English 170: 1984 Research Paper Rubric

One Pager Topics

Should it be legal to burn the United States flag?
Should English be the official language of the United States by law?
Should there be housing codes in the United States? For example, should your neighbor be free to not ever cut his grass and paint his house rainbow colors and plant cactus in his front yard?
How far should the U.S. governement be permitted to go in terms of the infringement of civil rights in order to seek and destroy terroist activity in the world?
Should there be a amendment to the constitution to ban cigarette smoking in the United States of America?
Defend isolationism. What would the United States be like if it refused to be engaged in any foreign affair?
How much personal information should the United States government be allowed to know about each of its citizens?
Should teachers be allowed to carry concealed weapons in public shools? Why or Why not?
What would your life be like if you had been born in a country similar to the one depicted in "1984"?