One of the most important ways you can improve your writing is by practicing your essays! Below you will find 40 various topics to use.
Select a topic, construct your essay on it, and email it to your instructor for feedback. Be sure to include the essay topic in your email so your instructor knows if your writing is "on topic" or not.
1.) What are the essential characteristics of an effective leader? Discuss.
2.) Explain why you would or would not want to live in a large city.
3.) If your doctor told you that you had only a few months to live, how would you alter your way of life? Discuss.
4.) Name someone you consider to be a modern hero or heroine and explain why.
5.) Each year, many teenagers run away from home. What do you think are the chief causes?
6.) Should every able-bodied citizen be required to serve for a certain period of time in some branch of the military service? Why or why not?
7.) What do you believe are the chief reasons for students' academic failure in college? Explain.
8.) How does your public image differ from your private self?
9.) Has the automobile been harmful to our society? Discuss.
10.) If you were an employer, under what circumstances would you fire an employee? Explain.
11.) "Television has made America a nation of watchers, not doers." Agree or disagree.
12.) Do you think that sports help develop good character? Discuss.
13.) Discuss the most important characteristics an elected official should have.
14.) Do you long for the past or look eagerly toward the future? Explain.
15.) Do you function best in the morning, afternoon, or evening? Explain using personal observations, experience, and knowledge.
16.) Should American students be required to learn a second language? Why or why not?
17.) Is anger beneficial? Explain using personal observations, experience, and knowledge.
18.) What are the most important skills and/or values that children learn from their parents?
19.) Is there any job that you would absolutely refuse to take? Explain.
20.) Should court proceedings be televised? Why or why not?
21.) What would cause you to end a friendship?
22.) Is it harmful for our children to be in day-care centers all day? Explain why or why not.
23.) What is the best advice you ever got? Why?
24.) Should schools establish dress codes?
25.) Do Americans place too much emphasis on physical appearance?
26.) Do you like surprises? Why or why not?
27.) Which of the four seasons of the year appeals to you most? Why? Explain using personal observations, experience, and knowledge.
28.) Why are many people afraid of growing old?
29.) Is there anything that teachers can learn from students?
30.) The United States has never had a female president. Why do you believe that is?
31.) Do you consider yourself to be a goal-oriented person? Why or why not?
32.) What type of music do you prefer? Why? Explain using experience, personal observations, and knowledge.
33.) "The best things in life are free." Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement.
34.) Is it better to have lived in one place all one's life than to have moved around? Why or why not?
35.) Is increased life expectancy a blessing or a curse? Discuss using experience, personal observations, and knowledge.
36.) If you were forced to live without television, how would you spend the time you normally spend watching TV?
37.) If you could choose any culture or society to live in, which one would it be? Why?
38.) How would your life change if you inherited a million dollars?
39.) Given the choice, would you rather live in the mountains or near the beach?
40.) Should the United States offer foreign aid only to those nations who support our policies? Why or why not?