Sample Essay Topics

These are sample topics which you may use to practice any of the skills we are covering in class. IF you are practicing writing entire essays, please time yourself and limit yourself to one hour and 15 minutes.

1. What would it take to make you give up TV? Explain.
2. Do you enjoy horror movies? Why or why not?
3. How are you different from your best friend? Discuss.
4. Justice is said to be blind. Is justice in our courtrooms blind to economic status? Discuss.
5. Should beauty pageants for children be banned? Discuss.
6. What do American sports reveal about our culture? Discuss.
7. What are alternatives to prisons? Explain.
8. Should cigarettes be made illegal? Why or why not?
9. Are there situations in which lying is appropriate? Discuss.
10. Should content on the Internet be regulated? Why or why not.