Topic Worksheet
Subject Term Ideas
1. Cost of college (free)
College costs; Tuition; textbooks; Student loan debt; Higher education -- Finance; Community colleges; Universities & colleges -- Cost control
2. Mental illness
Mental illness; Depression (Psychology; Treatment; Drug therapy; Psychiatry; Mental health; Schizophrenia;
3. Quality of education between rich and poor districts
Rich people -- Education; School districts; Low-income students; Poor people -- Education; Property tax; Taxation;
4. Racial injustice
Racial injustice; Race discrimination; Gender & Racial Oppression; RACE relations; Racial identity; Racism; Stop & frisk (Police method); Racial profiling
5. Poverty (causes and remedies)
Cause; Poverty; Poor; Economic conditions; Socioeconomic factors; Government policy; Globalization
6. Right to assisted suicide
Assisted suicide; Physicians; Moral & ethical aspects; euthanasia; Patients -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Right to die; Palliative treatment;Hospice; Quality of life; Patients' rights; Medical ethics; Terminal care
7. Sustainability/pollution
Sustainability; Air pollution; Water pollution; Climatic change; Energy conservation; Pollution control industry; Sustainable development; Energy consumption; Clean energy industries
8. Life/death issues
Life expectancy; Assisted suicide; Mortality; Terminal care; Old age; Longevity -- Genetic aspects; Aging
9. Legalization of marijuana
Marijuana legalization; Marijuana -- Law & legislation; Proposition 64; Controlled Substances Act, 1970 (U.S.); Colorado; Medical marijuan
10. Police brutality
Police brutality; Police brutality; Police misconduct; Minorities -- Crimes against;Police corruption; Police shootings; Police harassment;
11. Health (childhood obesity)
Childhood obesity; Obesity in children -- Prevention; Treatment;Child nutrition; Overweight children; Children -- Health; Sugars in human nutrition; Soft drinks; Food labeling
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