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Discursive Topics

Discursive Topics. Parents and Children. Problems between generations Rules and regulations Parental responsibilities Nurture or nature Teenage relationships with parents Separation and divorce Bereavement. A Cyber World – good or bad?. The internet Text messaging Facebook Twitter

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Discursive Topics

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  1. Discursive Topics

  2. Parents and Children • Problems between generations • Rules and regulations • Parental responsibilities • Nurture or nature • Teenage relationships with parents • Separation and divorce • Bereavement

  3. A Cyber World – good or bad? • The internet • Text messaging • Facebook • Twitter • Cyber-bullying • Wikipedia • The future • Apple v Microsoft

  4. The Royal Family • Royal weddings • Their image • The next king? • A valuable role to play? • Should it be abolished • A waste of money • A valuable institution

  5. Britain’s Armed Forces • Should troops be in Iraq and Afghanistan? • Should the RAF be disbanded? • Do we need a Royal Navy? • Should women fight at the front line? • Are our soldiers properly equipped? • Should there be an EU Armed forces?

  6. Corporate Responsibility • Should we apologise for our ancestors misdemeanours? Slave trade, tobacco, holocaust? • What will future generations see as our misdemeanours? • What responsibilities do we have as citizens of the 21st century?

  7. Teenage Life • Internet safety • Drugs • Alcohol • Homework • School uniform • The future – university costs • Problems and pressures

  8. Tests and exams • Coursework or external assessment? • Pressures of school • The NAB system • Cheating and plagiarism • Subject choices • Should there be more vocational courses?

  9. Religious faith • Sectarianism in Scotland • The demise of Christianity • The future of the church • Different religions • Wars and religion • Extremism

  10. Size Zero/Obesity • Size 0 debate • Obesity in the 21st cetury • Dieting/lifestyle • Slimming clubs/schemes • School meals – have they gone too far? • Food waste

  11. Education • Boarding schools • Funding for education • Teaching methods • A Curriculum for Excellence • Class sizes • Teacher numbers

  12. Fame and Celebrity • Reality TV • Chat shows • Talent shows • Privacy from paparazzi • Advantages and disadvantages of fame

  13. Money • Winning the lottery • The Lottery funding • The importance of money in our lives • Government policies – taxes, family credits • The Benefit system • Student finance

  14. Animal issues • Conservation of species • Animals in zoos • Circus animals • Zoos v Wildlife parks • Poaching of endangered species • Work of conservationist organisations

  15. Eco concerns • Recycling • Nuclear power • Wind turbines • Allotments • Organic products

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