write a short argument or persuasive essay

ENGL107 Suggested Topics

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You may choose one of the following topics. Or, if you wish to devise your

own topic, please seek your instructor’s approval of it before you begin

writing:

 Obamacare (ACA) should be repealed.

 Global climate change is a hoax.

 All public schools should adopt a school uniform policy.

 The “war on terror” has become a war against American freedoms.

 All eligible citizens should be required to vote or pay a fine.

 Censorship is never justified.

 High-stakes testing should be eliminated in public education.

 Drivers convicted of a first-time DUI should receive mandatory jail

time.

 The death penalty should be repealed in all states.

 The rich in America should pay more taxes.

 Students are harmed by their dependence on personal digital

technology (laptops, smart phones, etc.).

 Tobacco products should be made illegal.

 America’s chief executive officers (CEOs) are paid too much.

 Dieting ultimately makes you gain weight.

 The “war on drugs” has become a war on America’s minorities.

 English should be the official language of the United States.

 The legal age for drinking alcohol should be lowered to 18.

 The cost of higher education is too high.

 Creationism should be taught in public schools.

 Snack and soda vending machines should be removed from public

schools.

 Supermarkets should charge for plastic bags.

 Child beauty pageants should be banned.

 Mandatory sentencing in nonviolent drug cases should be ended.