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CENSORSHIP
Books
Music: rap, rock, labels on music
Flag burning
Government funding of the arts
Movie ratings
Video games
EDUCATION
Role of federal government in education
Dress codes/ school uniforms
Home schooling
Year-round schools`
Working hours for high school students
Prayer in school
Prayer at school events
Validity of the SAT / Standardized tests
Multiculturalism
Homework
MASS MEDIA
Media and war / embedded journalists (should media be banned from battle front?
Ex: Geraldo Rivera incident)
Television violence / media violence (is it a contribution to society’s violence?)
Indecent media content
LEGAL SYSTEM / JUVENILE JUSTICE
Trying juveniles as adults
Death penalty / capital punishment
Prison rehabilitation
Prison overcrowding
Hate-crime laws
Gun control legislation
Driving laws for teens in Texas
Gambling (lottery, casinos on Native American reservations, casinos in general)
Good Samaritan laws (should they be held liable for their actions)
Mandatory motorcycle/bicycle helmets
Cellular telephones (should they be banned from use while driving?)
Posting of the Ten Commandments in public areas
ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION / ENDANGERED SPECIES
Neutering of animals
Hunting animals
Preserving endangered species
International ban on ivory
Animal testing / animal research
Whaling
DEATH / DYING
Euthanasia
Assisted suicide
ATHLETICS
Salaries of professional athletes
Creatine use or Androstenedione use by athletes
Steroids
No pass-No play policy
Reforming college athletic programs (too commercialized or value to school—such
as revenue)
Cheerleading – is it a sport?
Title IX (gender discrimination)—should it be preserved or discarded?
HEALTH / HEALTHCARE / FITNESS
Alternative medicine—is it safe and effective?
Body image obsessing / eating disorders
Vitamin supplements
Obesity—discrimination against, overweight children, should government intervene?
Vegetarians
Patients’ rights
SCIENCE / RESEARCH
DNA fingerprinting
Embryo research / stem cell research
Cloning
Organ transplants
Organ donations
Electric cars
Energy alternatives
Gene therapy research
US GOVERNMENT / FOREIGN POLICY / COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
War in Iraq/Afghanistan
Foreign aid—is it harmful to other countries or the U.S.?
Permanent UN military—should this be established?
China and Human Rights
European unification
Apartheid
One-child policy in China
Faith-based initiatives
Campaign finance reform
Steel tariffs
Unmanned military aircraft
Puerto Rico—51st state?
Pledge of Allegiance
Terrorism—how to deal with it best
Freedom of press
Medicare / Medicaid
Negative campaign ads (do they help inform voters or distort the truth?)
Guest worker Visas / alien workers
UN Peacekeeping
CURRENT EVENTS
The Great Recession
The Economy
Texting while Driving
Illegal Immigration
Cybercrime
Cyberbullying
Illegal downloads-Pirating
Domestic Terrorism
Social networking
Redistribution of Wealth
Gangs
Government bailouts of private industry
Dusti Rhodes
Rhodes
English – Period
October 22, 2010
Topic:
What you think is
worth fighting for
Subtopic:
Subtopic:
Support
&
Evidence
Support
&
Evidence
Subtopic:
Support
&
Evidence
Dusti Rhodes
Rhodes
English – Period
October 22, 2010
Topic:
HUMOR
Rhetorical Devices:
Parallelism:
Knock knock joke
Analogy:
Losing a loved one
Subtopic:
Shows
intelligence
Subtopic:
Takes dedication
Subtopic:
Understanding
social
issues/injustices
•Need knowledge to write
good joke
•Puns
•Fart jokes need good
timing
•Comedians spend hours to
develop material
•Believe in their craft
•Want to keep the world
laughing
•Losing a loved one- easier
to think happy times/funny
times
•Easier to talk about social
injustices through humor
•Jokes make us question
them