Topics with Subtopics

 Art
o censorship of art and artists
o creativity
o art at school
o the benefits of art for individuals and society
o funding
 Business & Money
o small vs large business
o international business
o family run business
o management and leadership
o success in business
o business and technology
o skills vs knowledge for business
o materialism and consumerism
 Communication & Personality
o technology and communication
o family and communication
o face to face vs long distance communication
o types of communication
o the development of character and personality
o innate or developed personalities
o female / male characters
 Crime & Punishment
o prisons vs rehabilitation
o capital punishment vs other types of punishment
o criminals – what makes a criminal
o major vs minor crime
o crime and technology
o teenagers and crime
o role of policemen
o men and women in law enforcement
 Economics
o cash vs credit cards
o saving vs spending
o globalisation and economy
o world economic issues
o economic progress and success
 Education
 o children and education
o relevant subjects
o education and technology
o role of teachers
o discipline and rules in school
o single-sex schools
o uniforms
o funding
o educational aid to poorer countries
 Environment
o animals
o protection of endangered species
o zoos
o environmental problems
o saving the environment & solving problems
o government vs individual roles
 Family & Children
o family roles
o family size
o the generation gap
o discipline
o role models
o family and education
 Food
o health diets
o education of diet
o traditional vs modern diets
o fast food
o children and diet

 Health
o prevention vs cure
o funding
o health and education
o poor countries and rich countries
o health aid
o dealing with global epidemics
o hospitals and treatment
o obesity
o exercise and health
 Language
o having only one language in the world
 o methods of language learning
o travel and language
o the disappearance of languages
o language and culture
 Media & Advertising
o censorship, control and freedom of speech
o advertising methods
o children and advertising
o media and technology
o news & reporting
 Other Common Essay Topics
o Space Exploration
o Water and Oceans
o Change or Moving vs Stability and Constancy
 Reading
o paper books vs ebooks
o children and reading
o books in education
o libraries
o reading and leisure
 Technology
o controlling the internet
o socialising online
o children and technology (safety)
o the change in society
o letter vs email
o storing data
o safety of personal information
o hacking
 Transport
o development of infrastructure
o comparing forms of transport
o problems with modern forms of transport
o environmental issues
 Travel
o culture and travel
o understanding people and travel
o living in a global world
 Society
o overpopulation
o poverty
o homeless people
 ocrime on the streets
omodern life styles
o budget spending
o public services
 Sport
o professionals vs amateurs
o salary
o equipment
o sport and learning
o sport as a school subject
o men vs women in sport
o types of sport
 Work
o shift work
o women in work
o types of jobs (blue collar / white collar)
o children and exploitation
o part time work
o work and technology
o employment
o salary
o equality