Dear Students of II BA English Litt.,
Your topics for Oratory as part of your Paper on Rhetoric, are given below. You may opt for any one from among the options given. Moreover, kindly check back for updates on the Lesson Plan for the Paper.1. Alcohol should be made illegal.
2. Children should provide room and board for their aging parents.
3. Studying grammar is more important than practising conversation skills.
4. Television is the leading cause of violence in today's society.
5. Dogs make better companions than cats.
6. Smoking should be permitted in public places.
7. Girls are better students than boys.
8. Reading English is more difficult than writing English.
9. Summer is the best season of the year.
10. College students should wear uniforms.
12. Rock and Roll is the best kind of music.
13. "Is being happy connected with having a lot of money?"
14. Beauty is only skin deep.
15. The Olympics are a waste of money.
16. Does violence in television and movies influence the way children behave?
17. Superman, Spiderman, Batman - superheros or misleading idols?
18. Should homework be banned?
19. Do video games really cause bad behavior in children?
20. Are there aliens?
21. Bottled water: more harmful than good.
22. Single sex education system is better than a co-ed system.
23. Mobile phones in school/college - should we ban them?
24. Reading - is it the new style trend?
25. Does detention actually serve a purpose?
26. Junk food should be banned from public schools.
27. Thanks to social networking, there is no face-to-face interaction.
28. Are Barbie dolls affecting the mental image we create for our appearance?
29. Which came first? Chicken or egg?
30. Is animal testing humane?
31. Euthanasia: Should the right to die be granted?
32. Paparazzi livelihood vs privacy of celebrities: what is important?
33. Global warming is a figment of our imagination.
34. Should the death penalty be repealed?
35. Is the law easier on celebrities?
36. Are school uniforms a good or a bad idea?
37. Recycling should be compulsory.
38. God: myth or reality?
39. Sex education - when is the right time to start it?
40. Media censorship - a necessary change?
41. Abortion - should it be banned.
42. Nuclear proliferation: will development of nuclear weapons fuel a third world war?
43. Is the world going to end in 2012?
44. US military involvement in Iraq has done more good than harm.
45. Human cloning should be allowed.
46. The United States should eliminate its own weapons of mass destruction - do you agree or disagree?
47. Is the American dream overrated?
48. Is it justified to give a dictator a tit-for-tat treatment?
49. Should we encourage the belief that kids have in Santa Claus?
50. Should there be a censor board for the internet?
51. Should there be a ban on using animals for testing chemicals and drugs?
52. Should there be a ban on beauty contests?
53. Should capital punishment be abolished?
54. Should gay marriages be legalized?
55. Is there an alternative for prison?
56. Should working women be given special privileges?
57. Is dieting harmful?
58. Is juvenile sentence right or wrong?
59. Should gambling be regulated?
60. Is the current tax system unfair?
61. Should wearing helmets be made compulsory?
62. Should all citizens be covered by health insurance?
63. Should sportsmen be allowed to use steroids?
64. Should wearing fur be banned?
65. Hidden cameras - invasion of privacy or necessary precaution?
66. Defend the argument for 'does television affect your intelligence'.
67. Greenhouse effect and global warming, are they really interconnected?
68. Are computers and internet stunting our natural thinking process?
69. "Has Science made man's life quite comfortable?"
70. Is it possible to keep politics out of sports?
71. Do you think we should maintain our traditions or give way for change?
72. There should be strict censorship of films and news bulletins on television and movies to prevent children from copying violent incidents. Do you agree?
73. Do you think that the young have anything to learn from the elderly and vice versa?
74. How about boarding schools? Don’t you think they teach children how to live together?
75. What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting married? Don’t you think it’s better to stay single?
76. What do you think are the causes for the increasing violence in our society?
77. Why do people commit crimes?
78. Fashion – A complete waste of time, money and resources.
79. English should be the world language.
80. Written Exams alone serve no useful purpose.
81. Extended/large families are more successful than nuclear families.
82. Teenage drivers are unsafe.
83. Books will soon be old-fashioned.
84. Politicians should be paid higher salaries.
85. Internet is a useful resource for children.
86. Reservation for women
87. Science has made man’s life quite comfortable.
88. Privatisation is desirable.
89. Indian independence is a success story.
90. TV is harmful to society.
91. Family planning should be made compulsory.
92. There should be a ban on migration of educated Indians.
93. The need to implement a ban on the Public Sectors.
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