Controversial Topics

[Jaker the Baker]

Alright guys, I need some help. I have to write an argumentative-research paper for a college english class, and I'm not sure what would be a good topic. Any ideas? I'm open to anything, gaming related or not.

 

[dsmops2003]

Stem Cell Research

 

[BlastedTheWorm]

Your FACE is a controversial topic! HAH!

Abortion. There's one.

 

[zfactor]

I did one about video game regulation recently...

 

[kuyo]

NASA. weighing the bureaucratic nightmare that's killed dozens of astronauts against the now spaceless government research.

 

[Biffin Bridge]

Have aliens visited Earth in the distant past?

 

[Nietz]

Oh, how about "The psychology of a child molester". Or "The psychology of a creationist", oh, I like that one.

.. or you could just go with the standards: Religion, Racism, Abortion.

 

[lacktheknack]

Wikileaks, obviously.

The government does bad stuff, a disgruntled officer sends out the documents, the Wikileaks team publishes it, and Julian Assenge gets arrested and blamed.

 

[Hashime]

Stem Cell Research

Seconded, I did this topic for grade 12 religion and ended up with a perfect paper. There is lots of ammo for each side (in my case view of church vs secular view) and there are lots of easy to find sources. (I can even link some of mine)

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

This whole Wikileaks malarkey. Are (as Anonymous claim) Wikileaks right to expose embarrassing secrets in the name of freedom of information, or (as many countries claim) are they wrong to bring confidential, inflammatory information into the public eye, breaking many countries' Official Secrets acts?

EDIT - Damn, ninja'd.

 

[antidonkey]

How about "Things I've put my wang in and why it felt good"?

If it doesn't go over too well, perhaps you can sell it in the porn industry.


Or if you wanted to stay mainstream you could go religious extremists or islam.

 

[Lilani]

How much privacy you are entitled to regarding content posted on YouTube or other video-sharing sites. Also just privacy in general, from business/personal security cameras to workplace monitoring.

 

[Atmos Duality]

"Sex, Politics, Religion".

Want to start a virtual fist-fight? Those are the categories you want.
Here? Internet Piracy.

 

[Zykon TheLich]

Prescribing of drugs (heroin, cocaine etc) to addicts for crime and harm reduction.

 

[Demonicdan]

The death sentence

 

[Colour Scientist]

Eugenics is always a pretty inflammatory one.

 

[Ossian]

Console vs pc is one I did, my research paper was internet piracy.

 

[The Rockerfly]

Halo
Abortion
Racism
Sexism
Sexual Preferences
The Death Sentence
Taxes
Politics in general
War
Religion
Console gaming
Internet browser
Music
Globalisation
WW2
Real Nazis and the holocaust
Genocide
Biological Weapons/Chemical Weapons
Nuclear Weapons
Image in the media
Incest
Drugs
Conspiracies
Torture
Rape
Murder
Game/form of medium "X" is crap
Suicide
Science
Sex in general

Think I've nailed most. There are still lots of things most people are offended by, unless you've been to /b/ for more than 20 minutes

 

[Jaker the Baker]

My instructor's banning a lot of those overdone ones like abortion and stem cell research.
She also isn't letting me do things that are a matter of taste, like PC vs. Console gaming and the like.

In light of WikiLeaks, I'm ashamed to say this, but I can't figure that website out. Also, I've never had much interest invested in political matters, so it's difficult for me to understand those things. Everytime I attempt to learn more about politics, I get overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information

 

[Jaker the Baker]

I really appreciate all of the suggestions though!