Persuasive Writing Topics

Dr. Andrews - Language Arts Course

Note to Student: Identify your assignment in the list below and select the link.  You will find several resources that are related to your assigned topic.  Only use the web links on this page for reference in writing your paper.

Assignment List

1. There should be no smoking in public places.
2. Smoking harms one's health.
3. Save the planet by saving trees.
4. Save the planet by saving clean water.
5. Save the planet by saving clean air.
6. Dealing with hunger in America.
7. Dressing right brings success.
8. Drinking alcohol can harm one's health.
9. Drinking and driving causes pain.
10. Drinking alcohol can destroy a family.
11. Planning and setting goals leads to success.
12. Body piercing can be very harmful.
13. Students have freedom of religion on campus.
14. Team sports benefit kids.
15. Team sports can be harmful to kids.
16. Fast food is hurting kids.
17. Books in school libraries should be censored.
18. Books in school libraries should not be censored.
19. Good oral hygiene saves teeth.
20. Kids should have curfews in communities.
21. Kids should not have curfews in communities.
22. Penalties for use of drugs should be harder.
23. Drugs can kill.
24. Kids should have cell phones on school campuses.
25. Kids should not have cell phones on schools campuses.

Smoking

• Action on Smoking and Health
• American Cancer Society
• American Lung Association
• CANSearch: Guide to Cancer Resources on the Internet - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
• The Foundation for a Smokefree America
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
• National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• PREVLINE: Prevention On-Line
• Smokescreen Activist Network
• Tobacco Industry Information
• Tobacco Information & Prevention Sourcepage - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Tobacco Products Liability Project - Northeastern University School of Law

Saving the Planet

Trees

• The Rainforest Site
• Save Our Trees, Our Environment, Our Lives
• Daily Mail&Guardian- Herbalists aim to save Malawi's trees
• Shopping for Recycled Paper

Water

• Ocean Planet-perils-raw sewage
• Sierra Club Environmental Issues - Clean Water
• Planet Repair - Saving water resources
• Natural Resources Defense Council - Clean Water

Air

• Clean Air-Cool Planet
• Planet Ark - Clean air groups fear Bush retreat on pollution rules
• Clean Air Now
• Welcome to Clean Air Action

Hunger in America

• Hunger In America 2001 from America's Second Harvest
• America's Second Harvest - Ending Hunger
• Fighting Hunger in America
• Hunger in the U.S.
• Background Paper on Hunger in America
• Center on Hunger and Poverty

Dressing Right Brings Success

• Dress for Success
• Dress for Success Memphis
• Dress for Success - Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD.
• When Job-Hunting - Dress for Success
• Creative Job Search- Dress and Grooming for Job Success

Alcoholism

Drinking Alcohol Can Harm One's Health

• IHS Behavioral Health Alcoholism and Substance Program
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Health advice about Alcoholism and alcohol abuse
• The Medical Council on Alcoholism
• National Clearhouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• Health Effects of Alcohol
• Symptoms Of Alcoholism-Health Topics

Drinking and Driving Causes Pain

• Drinking and Driving Data
• Student Initiated Drinking and Driving Prevention in College Communities
• Drinking and Driving Theme Page
• The National Commission Against Drunk Driving
• AAP - Child Health Month - Drinking and Driving

Drinking Alcohol Can Destroy a Family

• Alcoholism And the Family
• University of California at San Francisco - Family Alcoholism Studies
• Alcoholism in the family
• Alcoholism- The Family Disease
• Al-Anon/Alateen
• Alcoholism- a family crisis!

Planning and Setting Goals Leads to Success

• Planning for the Future - Setting Goals
• Setting Goals and Planning
• Goal Setting Articles

Body Piercing Can Be Very Harmful

• Body Piercing
• Body Piercing Woes
• Tongue piercing
• Mayo Clinic - Body Piercing

Students Have Freedom of Religion on Campus

• Non-Christians' Freedom of Religion Gets Little Respect in United States
• Other People's Religions
• Seeking a Role for Religion on Campus

Team Sports and Kids

• Team Sports - ADHD - CSU
• Children's Medical Center - Health Topics
• Sports Eye Injuries
• Soccer articles
• News You Can Use on Children's Health
• Sports Injuries Put Youth at High Risk for Arthritis
• Stress in Youth Sports
• Connecting with Kids!

Fast Food is Hurting Kids

• BBC News - Interview with Pete Kelly, the author of Fast Food Nation
• Fast food epidemic
• Fast Food Knowledge
• The Real Truth About Fast Foods

Censorship in the School Library

• Intellectual Freedom in Libraries
• Censorship - Section of Libraries for Children
• ACLJ URGES SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REMOVE "VULGAR" BOOK FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY
• The Right To Read - Censorship in the School Library
• Censorship -- Ready Reference
• Do Teenage Girl Magazines Belong on Middle School Library Shelves?
• Reading, Writing, and Censorship - When Reading Good Books Can Get Schools in Trouble

Oral Hygiene and Your Teeth

• The Public- Frequently Asked Questions- Cleaning Your Teeth and Gums (Oral Hygiene)
• Keeping your teeth clean - a guide to oral hygiene
• Oral Hygiene Tips
• Preventive Care and Oral Hygiene
• MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia- Oral hygiene

Curfews for Kids - Good or Bad Idea?

• An Analysis of Curfew Enforcement and Juvenile Crime in California
• Curfew- An Answer to Juvenile Delinquency and Victimization  (ASCII Text File)
• Juvenile Curfew Program in Elizabeth, NJ
• Curfew Law
• Curfew Statement for Chicago's Kids
• Teenage Curfew Laws- Beneficial or Detrimental
• Curfew Ordinance for Will County, Illinois
• ACLU News Wire- March 12, 1999 - New Jersey Council Stiffens Curfew Law
• Juvenile Curfew Brings "Tough Love" to New Orleans Youth
• Are your teens out and about, or in by 10?
• Generation A Curfew too Far
• September 10, 2001 - News - MPD reminds teens of 11 p.m. curfew

Illicit Drug Use - What about Penalties?

• Drug Use in the United States
• Major Drug Traffickers
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• Penalties for Drug Offenses
• Drug Use and Justice: An Examination of California Drug Policy Enforcement
• Misplaced Drug Penalties
• Crime Prevention Program Ideas- Drug-Free School Zones
• Federal Trafficking Penalties

Do Drugs Kill?

• Street Drugs Can Injure or Kill on the First Try.
• Prescribed Drugs Kill 100,000 A Year
• Warning as drugs kill bodybuilder in Great Britain
• Tobacco's Big Lie

Cell Phones at School - Good or Bad?

• Cell Phones on Campus in California
• Rethinking Cell Phones on Campus
• Student use of cell phones unnecessary, annoying
• Cell Phones on Campus Serve No Purpose
• Cell Phones, Palm Pilots proliferate on Campus
• Cell Phones on Campus Advocated
• Cell phones call for interruption during class
• Cell Phones on Campus Improve Safety