Original Oratory Topics
Selecting an Original Oratory topic is a personal, highly individual choice. One topic that ideally suits one most likely will not work for another. When choosing an OO topic, remember the following:
1. Choose something you love - selecting anything less will result in an Original Oratory that is not heart-felt and, most likely, lazily done because the topic means little to the competitor.
2. Choose the most pertinent topic - of the possible OO topics you love, choose the one which relates most to your life at that moment. Selecting something which clicks will lead to a more impassioned OO.
3. Avoid potentially offensive or polarizing material - while most people will have at least some opinion on any issue, it is still best to attempt to avoid the topics that are highly polarizing. Such as abortion. There will be little which can be said to convince an audience member to change their opinion on the issue, and if their opinion differs from that of your Original Oratory, the audience's attention might be lost. Not to say "safe" topics are good topics either, they're not, but try to avoid the no-budge social/political topics. Also, stray from OO topics that can be highly offensive. Even if interesting ideas are present, the risk of annoying and alienating an audience is something best not messed with.
4. Avoid too obscure, "boring" topics - while you might find a particular topic fascinating, be sure to remember that your audience needs to be interested as well. A topic does not have to be well known, but it needs to hold an audience's interest.
While the best Original Oratory topic is something original and personally selected, sometimes brainstorming ideas leads to writers blocks. Below is a list of research paper topics (selected because they were found interesting and sparked further questions/topics) to expand upon and the links they were taken from:
-Do you think it is illegal to use animals for sports and entertainment?
-Is it appropriate to blame fast food restaurants?
-What do you think about feminism? Do you think it is still relevant?
-Do you think organ sale should be legalized? Why?
-The relevance or irrelevance of religion in our society
-Arts makes incredible influence in our life.
-Relativism and Morality
-Depression in Elderly in Nursing Homes
-What is Literary Merit?
-Rising cost of Textbooks and tuition in College
-Should schools only purchase textbooks that offer revised or alternative histories of historical events?
-Should hate groups have the right to distribute literature on university campuses?
-Should the primary method of public school funding--property taxes in individual school districts--be amended to create more fairness in schools?
-Should insurance companies which cover the cost of Viagra prescriptions also be required to cover birth control and regular examinations for women?
-What should be done to eliminate salary disparities between men and women?
-Should the Equal Rights Amendment be revived and made part of the Constitution?
-What kind of advertising is unethical?
-What current issues of truth in advertising exist?
-Should recycling be mandatory?
-Do local power and utility companies operate as monopolies?
-Large corporations, such as Walmart and Barnes & Noble bookstores, have been criticized for driving mom-and-pop shops out of business. -Is this a valid criticism when considering the nature of supply and demand?
-Should genetically engineered food be labeled differently?
-Should the fuel efficiency of SUVs and pick-up trucks be raised?
-What ethical considerations or conflicts of interest exist for a corporate media news channel?
-Should a stiffer rating system be imposed upon television programming?
-What American or cultural values does the mall represent?
-Should third-world countries be held to the same levels of pollution control as more advanced nations?
-Do scriptwriters have a right to be allowed on the set of a movie they wrote, or is this a privilege to be allowed at the discretion of the direction?
-To what extent has television as a source of entertainment changed American neighborhoods and leisure activities?
-What kind of performance-enhancing drugs should be allowed in different sports? Should creatine be banned from Major League Baseball?
-How has the increase in ticket prices and athlete salaries negatively affected professional sports?
-What rights do people lose when on public-school property? Is the suspension of these rights valid?
-Do terrorist attacks justify any suspension of civil liberties in the name of national safety?
-Is standardized state or national testing (such as the FCAT) helping or hurting American schools?
-Should tracking be used in determining courses for public schoolchildren?
-Should terms of senators and congressmen be further limited?
-Should the campaign financing system be reformed?
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