Essay Topics (Controversial Issues)
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Gale Opposing Viewpoints
Issues and Controversies
News Sources:
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National Public Radio (NPR) -
Topics:
Should all children be required to attend Pre K?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/us/language-gap-study-bolsters-a-push-for-pre-k.html?hp&_r=0
Should Cyclists Obey Driving Laws?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/21/cyclists-drivers-and-the-rules-of-the-road?hp
Should high school last 6 years?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/29/should-high-school-last-six-years
Young women, drinking, and rape
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/23/young-women-drinking-and-rape
Should police encounters be filmed?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/22/should-police-wear-cameras
How important is it for students to study abroad?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/17/should-more-americans-study-abroad
Should transgender rights and gay rights be the same?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/15/are-trans-rights-and-gay-rights-still-allies
Are social media sites (like Facebook and Twitter) turning us into narcissists?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/09/23/facebook-and-narcissism
Should people who have committed crimes and received a life sentence when they were juveniles be eligible to have another trial?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/09/18/reconsidering-young-lifers-sentences
Does downtown LA need a streetcar?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-streetcar-20131029,0,6362877.story#axzz2jF7C9Qya
Should English Learners learn in separate classrooms?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-english-20131023,0,4848584.story#axzz2jF7TdsrD
Should the US help Iraqis and Afghans who helped the US during the war?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-special-immigrant-visa-20131023,0,7056078.story#axzz2jF87448F
Should elephant bullhooks be banned in LA?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-bullhook-elephant-proposed-ban-los-angeles-20131022,0,6908333.story#axzz2jF8vU2CF
How should schools get rid of bad teachers?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-teacher-firing-20131015,0,7947181.story#axzz2jF8vU2CF
Gale Opposing Viewpoints
Issues and Controversies
News Sources:
L.A. Times e-Edition -- Same as print edition. Username: waphs PW: panther
National Public Radio (NPR) -
Topics:
Should all children be required to attend Pre K?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/us/language-gap-study-bolsters-a-push-for-pre-k.html?hp&_r=0
Should Cyclists Obey Driving Laws?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/21/cyclists-drivers-and-the-rules-of-the-road?hp
Should high school last 6 years?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/29/should-high-school-last-six-years
Young women, drinking, and rape
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/23/young-women-drinking-and-rape
Should police encounters be filmed?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/22/should-police-wear-cameras
How important is it for students to study abroad?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/17/should-more-americans-study-abroad
Should transgender rights and gay rights be the same?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/15/are-trans-rights-and-gay-rights-still-allies
Are social media sites (like Facebook and Twitter) turning us into narcissists?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/09/23/facebook-and-narcissism
Should people who have committed crimes and received a life sentence when they were juveniles be eligible to have another trial?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/09/18/reconsidering-young-lifers-sentences
Does downtown LA need a streetcar?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-streetcar-20131029,0,6362877.story#axzz2jF7C9Qya
Should English Learners learn in separate classrooms?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-english-20131023,0,4848584.story#axzz2jF7TdsrD
Should the US help Iraqis and Afghans who helped the US during the war?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-special-immigrant-visa-20131023,0,7056078.story#axzz2jF87448F
Should elephant bullhooks be banned in LA?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-bullhook-elephant-proposed-ban-los-angeles-20131022,0,6908333.story#axzz2jF8vU2CF
How should schools get rid of bad teachers?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-teacher-firing-20131015,0,7947181.story#axzz2jF8vU2CF