《纽约时报》100个议论⽂写作题⽬
议论⽂写作讲起来容易，其实就是三段论的模式啦，没什么了不起。但是，写着写着总是神马“你家附近建个shopping mall，你同意不同意啦？” “学校到底应不应该供应热早点啦？”…… 就这么⼏道题，烦都烦死了。
《纽约时报》特地为各类青年学⽣们着想，在不同时期出了很多不同主题的议论⽂写作题⽬。每个都贴近青年⼈⽣活，个个都让你有表达的欲望。
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denmark怎么读使⽤⽅法：可以在写作课上当做引⼦，也可以是⼝语课的讨论题⽬。更多写作技巧内容阅读：www.lunwentop
Education
教育类
1 Is Cheating Getting Wor? 作弊现象是不是更严重了？
toefl考试报名2 Should Students Be Able to Grade Their Teachers? 学⽣该不该给⽼师打分？
3 Does Your School Hand Out Too Many A’s? 你的学校是不是给分数太⽔，都得了A了？
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4 Should Middle School Students Be Drug Tested? ⾼中⽣要不要药检？
5 Should Reading and Math Be Taught in Gym Class Too? 体育课要不要也教阅读和数学？
6 How Seriously Should We Take Standardized Tests? 我们要多严肃认真的对待标准化考试？
7 How Well Do You Think Standardized Tests Measure Your Abilities? 标准化考试有⼤程度上衡量了你的真实能⼒？
8 Do You Spend Too Much Time Preparing for Standardized Tests? 你是否花了太多的时间在准备标准化考试上？
9 Should Schools Offer Cash Bonus for Good Test Scores? 学校要不要对分数⾼的⼈进⾏现⾦⿎励？
10 Should We Rethink How Long Students Spend in High School? 我们要不要重新考虑⼀下⾼中要上⼏年才更好？（翻译不是逐字的，随便看吧）
11 Do Schools Provide Students With Enough Opportunities to Be Creative? 学校是否给学⽣提供了⾜够的机会从⽽成为有创造⼒的⼈？
12 What Are You Really Learning at School? 你真正在学校学到了什么？
13 How Important Is Arts Education? 艺术教育有多重要？
14 Does Gym Help Students Perform Better in All Their Class? 醍醐可是否帮助学⽣全⽅位表现提升？
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15 Who Should Be Able to See Students’ Records? 谁到底应该有权限看到学⽣的测试分数？
16 Are Children of Illegal Immigrants Entitled to a Public Education? ⾮法移民的孩⼦是否有权利接受公共教育？
17 What Is the Right Amount of Group Work in School? 美国特⾊，不翻译了，⾃⼰看。
18 Is Your School Day Too Short? 美国特⾊，不翻译了，⾃⼰看。
19 Do You Think a Longer School Calendar Is a Good Idea? 美国特⾊，不翻译了，⾃⼰看。
19 Do You Think a Longer School Calendar Is a Good Idea? 美国特⾊，不翻译了，⾃⼰看。
20 Should the Dropout Age Be Raid? 美国特⾊，不翻译了，⾃⼰看。
21 Should Students Be Allowed to Skip Senior Year of High School? 美国特⾊，不翻译了，⾃⼰看。
22 How Does Your School Deal With Students Who Misbehave? 你的学校怎么处理捣乱的学⽣？
23 Should Schools Be Allowed to U Corporal Punishment? 学校应该被允许可以体罚吗？
24 How Big a Problem Is Bullying or Cyberbullying in Your School or Community? 你学校⾥⾯欺负⼈或者⽹络毒⾆的情况有多⼤？严不严重？
25 Should Schools Put Tracking Devices in Students’ ID Cards? 学校是否该在学⽣证上安装追踪装置？
26 What Do You Think of Grouping Students by Ability in Schools? 你对学校⾥⾯按照能⼒进⾏分班的现象怎么看？
27 Do We Need a New Way to Teach Math? 你需要新教学法来学习数学吗？
28 Does Class Size Matter? 班级的⼤⼩重要吗?
29 Should All Students Get Equal Space in a Yearbook? 美国特⾊，不翻译了，⾃⼰看。
30 Is Prom Worth It? 美国特⾊，不翻译了，⾃⼰看。
31 How Important Are Parent-Teacher Conferences? 家长会有多重要？
32 Should All Children Be Able to Go to Preschool? 美国特⾊，不翻译了，⾃⼰看。
33 Should Colleges U Admissions Criteria Other Than SAT Scores and Grades? ⼤学是否应该使⽤SAT以外的录取要求来决定是否接受新⽣？
34 What Criteria Should Be Ud in Awarding Scholarships for College? 学校颁发奖学⾦应该⽤什么标准？
35 Do College Rankings Matter? ⼤学排名重要吗？
36 How Necessary Is a College Education? ⼤学教育有多⼤的必要？
Technology and Social Media
科技和社交媒体
37 Are the Web Filters at Your School Too Restrictive? 学校⽹络的限制是不是太严格了？
38 Does Technology Make Us More Alone? 科技是不是让我们更孤独？
39 Are You Distracted by Technology? 科技是不是让你更分神？
40 Do Apps Help You or Just Waste Your Time? 应⽤程序（APP）到底是帮了你还是帮你浪费时间？
41 Do You Spend Too Much Time on Smart Phones Playing ‘Stupid Games’? 你是否花了太多的时间在⼿机上玩“弱智”游戏？
42 Has Facebook Lost Its Edge? 美国特⾊，不翻译了，⾃⼰看。
43 Does Facebook Ever Make You Feel Bad? 美国特⾊，不翻译了，⾃⼰看。
44 Should What You Say on Facebook Be Grounds for Getting Fired? ⼤家在Facebook（或者说社交媒体上）的⾔论是否应该成为被解雇的根据？
45 What Should the Punishment Be for Acts of Cyberbullying? ⽹络毒⾆的惩戒措施应该是什么？
46 Is Online Learning as Good as Face-to-Face Learning? 线上教育和⾯对⾯的学习⼀样好吗？
47 Do Your Teachers U Technology Well? 你的⽼师是否很好地应⽤了科技？
48 Can Cellphones Be Educational Tools? ⼿机可否成为教育⼯具？
49 How Young Is Too Young for an iPhone? 到底多⼩的⼩孩不能有⼿机？（孩⼦到⼏岁可以有⼿机了？）
嫉妒的意思50 How Much Do You Trust Online Reviews? 你有多相信⽹络评论的真实性？
Arts and Media: TV, Music, Video Games and Literature
艺术与媒体：电视、⾳乐、电玩、和⽂学
51 Why Do We Like to Watch Rich People on TV and in the Movies?
我们为什么喜欢在电视电影上看富⼈的⽣活？
52 Does TV Capture the Diversity of America Yet? 我们的电视是否捕捉到美国的多样化？
53 Is TV Stronger Than Ever, or Becoming Obsolete? 电视是否⽐以往更强⼤了？还是开始衰落了？
54 What Current Musicians Do You Think Will Stand the Test of Time? 你觉得哪位⾳乐⼈是可以禁得起时间考验的？
55 What Musician, Actor or Author Should Be a Superstar, but Hasn’t Quite Made It Yet? 你觉得哪位艺⼈应该是⼤明星，⽽现在还没成功的？
56 Will Musical Training Make You More Successful? 正规⾳乐训练是否会让你更成功？
57 Should Video Games Be Considered a Sport? 电玩是否应该算成⼀类体育运动？
58 Should Stores Sell Violent Video Games to Minors? 店家是否应该买暴⼒电玩游戏给青少年？
59 What Were the Best Movies You Saw in the Past Year? 你觉得过去⼀年哪部电影最棒？
60 What Makes a Good Commercial? 什么样的元素造就了好⼴告？
Gender Issues
性别问题
61 Do Parents Have Different Hopes and Standards for Their Sons Than for Their Daughters? 家长对⾃⼰的⼥⼉和⼉⼦是否有不同的期待和标准？
62 Is School Designed More for Girls Than Boys? 学校的设计上是否更多适合⼥孩⼦？
63 Is There Too Much Pressure on Girls to Have ‘Perfect’ Bodies? 在拥有好⾝材的这件事情上，是否⼥孩⼦⾯临更多
63 Is There Too Much Pressure on Girls to Have ‘Perfect’ Bodies? 在拥有好⾝材的这件事情上，是否⼥孩⼦⾯临更多的压⼒？
64 Do Photoshopped Images Make You Feel Bad About Your Own Looks? P过的图⽚会不会让⼈觉得⾃⼰韩难看？
65 Is It O.K. for Men and Boys to Comment on Women and Girls on the Street? 男⼈们在⼤马路上公开评价⼥⼈合适吗？
Sports and Athletics
体育和运动员
66 Is Cheerleading a Sport? 拉拉队算是体育运动吗？
67 How Big a Deal Is It That an N.B.A. Player Came Out as Gay? NBA球员出柜师会引起多⼤的轩然之波？（在中国，可以换成“国⾜球员如果出轨承认⾃⼰是同性恋，会是什么结果呢？”）
68 Should Sports Betting Be Legal Everywhere? 体育项⽬的博彩是否应该合法？
Politics and the Legal System
政治和法制
69 What Local Problems Do You Think Your Mayor Should Try to Solve? 你家如今有什么本地化的问题是需要你的市长来解决的？
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70 If You Were Governor of Your State, How Would You Spend a Budget Surplus? 如果你是所在州州长，预算有盈余，你要怎么花这笔钱？
71 When Is the U of Military Force Justified? 什么时候可以有理由使⽤武⼒？
73 What Is More Important: Our Privacy or National Security? 哪个更重要？个⼈隐私还是国家安全？
74 Should the U.S. Be Spying on Its Friends? 美国应该对⾃⼰的友邦进⾏监视吗？
75 Do Rich People Get Off Easier When They Break the Law? 有钱⼈犯法的时候，是否更容易⾛后门？
76 Should Rich People Have to Pay More Taxes? 有钱⼈应该多上税吗？
77 Do Laws That Ban Offensive Words Make the World a Better Place? 那些禁⽌⼤家说进攻性语⾔的法规是否真的把世界变得更好了？
78 Do Leaders Have Moral Obligations? 领导⼈是否有道德义务？
79 Do Great Leaders Have to Be Outgoing? 伟⼤的领导⼈（或者领军⼈物）是否都必须外向？
眼部卸妆80 Do You Support or Oppo the Death Penalty? 你是否⽀持死刑？
Parenting and Childhoodexcl
为⼈⽗母和童年
81 Should Birth Control Pills Be Available to Teenage Girls Without a Prescription? 是否应该向⼗⼏岁的⼥孩⼦提供不⽤医⽣允许就可以获得的避孕药？
82 Is Modern Culture Ruining Childhood? 现代⽂化是否破坏了童年？
83 Are Adults Hurting Young Children by Pushing Them to Achieve? 当成年⼈督促孩⼦们⼀定要成功
的时候，是否也伤害了他们？
84 How, and by Whom, Should Children Be Taught Appropriate Behavior? 到底应该是谁，⽤什么⽅法，来教孩⼦们什么才是合适的举⽌？
85 What Can Older People Learn From Your Generation? ⽼年⼈可以向年轻⼈学习什么？
86 Do ‘Shame and Blame’ Work to Change Teenage Behavior? “羞辱和指责”这种教育⽅法是否对规范青少年举⽌的问题上管⽤？
87 How Should Children Be Taught About Puberty and Sex? 该怎么教孩⼦关于青春期和性的问题？
88 Is Dating a Thing of the Past? 约会这档⼦事是不是过时了？
89 How Should Parents Handle a Bad Report Card? 家长应该如何⾯对⼀份难看的成绩单？
Health and Nutrition
健康和营养
90 Are Antismoking Ads Effective? 反吸烟的⼴告是否管⽤？
91 Is Drinking and Driving Still a Problem for Teenagers? 酒后驾车是否还是青少年的问题？（美国特⾊）
92 Is It Ethical to Eat Meat? 吃⾁是否道德？
93 Should the Government Limit the Size of Sugary Drinks? 政府是否应该限制含糖饮料的容量？
94 Should Marijuana Be Legal? ⼤⿇应该合法吗？
Personal Character and Morality Questions
个⼈品格和道德
95 Should You Care About the Health and Safety of Tho Making Your Clothing? 你是否应当关⼼那些给你做⾐服的⼈们的健康和安全问题？（这这，这含沙射影）
96 Can Money Buy You Happiness? 钱能买来幸福么？
vitaminc97 Are We Losing the Art of Listening? 我们是否在遗失聆听的艺术？
98 Do People Complain Too Much? ⼈们是不是吐槽太多了？
99 Is Your Generation More Self-Centered Than Earlier Generations? 你这⼀代孩⼦是不是⽐前⼏代⼈更加⾃我中⼼？100 Should Couples Live Together Before Marriage? 情侣们是否应该婚前同居？
