PUBLIC SPEAKING 2012-2013 3rd TERM LIST OF TOPICS TO GIVE A SPEECH Ms.

Rubio

1. Homeschooling 2. Food. (Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live?) 3. Not everything that is learned is contained in books.( Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books) 4. How has Internet changed peoples habits? 5. What alternatives can the Government offer young people to encourage a healthy life? 6. Obesity as a social problem nowadays 7. Is there inequality between men and women? 8. Smoking as a social problem nowadays 9. Do humans have the right to manipulate animal life? 10. Good and bad uses of new technologies 11. Volunteers 12. Gossip and yellow journalism in the Spanish media 13. Should the money of the Space exploration projects go to poor countries? 14. Reducing traffic in the city centre 15. Strict education versus liberal education 16. Bullying. Violence at schools. 17. The influence of drugs on peoples behaviour 18. Alternative types of energy 19. The necessity of environmental conservation 20. The importance of education in the development of a country 21. Living abroad 22. Migration from the developing world to the developed world as a social and political issue in the 21st century 23. Nuclear power 24. Shaping peoples ideas. (The mass media, including TV, radio and newspapers have great influence in shaping peoples ideas) 25. Tourism as an important source of revenue. 26. Teaching sex education in schools 27. Forgiving debts. (Should rich countries forgive all debts for poor countries?) 28. Paying or environmental damage. (Should rich countries pay more money for environmental damage?) 29. Criminal sentences. (Should criminals be punished with lengthy jail terms or re-educated and rehabilitated, using community service programmes for instance, before being reintroduced to society? 30. Quality of life (what do people understand by quality of life? Analyze peoples priorities) 31. Life outside our planet. Scientific facts 32. Drugs and alcohol. 33. Pets as therapy 34. Eating disorders 35. The influence of the world of fashion on physical appearance 36. Internet piracy 37. Waste management. (Is rubbish a problem in our society? How can it be solved?) 38. Climate change. A priority for governments 39. Non-Governmental organizations 40. Teenage parents 41. Racial discrimination 42. Superstitions 43. Alternative medicine 44. Cloning (human cloning and ethics) 45. Recycling

46. Wars 47. Globalization 48. Capital punishment 49. Euthanasia (Do people as free individuals have the right to decide when to die?) 50. Genetic engineering. Where should we draw the line? 51. Being a vegetarian 52. Advertising: information or manipulation? 53. The positive things and perils of the Internet. (Are parents clueless about child predators on the Internet?) 54. Surveillance systems. (Are they necessary or do they mean an invasion of our privacy?) 55. Access of kids to violence. (Do violent videogames, violence on Tv... cause violent behaviour? 56. Global terrorism 57. Non- medical cosmetic surgery 58. Domestic violence. A serious problem in our society 59. Independence from parents 60. Teenage criminals. (Should they be treated like criminals? Should parents of teen vandals be held responsible for their childs damage? 61. Abortion 62. Life beyond Earth 63. Adoption 64. Investing on Medicine 65. Privacy rights for celebrities 66. Should religion interfere with medical care? 67. Sex holidays 68. Vigorexia and Anorexia 69. Addictions 70. Doping 71. Keeping fit 72. Public and private education 73. The healing power of humour 74. Alternative medicine 75. Censoring the Internet 76. Street gangs 77. Donating money to charity 78. Internet dating and virtual friends 79. Legalization of prostitution 80. Hunting 81. Paparazzi 82. Fur trade 83. Bilingual education 84. Blurring Frontiers between countries 85. School failure 86. Abandoning animals 87. Wars and military use of children 88. Hikikomori 89. Rise of acts of piracy 90. Consumerism 91. Medical Neglect 92. Multiple Intelligences 93. Mafias around the world 94. The United Nations intervention in military conflicts 95. Amnesty International 96. Social Networks 97. Programmed obsolescence 98. Drug legalization 99. NGOs: business or altruism? 100. Creation vs. Evolution