Essay Writing Topics and Ideas

• Are we too dependent on technology?
• What are the disadvantages to online dating services?
• Is someone who is ‘social media famous’ negatively impacted in their personal life?
• Are mobile telephones dangerous?
• Could we survive if the internet was obliterated?
• Is it better to read a physical book or an ebook?
• Can social media make you feel more lonely?
• Will there be a time when electronic currency become the main source of payment?
• Should video games containing violence be banned?
• Should a YouTube channel owner be responsible for the comments on their videos?
• What are the pros and cons of the mobile phone?
• Will there come a time when we cannot advance any further with technology?
• How does technology relate to education?

• Are public CCTV cameras an infringement of people’s privacy?
• Should parents be able to control how much time a teenage spends on social media or video games?
• Is it OK to use cosmetics which have been tested on animals in order to protect our own health?
• Should you disclose confidential information from a friend to someone who that information might affect?
• Does the media violate celebrity’s privacy?
• Does journalling really help mental health?
• Should rich people help out those who are less financially stable?
• Should it be legal to demand a divorce when the spouse is in a coma?
• Does the modern image of beauty have a negative impact on how society sees the average person?
• Is the death penalty immoral?
• Should you save someone’s life if it means putting your own at risk?

• Are children having to learn a larger amount of information in school compared to twenty years ago? If so, why?
• Do children who are homeschooled find it more difficult to learn social skills?
• Should college education become free?
• Is it appropriate to teach younger school children about gender identity issues?
• What age should schools begin teaching sex education?
• Is it appropriate for school teachers to spend social time with children and their families?
• Should schools perform drug tests on their students?

• Should the opinion of children be considered when looking at custody issues in court?
• Is it right that adults should be financially responsible for their elderly or vulnerable parents?
• Should men and women have different rights within a marriage? Why?
• Should you force studying and education on your child?
• Is it OK for parents to allow their children to try alcohol within the family home? At what age is this acceptable?
• Should there be a limit on how many children a family can have?
• Should a parent report their own child to the police for a crime?
• Is it OK for parents to allow their teenage children to undergo plastic surgery purely for cosmetic reasons?

• Should there be a monarchy?
• Are there politicians who are engaged in crime in the USA?
• Is there a time when someone should be above the law?
• Which are the most corrupt countries in the world?
• Does the prevention of world war three lie with any country in particular?
• Should guns be controlled in order to limit crime?
• Is society too regulated?
• Every country should have the death penalty in place.
• Governments should control the use of alcohol.
• The energy drink should be banned.

• Is the death penalty an effective deterrent?
• If tobacco was made illegal, would this stop people from smoking?
• Is a little competition a good thing?
• Is taking part in the lottery a good thing?
• How important is fashion?
• Was life easier a century ago?
• Is firing an employee enough of a punishment for cyberbullying?
• Should working mothers have special privileges?

• What’s the relationship between weight and food?
• How does a diet negatively impact one’s life?
• Should society fight anorexia?
• What are the most dangerous sports?
• Should pro sports clamp down on those who use steroids?
• Swimming-is it the best form of activity?
• What is the best type of weight loss diet?
• How does physical education benefit the school system?

• Students should have limited internet time each day.
• What is the reason for Americans becoming more and more obese?
• What draws does the American education system have for foreign students?
• What is the best second language to learn?
• Do school tests have any advantages?
• Are humans to blame for climate change?
• Should torture be acceptable?
• Is the election system in your country fair?
• Do people cheat on their partners too often?
• Is the tax system in your country fair?
• Is there too much waste in today’s society?
• Is a curfew effective at keeping teenagers out of trouble?
• Should recycling be mandatory?