1. CENSORSHIP Books Music: rap, rock, labels on music Flag burning Government funding of the arts Movie ratings Video games EDUCATION Role of federal government in education Dress codes/ school uniforms Home schooling Year-round schools` Working hours for high school students Prayer in school Prayer at school events Validity of the SAT / Standardized tests Multiculturalism Homework MASS MEDIA Media and war / embedded journalists (should media be banned from battle front? Ex: Geraldo Rivera incident) Television violence / media violence (is it a contribution to society’s violence?) Indecent media content

2. LEGAL SYSTEM / JUVENILE JUSTICE Trying juveniles as adults Death penalty / capital punishment Prison rehabilitation Prison overcrowding Hate-crime laws Gun control legislation Driving laws for teens in Texas Gambling (lottery, casinos on Native American reservations, casinos in general) Good Samaritan laws (should they be held liable for their actions) Mandatory motorcycle/bicycle helmets Cellular telephones (should they be banned from use while driving?) Posting of the Ten Commandments in public areas ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION / ENDANGERED SPECIES Neutering of animals Hunting animals Preserving endangered species International ban on ivory Animal testing / animal research Whaling DEATH / DYING Euthanasia Assisted suicide

3. ATHLETICS Salaries of professional athletes Creatine use or Androstenedione use by athletes Steroids No pass-No play policy Reforming college athletic programs (too commercialized or value to school—such as revenue) Cheerleading – is it a sport? Title IX (gender discrimination)—should it be preserved or discarded? HEALTH / HEALTHCARE / FITNESS Alternative medicine—is it safe and effective? Body image obsessing / eating disorders Vitamin supplements Obesity—discrimination against, overweight children, should government intervene? Vegetarians Patients’ rights SCIENCE / RESEARCH DNA fingerprinting Embryo research / stem cell research Cloning Organ transplants Organ donations Electric cars Energy alternatives Gene therapy research

4. US GOVERNMENT / FOREIGN POLICY / COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD War in Iraq/Afghanistan Foreign aid—is it harmful to other countries or the U.S.? Permanent UN military—should this be established? China and Human Rights European unification Apartheid One-child policy in China Faith-based initiatives Campaign finance reform Steel tariffs Unmanned military aircraft Puerto Rico—51st state? Pledge of Allegiance Terrorism—how to deal with it best Freedom of press Medicare / Medicaid Negative campaign ads (do they help inform voters or distort the truth?) Guest worker Visas / alien workers UN Peacekeeping

5. CURRENT EVENTS The Great Recession The Economy Texting while Driving Illegal Immigration Cybercrime Cyberbullying Illegal downloads-Pirating Domestic Terrorism Social networking Redistribution of Wealth Gangs Government bailouts of private industry

6. Dusti Rhodes Rhodes English – Period October 22, 2010 Topic: What you think is worth fighting for Subtopic: Support & Evidence Support & Evidence Support & Evidence

7. Dusti Rhodes Rhodes English – Period October 22, 2010 Topic: HUMOR Rhetorical Devices: Parallelism: Knock knock joke Analogy: Losing a loved one Subtopic: Shows intelligence Subtopic: Takes dedication Subtopic: Understanding social issues/injustices Need knowledge to write good joke Puns Fart jokes need good timing Comedians spend hours to develop material Believe in their craft Want to keep the world laughing Losing a loved one- easier to think happy times/funny times Easier to talk about social injustices through humor Jokes make us question them