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Argumentative Writing Essay Topics Research Links

​Should the Federal government be given the authority to regulate information on the internet?

  • The Patriot Act Threatens Internet Privacy
  • A Federal Cyber-Stalking Law Will Protect Victims​
  • The Federal Government: Moral Guardian of the Internet
  • The power of the Internet: the growth of the Internet and its power has taken freedoms of press and speech
  • Department of Home Security: going places the government shouldn't go​ 

​Are Iraq veterans being cheated from their medical benefits?

  • The VA Is Ill-Prepared to Meet the Influx of Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans
  • The U.S. Government Should Provide Better Care for Its Armed Forces Veterans
  • PTSD's Diagnostic Trap
  • Blasts may cause early aging in war vets' brains
  • Iraq veteran accuses VA of downgrading injuries

How can malpractice insurance costs be reduced?

  • Malpractice insurance: no clear or easy answers
  • Problems Found in Rules on Malpractice Insurance
  • Malpractice insurance reform could stem loss of Pa. doctors
  • ​Analysis: Cause of rises in medical malpractice insurance rates
  • Oversight of doctors lax?

Teach the class!

Step 1-Choose a topic that you don't know a lot about, but want to learn more about.

  •  Write down what you know about the topic on the RAN (Reading and Analyzing Nonfiction) chart.
  • Then Browse or Look Up a book about a topic of your choice.

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Step 2-Read about your topic and take notes to help you remember.

  • Read the book.
  • ​Write down important information using the RAN chart.

Step 3-Teach the class about what you learned about your topic.

  • Review your notes written on the RAN chart.
  • ​Then teach the class about your topic. 
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