I have to do a discursive essay in english but im not sure what to do. I want to do something thats current and relevant to the UK. But I dont want to do anything that's been overdone(abortion, animal testing etc.).
2007-10-27 04:05:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Pick something you feel passionately about if possible. A couple of ideas:
The great ape project - an attempt to give some non-human animal species basic human rights. (Lots to discuss about this! Do a search on "Great Ape Project" and you'll get lots of info.) Are humans "right" to treat the life & happiness of animals as of no or of little value while that of humans is considered to be of extreme value? What are the underlying cultural views here? Is the view, held by some, that animals have no consciousness & therefore can be treated like objects an unrealistic assumption considering the great number of other traits humans share with other species, especially other mammals? Is "speciesism" (there is such a word - look it up!) another form of prejudice in the same style as racism, sexism, & sexual orientation based prejudice?
Are mental health patients abused by the system? These are people who are psychologically very vulnerable and often in need of "tender loving care", of encouragement for better self esteem, of respect, and many other things. Instead they are treated very differently By the hospital their freedom is removed by sectioning, they are force fed drugs & when they object or try to argue against their treatment they are not taken seriously (as it's the illness talking). By the general public they are frequently stigmatised & seen as "the crazies". What are the arguments for and against the things I've just written? Are they true or not? What are the ethical issues here? Are there better alternatives (such as those proposed by psychotherapy)? (Some reading about R.D.Lang would be useful for this, among other things.)
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2007-10-27 07:35:31 · answer #1 · answered by SolarFlare 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Higher English Discursive Essay Topics
2016-12-16 19:10:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few ideas you can choose from:
- Changes need to be made in the law to increase internet security, and find and punish cybercriminals.
- Why atheists have to be tolerant to religion, while religious people are not tolerant to atheists?
- Why driving is permitted from the age of 16, and gambling – from the age of 21?
- Is it helpful being skeptical?
- Why it is important to know more than one foreign language
- Should animals be used for scientific researches?
- Do we need prisons?
- Should the death penalty be mandatory for all murderers, or just for those who manage to kill people even when staying in a prison?
- Plastic surgeries: a way to become more beautiful, or someone’s unhealthy idea?
- Vegetarians vs. Meateaters. Whose side are you on?
2007-10-27 04:11:48 · answer #3 · answered by Analyst 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i don't think mac vs. pc is a very interesting topic on it's own, however you could do something interesting. when mac produced the advert with david mitchell and robert webb, they used very obvious stereotypes, you could therefore use these instead of the actual computers themselves. you could talk about how people use computers as a reflection of their personality, or even how their choice of computers changes them, or that computers have no relation to you as a person and the mac advert is false. i just think that comparing the stereotypes of the boring uptight businessman pc user and the cool, laid back mac user would be a bit of a laugh and would get you extra credit for a bit of ingenuity, but i'm a mac user, so i'm probably too high to think intelligently anyway.
2016-03-13 11:19:53 · answer #4 · answered by Loretta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scotland getting independance? Ban on fox hunting? Teenage modelling? Size zero? Death Penalty? War in Iraq? Euthanasia?
2007-10-27 04:08:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good starting point would be something that you have an opinion on and is passionate about that you need to get if off your chest.
2007-10-27 04:25:06 · answer #6 · answered by vuvuzela 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not the McCanns, there`s not enough coverage on the news and in the papers [ HA!!] A good topic though
2007-10-27 04:42:14 · answer #7 · answered by bud 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You could do about how they want to stop competitive sports, and how it links with being healthy and fit.
2007-10-27 04:13:37 · answer #8 · answered by Nadgee12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first NHL hockey game held in london
2007-10-27 04:10:37 · answer #9 · answered by dusty3608 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should the monarchy be done away with?
2007-10-27 04:07:57 · answer #10 · answered by jack of all trades 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋