C&E TOPICS
· War
o (in general, or specific war)
· Peace
o (remember that “Grant & Lee” article?)
· PTSD
· Any disease
o Cancer
o AIDS
o Fibromyalgia
o Depression
· Addiction
o (specific demographic)
o (drugs, alcohol, food, porn, gambling…)
· Obesity (childhood, e.g.)
· Arthritis
· Autism
· Alzheimer’s disease
· Migraines
· Teen Smoking
· Second-Hand Smoke
· El Nino
· Global Warming
· Pollution
o noise, air, …
· Bad press
· Riots (in general, specific)
· Having Pets
· Injury (sports-specific)
o NFL & concussions
o ACL
o Rotator cuff
· Steroid Abuse
· Discrimination
o religious, sexual, racial, age…
· Peer Pressure
· Cyber Space Bullying
· Abuse
o (physical, mental, spousal, child)
· Rape
o ** with these last 3 types of topics
o ** you’ll switch
o ** from the abuser (causes)
o ** to the victim (effects)
· Guns/gun control
· American Revolution
o (French, Sexual, other)
· Road Rage
· Phobia (any irrational fear)
· Poverty
· Divorce (rising divorce rate)
· Fast Food (popularity)
· Diets
· Anorexia Nervosa (specific eating disorder)
· Bulimia Nervosa
· Over-Eating
· Low Self-Esteem
· Religion
o conversion to specific religion
o late in life conversion
· Health Care Reform
· Any government program or reform
· Suicide
· Running Away
· Dropping Out
o high school or college
· Adult Illiteracy
· College Education
· Online Courses
· Cheating (in school)
· Plagiarism
· Poor Time Management
· Procrastination
· “Cramming” for Exams
· Underage Drinking
· STDs
· Teen Pregnancy
· Some Fad (“craze” or hysteria)
· Some historical movement
o Capitalism, Communism, Info. Age
· Apartheid (or End of Apartheid)
· Technology Boom (1990s)
· Illegal Music Downloading
· Cell Phones
· Natural disaster
o (Agnes, Katrina, Gulf Oil Spill)
· Outsourcing, Global Economy, Globalism
· Gas Prices
o (to rise, to be lowered)
** Economic Crash (1929, 1987, or 2008)
* 9/11 (or any national tragedy)
* Columbine, Virginia Tech (any school shooting)
* Terrorism