Project Topics for B 1.6 Level

*****Please note topic # 19 is already taken up by 2 students on April 28******
Students please pick one of the following topics and tell me which one you have chosen by Tuesday May 5, 2009. One topic can only be used twice, so first come first served.
Specifics of the Project: Students need to write 150 - 200 word composition answering and or explaining the topic you have chosen. Students need to do a 5 minute speaking presentation about their ideas expressed in their composition. No visual aids are allowed for your speaking presentation.
TOPICS:
1.Should fathers be given the same chance as mothers to gain custody of their minor children? 2.What do you think are the major effects of divorce upon children?
3.If you could ban anything in the world, what would it be and why?
4.If your doctor told you that you had only a few months to live, how would you alter your way of life?
5.Should every able-bodied citizen be required to serve for a certain period of time in some branch of the military service?
6.How has the automobile been harmful to our society?
7.Do you believe that violence in television programs leads to violence in our society?
8.What are the essential characteristics of a good parent?
9.What do you think are the major causes of divorce?
10.If you could live in some other historical period, which would you choose, and why?
11.Should the government do more to discourage cigarette smoking?
12.Do competitions like the Miss America Pageant exploit women?
13.If you could hold any job for one year, what would you choose? Why?
14.Is increased life expectancy a blessing or a curse?
15.What do you think are the best methods of disciplining children?
16.What steps can be taken to reduce the amount of litter found along highways and in the countryside?
17.Are robots a blessing or a curse to the labor force?
18.Explain why you do or do not smoke.
19.What foreign country would you like to visit, and why would you like to go there?
20.What can be done to make the public more aware of the dangers of drinking and driving? 21.If you could have a conversation with a famous person (living or dead), whom would you choose and why?
22.If you had the power to change any event in history (outcome of an election, who won a war, etc.), which would you choose to change, and why?
23.If you were to be deprived of one of your five senses (sight, touch, smell, taste, and hearing) which one would you most hate to give up? Explain.
24.Should cheating be grounds for dismissal from college?
25.If the average life span were increased to 150 years, what major changes in society would you expect?
26.If you could change one thing about your childhood, what would it be?
27.Is noise pollution becoming a serious threat to the welfare of Colombians?
28.Would you want to survive a nuclear war?
29.More and more people are seeking plastic surgery for purely cosmetic reasons. Why are so many people willing to accept the costs and risks of this kind of surgery?
30.What can be done to reduce the high rate of teenage pregnancy in Colombia?