Topics for For & Against Essays

Here are some topics for essay exercises. You should use the essay pattern (introduction, pro sides, con sides, conclusion).

1. Some people people say that that text message messages, s, twitteri twittering ng and emails emails are an accepted accepted part of  the language we use in our everyday lives. Other say that they are destroying our  ability to spell and write properly. 2. Some people people believe believe that that education education is always always a good thing, thing, whateve whateverr the course course studied . Others claim that only those who are studying medicine, IT or law have good job opportunities and that other courses are a waste of time. 3. A lot of young young people people are choosing choosing to live live at home while while studying studying at universi university. ty. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living at home or moving away from home whilst studying. 4. Some people people think think governmen governments ts should should make laws laws such such as banning banning smoking, smoking, making people wear seat belts in cars and taxing fast food. Other complain that, as long as they don't hurt anyone else, people should be allowed to make up their  own minds about how they lead their lives. 5. Credit Credit card cardss can be be a bless blessing ing and and a curse curse.. 6. Being Being an only child child-- advantag advantages es and disadv disadvant antage agess 7. Smokin Smoking g should should be banne banned d in all all public public place placess 8. Some say say it would would be better better if there there was only only one language language in the world. world. Other  disagree. 9. Some people people say say eating eating meat is is wrong. wrong. Others Others say it's natura natural. l. 10. Some people claim that the public public has the right to know about private lives of  celebrities. Others disagree 11. Cloning is the the solution to our health problems. 12. Arranged Arranged marria marriages ges 13. Living Living abroad abroad 14. Spending Spending the holidays with your parents parents 15. Money can buy happines happinesss 16. Computer games and the the Internet have a negative impact on young young people 17. Should Should euthanasia euthanasia be made legal? legal? 18. Adolescence is the unhappiest time in most peoples lives lives 19. School uniforms- to wear or not to wear them? 20. Electronic Electronic books 21. GM food food 22. Body Body piercing piercing 23. Using animals animals in testing testing cosmetics cosmetics 24. Capital Capital punishm punishment ent 25. Young drivers should be supervised by their parents for at least a year  26. Going o school school by bicycle bicycle 27. Mobile Mobile phones- a blessing blessing or a curse curse

28. People used to think that the the family played an important important role in society, society, but times have changed and now the family is less important 29. Should you start start a career or enter university university at 18? 30. Physical Education should only be an optional subject at school because not everyone’s good at sports 31. Shopping Shopping centres have improved improved the way we shop 32. Globalizati Globalizationon- pros & cons 33. Some say that the best cure after a break-up is finding another partner. Others say we should get over the broken relationship first 34. Some say that holiday home swaps can be an interesting interesting type of holiday. Others say it is a potentially dangerous adventure. Discuss both of these views and give your opinion.