Social Issue Persuasive Essay Topics - Mrs Pinkerton



World Problems/Controversies Research Topics

1. clean drinking water in 3rd world countries

2. homelessness

3. poverty

4. American high school dropout rates

5. medical testing on animals

6. capital punishment

7. government investments in the space program

8. equal rights - gay marriage

9. legalization of “euthanasia” (assisted suicide)

10. animal cloning

11. care and treatment for the mentally ill

12. welfare

13. increase in teen pregnancy

14. illegal immigrants and Immigration laws

15. controversy over stem cell research

16. drug abuse in general

17. drug trafficking

18. use of drugs to assist athletes

19. censorship of the media/media bias

20. military use of biological weapons

21. the war in Afghanistan

22. Education issues:

(equality for races/sexes or U.S. performance vs other countries, etc.)

23. unemployment

24. government spending

25. healthcare – variety of issues

26. medical marijuana

27. Internet privacy

28. Wikileaks

29. need for alternative energy sources

30. Gun control laws

31. the need to improve literacy rates in impoverished areas

32. widows and orphans in 3rd world countries (often neglected)

33. women’s rights

34. the “glass ceiling”

35. deforestation

This is just a start. If you can think of something else that is either a problem facing the citizens of the world today, or a controversial issue that you have a strong opinion on, then let me know.

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download