Final Term Essay Topics
A: Causes and Effects Essay Topics
1. The effect of a parent, teacher, or friend on your life
2. Why you selected your major
3. The effects of cramming for an examination
4. The effects of peer pressure
5. Why some students cheat
6. The effects of growing up with a personal computer
7. The effects of poverty on an individual
8. Why one college course is more rewarding than another
9. Why many people don't bother to vote in local elections
10. Why more and more students are taking online classes
11. The effects of racial, sexual, or religious discrimination
12. Why people exercise
13. Why people keep pets
14. The effects of computers on our everyday lives
15. Why some people choose not to carry a cell phone
16. The environmental effects of bottled water
17. Why reality shows are so popular
18. The effects of pressures on students to get good grades
19. The effects of a coach or teammate on your life
20. The effects of not keeping a personal budget
21. The causes of noise pollution
22. The effects of noise pollution
23. Why so few students read newspapers
24. Why many Americans prefer foreign-built cars
25. Why many adults enjoy animated movies.
B: Comparison and Contrast Essay Topics
1. Two stages of a person's life
2. Two places you have visited
3. Two perspectives on the same place: past and present
4. Two perspectives on the same place: morning and night
5. Two fast-food restaurants
6. An online class compared to a traditional class
7. The Toyota Camry hybrid and the Camry sedan
8. Two candidates competing for public office
9. Two pets in the same household
10. The rules set for you as a child and the rules you have set (or plan to set) for your own children
11. Two professional athletes
12. Two views of your parents: before and after you left home
13. Your experiences before and after giving up a bad habit
14. Two neighborhoods
15. Two vampires
16. Two ways to break a bad habit
17. A real vacation and a dream vacation
18. Two hosts of late-night talk shows
1. The effect of a parent, teacher, or friend on your life
2. Why you selected your major
3. The effects of cramming for an examination
4. The effects of peer pressure
5. Why some students cheat
6. The effects of growing up with a personal computer
7. The effects of poverty on an individual
8. Why one college course is more rewarding than another
9. Why many people don't bother to vote in local elections
10. Why more and more students are taking online classes
11. The effects of racial, sexual, or religious discrimination
12. Why people exercise
13. Why people keep pets
14. The effects of computers on our everyday lives
15. Why some people choose not to carry a cell phone
16. The environmental effects of bottled water
17. Why reality shows are so popular
18. The effects of pressures on students to get good grades
19. The effects of a coach or teammate on your life
20. The effects of not keeping a personal budget
21. The causes of noise pollution
22. The effects of noise pollution
23. Why so few students read newspapers
24. Why many Americans prefer foreign-built cars
25. Why many adults enjoy animated movies.
B: Comparison and Contrast Essay Topics
1. Two stages of a person's life
2. Two places you have visited
3. Two perspectives on the same place: past and present
4. Two perspectives on the same place: morning and night
5. Two fast-food restaurants
6. An online class compared to a traditional class
7. The Toyota Camry hybrid and the Camry sedan
8. Two candidates competing for public office
9. Two pets in the same household
10. The rules set for you as a child and the rules you have set (or plan to set) for your own children
11. Two professional athletes
12. Two views of your parents: before and after you left home
13. Your experiences before and after giving up a bad habit
14. Two neighborhoods
15. Two vampires
16. Two ways to break a bad habit
17. A real vacation and a dream vacation
18. Two hosts of late-night talk shows