Need ideas for a topic?
Another resource for ideas for controversial topics is Gale in Context Opposing Viewpoints database. Click on the "Browse Issues" link at the top of the page to see an alphabetical list of topics.
Controversial topics databases
Controversial topics
Looking for a topic for your causal analysis paper? One place to start is the "Topics Table," next to the reference desk in the library.
Library databases
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Gale In Context Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowThis resource examines social issues and provides access to a large collection of viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, biographies, court-case overviews, links to websites, podcasts, and image galleries.
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Issues and Controversies This link opens in a new windowCurrent issues database that provides objective analysis of opposing points of view on topics of current and historical interest.
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CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowThe CQ Researcher is published each week and each publication, usually some 20+ pages in length, provides an comprehensive and objective overview of a single topic as well as a detailed analysis, a pro-con argument, and an annotated bibliography suggesting further research.
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ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher This link opens in a new windowSIRS Issues Researcher is an editorially curated pro/con database Leading Issues pages provide a framework for understanding and analyzing over 360 complex social issues with overviews, essential questions, viewpoints, and editorially selected primary and secondary sources
Important: Be sure to also check the databases listed under the tab Finding Articles in Databases in this research guide.
Check out the Latest News to Inspire Your Topic Choice
Google News collects up-to-date headlines from thousands of news publications.
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Opinion or editorial pieces may be especially useful when you are preparing a topic for your persuasive speeches.
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