Topics for your persuasive paragraph

Women should/should not be allowed in combat positions in the military.
1.       Parents should/should not give their children extra money (an “allowance”?).
2.       Parents should/should not choose a major (or “career path”) for their children.
3.       Teenagers should/should not have their own car.
4.       Teenagers should/should not have a curfew.
5.       Young children should/should not have cell phones.
6.       Old Vietnamese men should/should not return to Vietnam to marry young women.
7.       Old men should/should not marry young women.
7b.     Women should/should not marry older men.
7c.     Older women should/should not marry younger men.
8.       People should/should not be considered an adult when they turn 21.
9.       Professional athletes are/are not paid too much money.
10.    Students should/should not be able to choose their own ESL classes at Le-Jao.
11.   A cell phone is/is not a necessity.
12.   Mothers of young children should/should not have jobs outside the home.
13.   Drivers should be 18 years of age before they can obtain a driver license.
14.   Parents should/should not allow their young children to have a cell phone.
15.   Children should/should not be allowed to play computer or video games.
16.   Couples should/should not live together before marriage.
17.   No one under the age of ___ should be allowed to enter a casino.  
18.   It is better for students to study independently/in a group.  
19.   Studying online is not as effective as studying in a traditional classroom.
20.   Studying online is more effective than studying in a traditional classroom.
21.   Students should/should not be required to turn off their cell phones during class.
22.   Parents should/should not spank their children.
23.  Consumers should/should not boycott goods manufactured in sweatshops.
24.  (Married) People should/should not have friends of the opposite sex.
25.  Women should/should not be allowed in combat positions in the military.
26.  Teenagers should not be allowed to date before the age of _____.
27.  Cell phones should/should not be allowed in class.
28.  The wife should/should not hit/suffocate her husband at night when he is snoring.  

If you have my approval, you may choose another topic.  Talk to or email me first!

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