Write a documented argument of 750-1,250 words (three to five pages of double-spaced typing).
– Narrow your topic (see below) and think about your approach.
– Do some research – take notes and save necessary source information for your works cited list (Bedford Bibliographer is a great help).
– Get organized before you write (thesis, topic sentences, supporting details).
– Draft your essay and a working bibliography.
– Check for unintentional plagiarism.
– Revise, edit, and proofread again

Topics:

•Embyronic Stem Cell Research and Government Funding
•Genetic Engineering – Designer Babies
•Controversy: Evolution vs. Creationism in Public High School Biology Classes
•Global Warming (Climate Change)
•Any Current Supreme Court Case – Current Supreme Court Cases
– Gender Discrimination in Citizenship Cases
– Banning the Sale of Violent Video Games to Minors
•Can Westboro Baptist Church Protest at the Funerals of Dead Soldiers? (More Information) Westboro Baptist Church and Fred Phelps
•Cyberbullying as a Criminal Offense
•Emerging Adulthood – A Cultural Breakdown
•Controversy: Texas Conservatives Changed the History Books in Texas (and this will impact the rest of the US)
•Islamophobic America
•Football – Too Dangerous for Children and Adults
•A New Immigration Target: Children of Illegal Immigrants
•The Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy
•Women on the Front Lines in Combat
•Extreme Militias: Patriots or Terrorists
•The Legalization of Marijuana
•Videotaping Police Activity – a Criminal Offense
•The Gulf Disater – Who is to Blame?
•Vertical Farming (Traditional Farming is Destroying the Planet)
•Banning Soda Purchases with Food Stamps
•Any topic