Cause and Effect English Paper

Cause and Effect Topics

popularity (or lack of popularity) of a particular sport in the Unites States, popularity (or lack of popularity) of a public figure, a miscommunication or misunderstanding between two people or two groups, cheating on college exams, rising college costs, a current trend or fad, a major change or decision in your life, a problem on campus or in the community

the popularity of health clubs and fitness centers

unemployment, inflation, alcoholism, cutbacks in welfare, release from institutions, lack of housing

college--parking shortage, instructor's skill or popularity, cheating, a successful or unsuccessful class or course

politics and government--hostility to politicians, low voter turnout, influence of political action committees (PACs), high cost of running for public office, negative campaigning

Environment--failure to reduce pollution, the garbage crisis, difficulty of starting and maintaining recycling programs, concern about food safety

the arts--popularity of rap or jazz, decline of musical theater, impulse to censor the arts

continuing influence or popularity of a book, movie, actor, novelist, social activist, athlete, politician, religious leader, television program

shifting patterns in education--increasing interest in computer science or in teaching as a career, increase in home schooling, increase in community college enrollments or charter schools, declining numbers of mat and science majors, increase in the number of African-American students attending black colleges

changes in patterns of leisure or entertainment--increasing consumption or fast food, declining interest in a particular style of music, increase in competitive cycling

shifts in religious practices--increase of women ministers or rabbis, increasing interest in Asian religions, increased membership in fundamentalist churches

new patterns of political behavior--increase in conservatism or liberalism, a growing desire for isolation from world affairs, developing power of minorities and women

societal changes--increases in the number of working women with children, sing-parent households, telecommunicating

changes in politics or world affairs--spreading influence of capitalism, increasing terrorist activity, increasing numbers of women elected to political office, growing ethnic conflicts

changes in economic conditions--increasing cost of medical care, decline in standard of living, increasing gap between wealthiest and poorest Americans

Completed artistic movements or historical trends--impressionism, pop art, the struggle for female suffrage, industrialization

Listing Subjects concerning Identity and community

a particular conflict in a community to which you belong

the popularity of athletes or other groups of students in high school

the lack of understanding and sympathy between the young and the old

the obsession of many young women and men with their weight and body image

the continued high level of teenage pregnancy despite the widespread availability of birth control

increasing prejudice against new immigrants

increasing incidence of people abandoning or abusing aged relatives

increasing incidence of domestic violence--against spouses, children, or parents

increasing popularity of twelve-step, self-help programs

increasing popularity of sororities and fraternities on college campuses

increasing use of plastic surgery to enhance self-image

Listing Subjects concerning Work and Career

students expecting to have less financial success than their parents

people preferring to own their own business

students working part-time while attending college

students aspiring to careers in business

the importance or difficulty of arranging working internships while in college

older students attending college

rising unemployment among youth

increase in full-time and part-time contingent or temporary workers

increase in service-related careers