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When writing an essay, paper, or presenting a speech, it seems like a big part of the frustration is just trying to come up with the right research paper topic. The following list provides some of the more popular and easier research paper topics/subjects/ideas that students choose. Some of the topics are very good for the argumentative/persuasive paper, essay, or speech. However, some of the topics are better for an informative paper/report. Some topics are easier than others for writing a paper (essay) because of all the information that can be found on some of the following topics. If you are looking for research paper, essay, or speech topics and ideas, then please scroll down this long list. We hope that you find the list helpful.

A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W

 

A

   
  A.I.D.S. (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
  Abortion (pro-life/pro-choice) (Easy Topic for Persuasive Essay)
  Adolescents Tried As Adults
  Adoption
  Advertising (effects of advertising/marketing)
  Affirmative Action
  Airline Security
  Alcohol Use/Abuse/Alcoholism
  Alternative Lifestyles
  Animal Rights / Animal Experimentation (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Anorexia / Bulimia / Eating Disorders
  Aromatherapy
  Assisted Suicide (Euthanasia) (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Astronomy
  Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADHD) in children or adults
   
 

B

   
  Battered Women / Domestic Violence
  Biological Warfare
  Book Censorship or Banning
  Bullying
   
 

C

   
  Cancer Research
  Capital Punishment / Death Penalty (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper/Essay/Speech)
  Careers (paper about your career-choice)
  Casinos / Gambling
  Cell Phone Dangers (radiation or texting)
  Censorship (books, music, speech, and more)
  Charter Schools
  Chemical Warfare
  Child Abuse
  Child Discipline / Corporal Punishment
  Child Welfare
  Childhood Obesity
  Church / God / Religion
  Cloning (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Cloning Pets
  Codes of Honor / Chivalry
  College Athletes Being Paid
  Concealed Weapons
  Cosmetic Surgery
  Couple Who Live Together Before Marriage / Cohabitation
  Crack / Cocaine
  Criminal Justice System
  Cyberbullying
  Cyber Crime / Hacking/ Cyber Stalking
   
 

D

   
  Date Rape
  Diseases / Disorders (all kinds to write about)
  Dishonesty
  Domestic Violence
  Dress Codes / School Uniforms (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Drinking (underage drinking)
  Drinking (minimum wage)
  Drug Use / Drug Abuse / Substance Abuse
   
 

E

   
  Early Parole
  Eating Disorders
  Economy
  Education Costs
  Email Privacy / Rights In The Workplace
  Employment / Unemployment
  Endangered Species
  Energy Alternatives
  Environment / Conservation / Going Green
  Equal Rights
  Ethnic Cleansing
  Euthanasia / Physician Assisted Suicide (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Evolution
  Exercise
  Extended Families
   
 

F

   
  Fashion Throughout History
  Fast Food
  Federal Deficit
  Female Circumcision
  Feminism
  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  Fetal Tissue Research / Stem Cells (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Finding A Job After Graduation
  Food Additives and Preservatives
  Foreign Companies Buying American Companies
  Free Agency In Sports
  Free Trade Agreements
  Freedom
  Freedom of Speech
   
 

G

   
  Gambling
  Gangs
  Gays In The Military / Don't Ask Don't Tell
  Gender Roles
  Genetic Engineering
  Genetic Research
  Global Warming (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Going Green
  Gun Control (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
   
 

H

   
  Hate Groups
  Healthcare System / Healthcare Reform
  Holistic / Alternative Medicine
  Home Schooling (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Homeless / Homelessness
  Homophobia
  Homosexuals (civil rights)
  Humanitarian Efforts
  Hunting / Baiting / Deer Baiting
  Hypnosis
   
 

I

   
  I.Q. Tests (biased?)
  Immigration / Illegal Immigration (Easy Topic for Persuasive Essay)
  Internet / World Wide Web
   
 

J

   
  Juvenile Crime / Delinquency
   
 

L

   
  Legalizing Marijuana (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Love
   
 

M

   
  Marriage
  Mass Media / Media Bias / Media and Violence
  Medicaid / Medicare
  Mental Illnesses (a lot of disorders to choose from)
  Military
  Military Intervention
  Minimum Wage
  Monopolies
  Mud Slinging in Political Campaigns
  Music / Music Videos
   
 

N

   
  NASA
  National Image (United States)
  National Rifle Association (NRA)
  National Security
  Native Americans
  Nuclear Energy / Waste
   
 

O

   
  Obesity
  Offshore Drilling
  Organic Food and Farming
  Ozone Layer / Greenhouse Effect/ Global Warming (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
   
 

P

   
  Parenting
  Patriotism
  Pay For Grades
  Planned Parenthood
  Poaching
  Police Brutality
  Political Campaign Contributions
  Pollution
  Polygamy
  Pornography
  Poverty
  Prayer In Schools
  Priests Marrying
  Prison Overcrowding
  Prison Privatization
  Prison Sentencing / Mandatory Minimum / Early Parole
  Prisons / Rehabilitation
  Prostitution
   
 

R

   
  Racial Profiling
  Racism / Racial Issues
  Radar Detectors
  Radical Extremists
  Rap Music
  Recycling
  Responsibility
  Right To Die (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Royal Family
  Runaway Teens
   
 

S

   
  Same-Sex Marriage (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  School Prayer
  School Tuition
  School Uniforms / Dress Codes (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  School Violence / Security
  School Vouchers
  Sex Education In Schools
  Smoking In Public Places (Easy Topic for Persuasive Essay)
  Suicide / Teenage Suicide
  Social Security
  Special Interest Groups
  Speed Limits
  Sports
  Standardized Testing
  Stem Cells (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
   
 

T

   
  Technology In The Future
  Teenage Pregnancy
  Teenage Suicide
  Television Violence (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Terrorism
  Texting (while driving and other dangers) (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
   
 

U

   
  United Nations
   
 

V

   
  Vaccines
  Values
  Video Games (effects of violence) (Easy Topic for Persuasive Research Paper)
  Violence
  Violence In Sports
  Volunteering / Charity Work
  Voting
   
 

W

   
  Wars
  Weight Loss / Dieting
  Welfare
  Women In Politics
  Women In The Military
  Women's Roles In History
   
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