Shortlist-2019-Topics for persuasive essays

Topics for persuasive essays (revised 2019)

World, Japan, and Tech Would you consider moving overseas for a job? Why or why not? (Benefits OR liabilities of working overseas.) Should the school day start later? (or earlier?) Are small schools more effective than large schools? What is the ideal class size? Why? What is the ideal class length (time)? Are you really learning at school? Why or why not? What kind of education system is best? Why? How would you grade your school? Why? What makes a good teacher? Does your school hand out too many A-s (S-es)? Do your test scores reflect how good your teachers are? Do you think you will have a career that you love? What is the most important thing a person can achieve in a career? Are you the same person on social media as you are in real life? Is the internet broken? Is the lack of online anonymity a problem? Should people be allowed to obscure their identities online? Should what you say on facebook be grounds for getting fired? Do you worry colleges or employers might read your social media posts someday? Should potential employers be allowed to use social media posts in their hiring decisions? People today are growing up in a world where it's possible that every moment of their lives my be recorded on video. What are the bigger implications and repercussions? What is an appropriate course of action? What would make you quit social media? Is social media making us more narcissistic? Should gaming and casinos be legalized in Japan? Should parents be held accountable/responsible for what their children post on social media websites? Should Japan begin a military draft to ensure adequate military strength in case of international military conflict? Should Japan amend its constitution? How? Who is the most effective current international political leader, and why do you think so? How can society best improve the status of women?

Regarding airport security, how can we balance personal privacy and public safety? How big a problem is date rape? What should be done to solve the problem? How big a problem is domestic violence? What should be done to solve the problem? Are current methods of discouraging cyberbullying and harassment effective? Should the government have access to tracking information through our mobile devices? Is it time to eliminate "gender" from our social construct? (Should we stop identifying individuals as "male" or "female"?) Who should bear the responsibility for making (or not making) change in society: Individual citizens or elected officials? What should Japan do to improve quality of life for its physically/mentally/emotionally or otherwise challenged citizens? (choose only one thing) How can we reconcile Japan's need for more children and the world's overpopulation problem? Genetically modified foods: Saving the world or science gone mad? Is technology changing society and/or personal relationships for the better or worse? What can be done to reduce the suicide rate? Should voting be mandatory? What government controls, if any, should there be on robotics and AI research? What government controls, if any, should there be on DNA research?

Education, Social Issues, and other What is / What are the best books you've read? What book(s) do you think every teenager should read? Should we still teach young people to write "by hand" (cursive writing, , , etc.)? If you could write a letter or "Editorial" that would be read by all of your teachers, what would you say? Do we need art in our lives? Has a work of visual art ever made a strong impression on you? Do you wish your conversations were less small talk and more `big talk'? Are we losing the art of listening? What would you teach the world in an online video? Are you the same person in a second language as you are in your first language? (Does learning a second language create a second personality?) Comparison of education systems in any two countries; your opinion on which is better. What deserves more (or less) emphasis in Japan's universities' curricula? What is the most important thing university students need to learn?

Which is more effective: coed education or same-sex schools? Should students be required to _____________ ? What role should current events play in a school curriculum? Is the idea of a liberal arts education dead? What needs to be changed in Japan's education system? What role should social media have in education? What is the most important subject taught in school? What subject should be taught in school, but isn't? What subject is taught in school, but shouldn't be? Are current methods of school discipline effective? Should higher education be free for all qualified students? The ideal teacher-student relationship is _____________ . Are standardized tests an accurate measure of student learning or ability? Standardized tests should be replaced with _____________ . What are the most effective ways to curb school bullying? Is a college degree a requirement for success in life? The best way to improve foreign language education in Japan is ____________ . Students in Japan have too much / too little freedom. What can be done to reduce plagiarism in Japanese universities? Should universities be seats of learning or training centers for jobs? What artists do you believe are the future of music?

Necessary elements of your topic and thesis statement Focus - You need to focus on a specific aspect of an issue or problem that can be adequately covered in four or five pages. Opinion - You must have a clearly stated opinion in the first paragraph of the paper. The reader should have a clear idea of what you are persuading him or her to think or do from what you write at the beginning of the paper. Don't make the reader wait until the conclusion to read your opinion and suggestions.

SERIOUS WARNING One of the very few things for which there is ZERO TOLERANCE in this class is plagiarism. Students caught plagiarizing will automatically fail the course with a grade of zero. No excuses, no second chances, no "I didn't understand," no "I forgot to cite the source." See:

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