Possible Topics for Sophomore Project

							      Possible Topics for Sophomore Project
Abortion                        lack of education
Acid rain                       lack of gun control
Add/adhd                        lack of natural resources
alcohol abuse                   lack of quality/affordable healthcare
animal abuse                    lack of recycling
animal extinction               lack of school funding
animal extirpation              lack of specialized programs in schools
assisted suicide                lack of women's rights
biological warfare              Landmines
Cancer                          mentally disabled
child abuse                     nuclear waste
child labor                     obesity
corrupt government              oil drilling
cultural preservation
                                overpopulation
Crime
                                ozone layer depletion
Date rape
                                peer pressure
Deforestation                   poaching
depression
                                political instability
digital divide
                                pollution (water, air, land or all three)
Disabilities
                                Poor working conditions
Discrimination                  Pornography
Divorce                         Post-traumatic stress
domestic violence               Poverty
drug abuse                      Prejudice
drunk driving                   Racism
eating disorders                Radiation
economic instability            Rape
elderly abuse                   religious persecution
endangered species              school violence
Famine                          Slavery
foster kids                     smoking
                                Spousal abuse
Gangs
                                STDs
Genocide
harassment                      suicide
global warming                  teen pregnancy
                                terrorism
government corruption
                                theft
hate crimes
heart disease                   toxic spills
historic preservation           Unemployment
                                Urban decay
Homelessness
                                violence
Hunger
                                war
illegal immigration
Illiteracy
Kidnapping
lack of affordable housing
lack of clean water
lack of disaster preparedness
   This list is by no means exhaustive
and can be debatable. Remember, a
world problem is something that affects
more than one continent and can be
prevented. Natural disasters cannot be
prevented but lack of disaster
preparedness can be prevented.
   In the interest of diversity, some of
these are not necessarily World
Problems yet it is good to let the students
choose something they are really
interested in.
   All of these world problems can be
grouped into one of five categories:
   - Environment
   - Health
   - Violence
   - Poverty
   - Education
Some can even fit into more than one.