Here is a peek at a few of this year's topics:
- Why should the arts remain in the curriculum of all schools?
- Should the same laws that we abide by in the physical world apply to the world online as well?
- Should fast food chains be required to sell healthier alternatives due to the rising levels of obesity in America?
- Is the popularity of the double-eyelid surgery among Asians a cause for concern?
- Do television networks have a social responsibility to their viewers?
- Should calculators be allowed in math classes and on tests? (including the SAT?)
- Does having autism mean one cannot be productive in society?
- Are laptops a form of advancement toward a new educational age or the start of dependence?
- Should the role that standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT play in college admissions be reconsidered?
- Should schools continue to teach cursive handwriting?
- Is a single-sex education more beneficial to students than a coed education?
- Where is our food coming from? Should we eat with a conscience when eating meat?
- Are school uniforms or mandatory dress codes beneficial?
- Should people focus on pursuing their dreams or should they focus on ensuring financial security instead?
- Can the cultural conception of what is beautiful be reconciled with personal conceptions of beauty? Is beauty just an illusion?
- Should the government provide more funds to prevent the euthanization of healthy
- animals in animal shelters?
- Should cigarettes be illegal?
- Is revenge ever justified?
- Is consumerism unhealthy for our society?
- Are today’s youth better or worse than that of previous generations?
