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Pro – Con.org ___________________________________________________________________________________ Mr. Wilno's Topic Suggestions William Walker - Was an American "adventurist" who attempted to conquer several Latin American countries in the mid-19th century. Did this lone man embody the foreign policy of the US at the time? Centralia, PA - Did you know there is a town that has has been nearly vacated because of a fire burning since 1962. Smedley Butler - was a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps and the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. Was he a hero in trying to expose the military industrial complex or was he simply a crazed eccentric? WACO - The Waco Siege began on February 28, 1993. Should the government have waited out the followers? British Invasion of Iraq (1914-1926) and Afghanistan (1839). What lessons can be learned from the British? Why is Afghanistan called the "Graveyard of Empires?" Cyber Warfare - Is this a new strategy in warfare? What are the consequences of such an attack? Examples of use: South-Ossetia War or Russian-Georgian War of the summer of 2008. July 2009 Cyber Attacks on the United States. The Berlin Wall 20 Years Later: What was the Berlin Airlift and why was the wall a symbol of the Cold War?
Revolutionary War:
Battle of Trenton
Princeton (Who was General Hugh Mercer? Why was a county named after him?
Battle of Monmouth (Who was Molly Pitcher?) The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire- America's worse sweatshop disaster. The Iranian "Green" Movement - Summer 2009. The Iranian Coup 1953--Was the CIA justified in overthrowing a democratically elected leader? History of the Ouija board? Is it really the gateway to hell? Hugo Chavez- Defiant rebel of authoritative dictator? Vladamir Putin- Dictator of Russia Do vegetarians help save the Earth- i.e. slow global warming? Did factory farming cause the swine flu? What is factory farming? T.A.R.P. -- What is it? Why is the public so upset? What's the Spanish Flu of 1918? How is different from H1N1? Advertising- Brilliant marketing or invasion of thoughts? Is Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia a consequence of advertising? Why is Lila W. Thompson considered the mother of New Egypt? Who was she and what did she do? Is the Russian government murdering journalists and human rights activists?
Look up Anna Politkovskaya Is Goldman Sachs the Satan of Wall St? Why are they so hated by the public? The Mexican drug war-- Who is to blame for the violence? Is George W. Bush a war criminal? School Shootings - Does the media help fuel copy-cats? Should there be an armed guard in every school? Would this reduce the number of murdered? Why doesn't this happen in other industrialized countries? Columbus Finding America Is Columbus a murderer or hero? Did he really find it first? What if he didn’t find it? Significance America Are we our own worst enemy? Are we really “free?” Define freedom Why is it a good thing? Why is it a bad thing? Eminent domain 9/11 Could it have been prevented? Life pre 9/11 Life post 9/11 America Too Politically Correct In god we trust? Organized religion hurts/kills others? Beliefs are being restrained from expression What is the world coming to? Atomic Bomb Roman Empire and US compare and contrast - Influence on modern day Japans Foreign Affairs China + Russia-Compare economies (communistic) Life on Mars VS.. Life on Earth Genetically Engineered Food Sweatshops Salem Witch Trials? Was Ergot poisoning to blame? What is Ergot poisoning? Is Microsoft Evil ? Globalization: Pros and Cons Was the JFK assassination a conspiracy? Is Google becoming an overpowered monopoly? (Googlezon) Can Animals Predict Disasters? How author’s lives affect their work Women’s rights in China Is China America’s next greatest enemy? Friend or Foe The Dredd Scott Decision Is the Electoral College Outdated? Romance in Britain Literature The Knights Templar Tibet and the Dalai Lama The Human Memory Women’s Rights G.W. Bush-Good or Bad Political Decisions The Death Penalty-Inhumane Tookie Williams - Uplifted man or heartless murderer? The effect of divorce on children Genocide in Sudan Genocide in Rwanda Chechnyan Terrorism Aids in Africa The Pope – John Paul the 2nd or Benedict? Terri Schiavo Murder or Compassion. Nanotechnology- benefits and pitfalls Air line safety or lack thereof Al Qaeda Is Pakistan the most dangerous country in the world? Animal communication (horse whisperer) Abortion Adoption Affirmative action AIDS (Disease) Alcoholism Alternative education Alternative energy sources Animal experimentation Arms control Assisted suicide Athletes and drugs Binge drinking Bioethics Biotech foods Birth control Business ethics Campaign finance Capital punishment Censorship Cheating (educational) Chemical and biological weapons Child abuse Child labor Church and state Civil rights Cloning Conservation of natural resources Copyright infringement Corporate scandals Criminal justice Crop circles Cyber crime Cyber predators Death penalty Depression, Mental Divorce Doping in sports Drug abuse Drug testing (sports, schools, ect.) Drunk driving Eating disorders Educational tests and measurements Election 2008 Endangered species Environmentalism Ethics Ethnic conflict Ethnic relations Euthanasia Evolution (Biology) Exotic animal smuggling Family violence Food, Safety measures Freedom of information act Freedom of religion Freedom of speech Freedom of the press Gambling Gangs Garbage and waste Gay rights Genetic engineering Genocide Global warming Globalization Gun control Gun industry lawsuits Hate crimes Hazing Health care reform Homeland security Homelessness Human cloning Human rights Human trafficking Identity theft Immigration International space station Iraq crisis Iraq war Islamic fundamentalism Juvenile crime Juvenile delinquency Labor unions Legalization of drugs Marijuana Legalization Medical ethics Medical malpractice Medical marijuana Missile defense programs Narcotics, Control of Nuclear energy Nuclear weapons Obesity Obesity epidemic Osama bin Laden Outsourcing Overpopulation Plastic surgery Police brutality Political scandals Pollution Popular culture Poverty Privacy, Right of Property rights Public welfare Racial profiling Racism Religious fundamentalism Same sex marriage School prayer School uniforms School violence Sex education Sleep disorders Smoking Smoking: Are smokers losing their rights? Social security reform Stem cell research Steroids Substance abuse Suicide Taxation Teenage pregnancy Teenagers, Alcohol use Teenage suicidal behavior Terrorism Tobacco industry Treatment of prisoners Unemployment Violence in mass media Weapons of mass destruction Welfare Women's rights World hunger Youth gangs United Nations (useless?) Right to Die Permanent affects of LSD History of New Egypt Great People of New Jersey American Deficit Sars West Nile Bird flu Civil rights Great men of history Great women of history Weathermen (American terrorists or freedom fighters) Patty Hearst Chechens terrorist Gangster Rap harmful Affirmative action Early Americans terrorist against Indians? Iran’s nuclear option Abortion
When Does Human Life Begin?
Abortion Pill: RU-486
Fetal Homicide Laws Anorexia -Increasing in today's world? -Becoming the image of girls around the world, is is good or bad? Censorship -is today's media censor happy? -are they censoring enough Diet and Nutrition Poverty in the US Bullying in Schools Cell phones in School -Should schools be made no service areas to keep phones out? -Should cell phones be allowed it school? Electronic Voting -Safe or not? -Can it be hacked? HPV Vaccine -Is it effective Illiteracy -To much channel changing not enough page turning? Music Downloading -Stealing or not? -Should it be legal or illegal Obesity -Should obese people have the right to be big -Is obesity a growing problem in America Parental Consent -Abortion, Should girls under 18 need parental consent? | 
