English+Garcia+Speech+Topics

toc = Topic Ideas = The following databases provide an alphabetical list of topic ideas as a brainstorming resource. Additionally, Sirs Issues Researcher and Opposing Viewpoints allows the student to view and select articles from different points of view on the topic. > == == > [|(Click Here - select BROWSE ISSUES on Opposing Viewpoints menu bar)] >
 * ENGLISH III - TOPIC IDEAS FOR SPEECHES **
 * == [|Sirs Issues Researcher] ==
 * == [|Opposing Viewpoints] ==

= Topic to Consider =

** Abortion - Parental Consent **
> **CONSIDER THE ISSUE (quotes from article): **"//Thirty-four states require some form of parental involvement in a minor's decision to have an abortion. "// //(Abortion: Parental Consent) // > **VIEW:** //  "Proponents of parental involvement laws claim that more pregnant teenagers would choose childbirth and possibly adoption over abortion if they had the benefit of their parents' guidance." (Abortion: Parental Consent) // > **ISSUE:** //The clearest documented impact of parental involvement laws is an increase in the number of minors traveling outside their home states to obtain abortion services in states that do not mandate parental involvement or that have less restrictive laws." (Abortion: Parental Consent) //
 * ** ARTICLE: ** [|"Abortion: Parental Consent.] [|"] Current Issues: Macmillan Social Science Library. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.
 * **ARTICLE: ** American Medical Association. "CEJA Report H – A-92: Mandatory Parental Consent to Abortion." AMA, n.d. Web. []

** Alcohol & Teenagers **

 * ** ARTICLE: ** Dedel, Kelly. "[|Underage Drinking Leads to Risky Behavior and Alcohol Abuse."] //[|Alcohol Abuse] //. Ed. Christine Watkins. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. At Issue. Rpt. from "The Problem of Underage Drinking." //Underage Drinking //. Center for Problem-Oriented Policing, 2010. 1-12. //Opposing Viewpoints In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**ARTICLE**:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "[|The Minimum Legal Drinking Age Should Not Be Lowered]." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Teens at Risk //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Ed. Christine Watkins. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Underage Drinking: Why Do Adolescents Drink, What are the Risks, and How Can Underage Drinking Be Prevented?" 2006. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Opposing Viewpoints In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 5 Nov. 2013.
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Ogilvie, Jessica Pauline. [|"Pro/Con: Should Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered to 18?."] //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Los Angeles Times //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 30 May 2011: E.1. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 05 Nov 2013.

** Cell Phones in School **
> <span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**CONSIDER THIS:** Should cell phones be allowed in school? <span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">"That silent, studious classroom? Looks can deceive....There is an epidemic of under-the-desk text messages during class, a virtual economy of exam pictures posted to Facebook, a trade in school fight videos on YouTube...School systems across the country have had to balance the demands of students and parents, many of whom like being able to stay in contact during the day, with concerns from teachers, who say cellphones' expanding capabilities go hand-in-hand with expanded opportunities for distraction and trouble." //<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">(Turn off the Cell...) //
 * <span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**ARTICLE:** Birnbaum, Michael. "[|Turn Off the Cell and Tune In]." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Washington Post (Washington, DC) //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 19 Jun 2010: A.1. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 06 Nov 2013.

** Border Wall-Border Crossing **

 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">VIDEO LINK: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"> //A wall has been built along the Mexican-U.S. border and privately owned land is condemned for the government to build the wall.// built. [|http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1846655601_1848961,00.html]
 * ARTICLE: <span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Danelo, David J. "The Border War." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Proceedings Vol. 134 No. 10 //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. Oct 2008: 48-52. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 06 Nov 2013.

** Bullying & Cyberbullying **
> **CONSIDER THE ISSUE:**//"Cyber-// // <span class="hitHighlite" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">bullying <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> is a lot more common than might be expected, according to Carney Bonner who runs a mentoring and support group. The statistics are that "one in three people aged between 11 to 17 are cyber bullied, with girls three times more likely. It goes to school with you, it comes home with you, it goes in the shower with you, it goes everywhere you go." (Cyberbullying Among Students is a Dangerous Epidemic). //
 * ** ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Grinberg, E. (1970, January 01). When friends become bullies. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">CNN //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Retrieved November 7, 2013, from [|http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/29/living/bullying-friends/index.html?iref=allsearch]
 * ** ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Doucet, Isabeau. "[|Cyberbullying Among Students Is a Dangerous Epidemic."] //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Netiquette and Online Ethics] //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Ed. Noah Berlatsky. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Anti-Social Network: The Rise of a Cyber-Bullying Epidemic." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. 2012. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Opposing Viewpoints In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.

> **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">ARTICLE SUMMARY: **//"////<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Cellphones and the Internet have not only altered the way we communicate, they have changed the way we can injure one another. The telecommunications revolution has created the capability of causing far greater harm to children than the bullying many of us remember from when we were young. The omnipresent nature of the Internet means that there is no place for the child who is victimized to hide. Not even one's home is a safe haven when repeated, vicious attacks appear on Facebook and Twitter." **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">(Baltimore Sun) **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> The author of this article argues that balanced cyberbullying legislation that protects both youth and free speech should be passed in Maryland." (Protect Kids---and Speech) // > > ** CONSIDER THE ISSUE: ** This article deals with bullies and an example of a student who was gay and bullied to the point of suicide. > //<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">"After Kenneth Weishuhn told classmates at his Iowa high school last winter that he was gay, his family says anonymous voice-mail threats began popping up on his cellphone. At school, some of his fellow students yelled anti-gay slurs, and the harassment got so bad that teachers at South O'Brien High School in Paullina, Iowa, began standing guard in hallways." ("Bullies are Criminals") //
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Meyerson, Michael. "[|Protect Kids--and Speech]." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Baltimore Sun //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 21 Apr 2013: A.29. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 05 Nov 2013.
 * ** ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Toppo, Greg. "[|Bullies As Criminals]." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">USA TODAY //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 13 Jun 2012: A.1. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 05 Nov 2013.

> ** CONSIDER THE ISSUE: **//<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">"A poll...found incidents of 'digital abuse' are still prevalent but declining somewhat. It found a growing awareness among teenagers and young adults about harm from online meanness and cyberbullying, as well as a slight increase among those willing to tell a parent or sibling." **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">(Florida Times-Union) **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> The polls' findings on cyberbullying and online abuse are highlighted." (Poll: Youth Online) // >
 * **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Flaherty, Anne. "[|Poll: Youth Online Abuse Falling but Prevalent]." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Florida Times-Union //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 24 Oct 2013: n.p. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 05 Nov 2013.
 * //<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**CNN NEWS VIDEO**: Grinberg, Emanuella. [|When Friends Become Bullies]. CNN. 29 Oct. 2013. Web. 3 Nov 2013. //
 * <span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**BLOG.** Losergurl. 9 Oct. 2013. Blog. 3 Nov. 2013. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">[]

** Child Abuse **
//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Approximately three children die each day of abuse or neglect in the United States." //
 * ** ARTICLE: ** "Concern is Rising Over Child Abuse". f[]. How doctors have become more suspicious and reporting more cases of child abuse.

> **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">CONSIDER THIS: **//<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"> "Joe Paterno's widow and sons said their family's ignorance about child sexual predators in the face of the Jerry **Sandusky** scandal highlights the value of fostering a culture of vigilance against abuse. 'Why were we so unaware? Why didn't we see signs and why did we never talk about child abuse..." (Paterno's Wife, Sons Speak Out...) //
 * <span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**ARTICLE:** Hall, Peter. "[|Paterno's Wife, Sons Speak Out on Child Abuse]." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Morning Call //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 11 Apr 2013: A.1. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 05 Nov 2013. "


 * ** ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"[|Man Recalls Horrors Of Florida Reform School]." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">All Things Considered //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> 21 Aug. 2013. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Opposing Viewpoints In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 5 Nov. 2013. (You can listen to this NPR Interview of the author of //The White House Boys//.)
 * ** NEWS REPORT: ** //Mother of cyberbully arrested for child abuse posted on Facebook//. [|CNN REPORT]

** Digital Consequences **
//Think before you ..... Technology requires DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY!//
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"[|Student's Death Sparks Questions on Privacy in the Digital Age]." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">The Online NewsHour //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> 2010. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Opposing Viewpoints In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 5 Nov. 2013.

** Border Wars **
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 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Danelo, David J. "The Border War." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Proceedings Vol. 134 No. 10 //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. Oct 2008: 48-52. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 06 Nov 2013.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">**VIDEO:** "Border Wars." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">National Geographic Channel //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2013. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">< <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">[] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">>.


 * CONSIDER THIS**: The wall along the border, the trafficking of drugs across the Mexican and U.S. border.

** Eating Disorders **
// Does society's promotion of a thin body as the ideal female form contribute to anorexia? // > ** CONSIDER THIS: **//<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">"Teenage girls are becoming involved in dangerous games of competitive dieting thanks to the proliferation of pro-anorexia websites. Between 400 and 500 websites promoting anorexia and related eating disorders, which are visited by thousands of young girls each day, have been identified in the first review to quantify the phenomenon." **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">(The Independent) **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> This article discusses the threats posed to young girls by websites encouraging eating disorders. ("Hundreds of Websites Urging Girls to 'Starve to Perfection'). //
 * **ARTICLE:** <span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Laurance, Jeremy. "Hundreds of Websites Urging Girls to 'Starve for Perfection'." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Independent //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 28 Nov 2012: 16. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Web. 06 Nov 2013.

** Gambling **

 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Kelly, Timothy A., and Guy Calvert. "[|Gambling: National Addiction or Harmless Pastime?]." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">World & I //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. July 2000: 30-47. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 31 Oct 2013.

** Health Issues - Minors **
> **CONSIDER THIS:** // Do you think minors should be able to get medical help and treatment without parental consent? //
 * ** ARTICLE: ** American Medical Association. "Mandatory Parental Consent to Abortion". []
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Goodwin, Kimberley, Et.al. "Protecting Adolescents’ Right to Seek Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Diseases without Parental Consent: The Arizona Experience with Senate Bill 1309 [Commentary]." Public Health Reports, May-June 2012.Vol. 127. Web. []
 * **CONSIDER THIS:** // 25% of Americans ages 14-19 have STD's---if parental consent is required for treatment are teens less likely to seek help? //

** Homosexuality/Gay Issues **

 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Caldwell, John. "[|Schools Should Permit Students to Form Gay-Straight Alliances]." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Homosexuality //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Ed. Cynthia A. Bily. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Gay Straight Revolution." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Advocate //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> (21 June 2005): 69-70. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Opposing Viewpoints In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">" <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">[|Boot Camp for Effeminate Boys Slamed] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">". CNN News Report. 20 April 2011. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.

** Illegal Immigration **
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** Marketing & Glamorizing Violence **
**CONSIDER THIS:** Are we marketing violence? Are we using music to glamorize gangs and violence? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">media type="custom" key="24279860"

** Modern Slavery - Human Trafficking **
//Modern slavery is a serious problem today.// <span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">media type="custom" key="24277684"
 * <span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**ARTICLE:** Magnier, Mark, and Robyn Dixon. "Living in Modern-Day Chains." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Los Angeles Times //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 18 Oct 2013: A.3. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 31 Oct 2013.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: ** <span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">"Slavery, by various names, persists around the world. A survey seeks to shed light." **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">// (Los Angeles Times) // **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> This article details a report that uncovers the various forms of modern-day slavery taking place around the world today. "
 * **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">VIDEO: **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"> Does Fair Trade help reduce the possibility of child labour / child slavery?

** Online Virtual Classes **
Are online classes as beneficial as face-to-face instruction in a traditional classroom?


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: ** <span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Welsh, Patrick. "[|Schools, Take the Online Course]." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">USA TODAY //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 09 Jan 2013: A.8. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 06 Nov 2013.

** Prisons, Privatization & Youth **
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: georgia,'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 15px;"> //An true story of corruption, injustice and "a routine and systematic form of child abuse" from the courtroom to the prison.//
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**ARTICLE:** "[|After Scandal, New Rules For Juveniles In Pa. Courts]." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Weekend All Things Considered //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> 3 Mar. 2012. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Opposing Viewpoints In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">**ARTICLE:** Smith, Abbe. "[|Undue Process: Kids for Cash and the Injustice System]." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">New York Times Sunday Book Review //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. New York Times, n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/books/review/kids-for-cash-and-the-injustice-system.html?ref=markaciavarella&_r=0>.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Victims of Judicial Corruption Kids For Cash Prison Slavery Ring, Pennsylvania." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">YouTube //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. YouTube, 09 Feb. 2011. Web. 31 Oct. 2013. <[|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJY85V3w3xM]>.

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** Racism & Prejudice **

 * //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: gentium_book_basicregular; font-size: 20px;">Florida's stand your ground laws and the Trayvon Martin shooting case and the issue of racism. //**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">**ARTICLE:** "Newsela | Holder Says Stand-your-ground Laws Can Encourage Violence." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Newsela | Holder Says Stand-your-ground Laws Can Encourage Violence //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2013. <[|http://newsela.com/articles/zimmerman-holder/id/614/]>.

// Black teenager says he was arrested just for buying an expensive belt. //

> CONSIDER THIS: > <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">Stop & Frisk law in New York targets minorities.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Newsela | Black Teenager Says He Was Arrested Just for Buying an Expensive Belt." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Newsela | Black Teenager Says He Was Arrested Just for Buying an Expensive Belt //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2013. <[|http://newsela.com/articles/shopping-discrimination/id/1631/]>.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">ARTICLE: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Trayvon Martin's Mother Speaks out against Stop-frisk." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">CBSNews //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2013. <[|http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57599066/trayvon-martins-mother-speaks-out-against-stop-frisk/]>.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">Schools & Social Media
> **CONSIDER THIS:** > <span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> "The Glendale, Calif., school district hired a firm to monitor students' social media accounts and prevent cyberbullying. Critics say it could chill student speech and lead to unintended legal consequences." **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">// (Christian Science Monitor) // **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> This article discusses whether or not it is appropriate for school officials to help prevent cyberbullying by monitoring students' social media accounts.
 * ARTICLE: Wood, Daniel B. "[|Cyberbullying: Should Schools Police Students' Social Media Accounts]?." // Christian Science Monitor // . 17 Sep 2013: n.p. // SIRS Issues Researcher. // Web. 08 Nov 2013.

School Day / Year Length
Should the time students spend is school each day be extended?
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Smyth, Julie Carr. "[|Will Longer School Year Help or Hurt US Students?]." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Commercial Appeal //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 14 Jan 2013: n.p. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 04 Nov 2013.

** Social Networking **
> CONSIDER THIS: > Do the positive aspects of social networking sites outweigh the negative?
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: ** <span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Hellmich, Nanci. "[|Social Media Websites Can Be Useful for Kids, But...]" //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">USA TODAY //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 28 Mar 2011: B.8. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 04 Nov 2013.

Toxic Stress
> **CONSIDER THIS:** It is believed that adverse childhood experiences potentially create barriers to success.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Protecting Children From Toxic Stress." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Opinionator Protecting Children From Toxic Stress Comments //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2013. <[]>.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px;">ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Brooks, David. "The Psych Approach." New York Times, n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2013. < <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">[|http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/opinion/brooks-the-psych-approach.html] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">>.

** Sports & Intensity **
// Are sports programs for teenagers and kids too intense? // > **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;">CONSIDER THIS: **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"> "Occasional bumps and bruises are expected when kids play sports, but for more than 1.35 million children last year [2012] a sports-related injury was severe enough to send them to a hospital emergency department."
 * <span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**ARTICLE:**Healy, Michelle. [|"1.35 Million Youths a Year Have Serious Sports Injuries.]" //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Gannett News Service //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 05 Aug 2013: n.p. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Web. 06 Nov 2013.

** Statutory Rape **
> ** CONSIDER THIS: **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> "Two 18-year-old high school football players had been arrested, accused of the statutory rape of two 13-year-old girls. Their friends then rallied to their defense, attacking the girls on Twitter. And so, when the Twitter posts brought national condemnation to this old mill town, the principal of Torrington High School decided it was time to appeal to her students' better natures." **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">// (New York Times) // **<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> This article discusses a controversy in Torrington, Connecticut that involves statutory rape, Twitter, and youth culture.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**ARTICLE:** "[|Statutory Rape]." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Gale Encyclopedia of American Law //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Ed. Donna Batten. 3rd ed. Vol. 9. Detroit: Gale, 2010. 366-367. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">Opposing Viewpoints In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 7 Nov. 2013.
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">ARTICLE: **<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Yee, Vivian. "[|Statutory Rape, Twitter and a Generational Divide]." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">New York Times //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 05 Apr 2013: A.16. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 08 Nov 2013.
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