strikes |
politics and ethics |
| missing children |
abortion |
gay, parents/marriages |
| school vouchers |
charter schools |
cyber crime |
| stock market |
teen pregnancy |
invasive species |
| online communication |
terrorism |
world hunger |
| road rage |
cosmetic surgery/teens |
computer games |
| eating disorders |
UFOs |
hate crimes |
| alternative medicine |
medical conditions |
technology & society |
| health/nutrition/exercise |
extreme sports |
body art |
| cell phones/accidents/risk |
telemarketing |
online dating |
| police brutality/abuse |
discrimination |
adoption |
| Napster/copyright |
apartheid |
space exploration |
| sexual harassment |
teen violence |
U.S. Patriot Act |
| famous/infamous people |
baby boomers |
light rail/monorails |
| local history |
elder care |
psychic phenomenon |
| latch key kids |
rape shield law |
genetically modified food |
| elections and media |
racial profiling |
teens & driving |
| stem cell research |
biological/chemical weapons |
hacking/Internet security |
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