Laureate Paper

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>hey everyone, im supposed to choose a "controversial topic" and write a 13 page paper on it and then present it in front of this panel for a scholarship....SO-i was wondering if anyone has any ideas for a really interesting controversial topic that isnt convential (like abortion, stem cells, gay marriage etc)</p>

<p>thanks in advance for some ideas</p>

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<p>bummmmmmmmp</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.twinlakes.k12.in.us/info/library/connection/contro.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.twinlakes.k12.in.us/info/library/connection/contro.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>It lists some controversial issues, but most of them are pretty conventional. Sorry not to be of help.</p>

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<p>Vampire cults for the win!</p>

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<p>haha, i have to write about 15 pages on this...i can barely write a paragraph on vampire cults lol</p>

<p>keep crankin those ideas people! i want something that people will remember</p>

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<p>Globalization? Abstinence-Only sex education? Drug Prohibition?</p>

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<p>war in iraq?</p>

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<p>ahh none of these are real keepers....anyone else?</p>

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<p>biotechnology?</p>

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<p>thats taken by like 3 other kids in my class....</p>

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<p>It's your paper. Maybe you should be thinking of an idea yourself. The panel will think that whatever you presented was your own idea, so don't fool them. It's not fair to the other applicants.</p>

<p>Advice: Look for things that are important to you, and research those, looking for a topic.</p>

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<p>ive been thinking about flag desecreation and how it is wrong...would that bore you to death?</p>

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<p>Actually, no. I think that's a great topic b/c you can argue freedom of expression vs. its historical significance and the action's implications.</p>

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<p>IQ in terms of race? I know THAT's controversial.</p>

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<p>Just sit down and think about what you're passionate about. You're making this a lot more difficult than it needs to be. :) If you're passionate, the paper will pretty much write itself.</p>

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<p>maybe something on how state testing breaks down the results by race (among other things of course)</p>

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<p>-abstinence
-college apps (I'm serious about this one - are high schoolers too cut-throat w/ competition these days, all just for college?)</p>

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<p>^ not they're not, not if they think their whole future's at stake which it probably is...at least it's not as bad here as at certain other countries...</p>

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<p>Global Warming?</p>

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<p>euthanasia?</p>