15 Critical Thinking Paper Topics

Topic 1: Differences between Men and Women

One of the major assignments for this course is a formal paper that uses critical thinking. Choose one of these topics. 1. Differences between men and women. Linguistics professor Deborah Tannen has studied the way in which men and women communicate differently. Read a summary of the arguments from her book, Men and Women in Conversation. Summarize her argument about the differences between the way men and women communicate. Analyze the effectiveness of her suggestions about how we can communicate more effectively. See this video link for 50 such differences https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhwO8u4sZ-8&t=20s 2. Drug use in sports. Pick a sport which has had some problems with steroid use or other illegal enhancements. Summarize the situation. Analyze what has caused drug use to become an increasing problem. How has this drug use affected the gameplay, the athletes, and/or the fans? 3. Anti-meth campaign. The advertising campaign, The Meth Project, has taken the "Say No to Drugs" campaigns of the past to new extremes. Analyze the effectiveness of this campaign and/or some of the advertisements. 4. Homelessness. Summarize the situation of the homeless in your community. What resources are available to help them? Why is homelessness still a problem? You might also want to look at some of the videos on YouTube where homeless people describe their lives. 5. College football. Summarize the importance of college football for a University. Analyze the effect of football on creating alumni involvement and giving, drawing students to attend the University, and bringing community pride and economic development. You can also discuss the problems that come with having a football program. 6. Obesity. Obesity rates are skyrocketing worldwide. See the WHO Statistics on Obesity. Summarize the problem. Analyze the consequences of obesity for the individual and society. 7. Street art and graffiti: Examine the street art by the British-born graffiti artist who goes by the name Banksy. You might also want to look at the trailer for his movie about street art, Exit Through the Gift Shop, or discuss his new exhibit Dismaland: A Bemusement Park. Analyze how his street art scenes are a comment on our society. 8. Abortion, life and choice. High priced late-term abortions are growing. Do women have a fundamental right to abortion? What is abortion? What rights does the baby in the womb have and what rights or responsibility do we as a culture have to babies and their mothers? Is the fetus a human being? Is the fetus a person? How you address this will affect your answer and life. 9. Multicultural identity. We all frequently have to check a box identifying our ethnicity. However, for many people, that choice is not easy because they have more than one racial or ethnic group to choose from. Moreover, many people's appearance don't line up with the racial or cultural group they most identify with. Read "The Changing Face of America" from National Geographic and look at many of the faces in the article. Analyze how Americans identify themselves and others by appearances. Why is having a single racial identity so important to Americans? 10. Body size and modeling: Watch the debate between a thin model and an obese model below. Summarize the points about women, health and body image. Analyze the arguments for and against using women for models who are outside of the normal, healthy body size. One of the major assignments for this course is a formal paper that uses critical thinking. Choose one of these topics. 1. Differences between men and women. Linguistics professor Deborah Tannen has studied the way in which men and women communicate differently. Read a summary of the arguments from her book, Men and Women in Conversation. Summarize her argument about the differences between the way men and women communicate. Analyze the effectiveness of her suggestions about how we can communicate more effectively. See this video link for 50 such differences  2. Drug use in sports. Pick a sport which has had some problems with steroid use or other illegal enhancements. Summarize the situation. Analyze what has caused drug use to become an increasing problem. How has this drug use affected the gameplay, the athletes, and/or the fans? 3. Anti-meth campaign. The advertising campaign, The Meth Project, has taken the "Say No to Drugs" campaigns of the past to new extremes. Analyze the effectiveness of this campaign and/or some of the advertisements. 4. Homelessness. Summarize the situation of the homeless in your community. What resources are available to help them? Why is homelessness still a problem? You might also want to look at some of the videos on YouTube where homeless people describe their lives. 5. College football. Summarize the importance of college football for a University. Analyze the effect of football on creating alumni involvement and giving, drawing students to attend the University, and bringing community pride and economic development. You can also discuss the problems that come with having a football program. 6. Obesity. Obesity rates are skyrocketing worldwide. See the WHO Statistics on Obesity. Summarize the problem. Analyze the consequences of obesity for the individual and society. 7. Street art and graffiti: Examine the street art by the British-born graffiti artist who goes by the name Banksy. You might also want to look at the trailer for his movie about street art, Exit Through the Gift Shop, or discuss his new exhibit Dismaland: A Bemusement Park. Analyze how his street art scenes are a comment on our society. 8. Abortion, life and choice. High priced late-term abortions are growing. Do women have a fundamental right to abortion? What is abortion? What rights does the baby in the womb have and what rights or responsibility do we as a culture have to babies and their mothers? Is the fetus a human being? Is the fetus a person? How you address this will affect your answer and life. 9. Multicultural identity. We all frequently have to check a box identifying our ethnicity. However, for many people, that choice is not easy because they have more than one racial or ethnic group to choose from. Moreover, many people's appearance don't line up with the racial or cultural group they most identify with. Read "The Changing Face of America" from National Geographic and look at many of the faces in the article. Analyze how Americans identify themselves and others by appearances. Why is having a single racial identity so important to Americans? 10. Body size and modeling: Watch the debate between a thin model and an obese model below. Summarize the points about women, health and body image. Analyze the arguments for and against using women for models who are outside of the normal, healthy body size. https://obesity.procon.org/ | P a g e 1 11. Racism. Just how racist are the police and how is race a part of the corporate world? d Is racism on the rise in our cultures in the United States and other countries. Describe this situation and analyze how racial lines affect individuals in those families and the cohesion of the identity of a man. Consider these http://www.dennisprager.com/whos-racist And Watch this video from the other side https://www.prageru.com/video/racism-is-not-in-americas-dna/ And the work of Larry Elder and Jessie Jackson. 12. Changing gender roles: If someone believes they are a woman, does that make him so? How are these changes seen in cultural images? Consider the uproar of trangerdered men joining female sport teams. See this link https://townhall.com/columnists/kiradavis/2019/02/26/misbehaving-women- how-the-transgender-movement-is-silencing-women-n2542249 13. God and faith: Many mainstream people still believe in God in one form or another. Is there evidence that this faith has a positive impact on their lives? Is there evidence that miracles are real and that God exists? Here is a talk Professor Sweis gave on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=oSB-6JtFTwk 14. Free Speech : In two recent articles titled “A Confession of Liberal Intolerance” and “The Liberal Blind Spot,” in the New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof accuses professors in the Humanities and Social Sciences of discriminating against “conservative” academics. Kristof argues there’s a great injustice going on at colleges and universities across the country where “liberal” professors...show “intolerance” towards underrepresented “conservatives.” They used to believe, I disagree with what you said but will defend your right to say it. Now things have changed, they say “I disagree with what you say, thus shut up!” Why is free speech important to our culture? See this article on it https://www.logicallyfaithful.com/are-you-really-free-think-again-8-ways-to-address-the-lack-of- free-speech/ 15. Single parent families AND the effects of fatherlessness on culture: The rise in divorce has created many more families headed, at least for a while, by a single parent. Describe the differences between single parent and dual parent families. Analyze the effects of single parenting on children, especially how more men are on drugs, prison, and in jail from single parent homes than any other. Why is that and what can be done about it? 16. 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