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Crime/Law

Diseases

            FBI

             Obesity

            Sexual harassment

             Chronic diseases

            Prohibition in Kansas

             Catastrophic illness

            Clergy committing crimes

             Communicable diseases

            Correctional system for juvenile delinquents

             Mental illness

            Methods of execution

             Nutrition disorders

            Amber Alert system

             Syndromes

            Botulism as Terrorism

             Rare diseases

            Identity theft

             Occupational diseases

            False identification/wrongful conviction

             Viruses

            Frivolous lawsuits

             Mad Cow Disease

            Federal Advertising Law

             Autoimmune Diseases

            Legalizing the abortion pill

             Lou Gehrig’s disease

            Criminals

             Diagnosis and treatment of Tuberculosis

            Hate crimes

Therapy for Sickle Cell Anemia   

            Computer crimes

Drugs

            Firearms and crimes

            Alcoholics and alcoholism

            Juvenile delinquency

            Cocaine

            Organized crime

            Over dosage on meds

            Terrorism

            Hallucinogenic drugs

            Stealing

            Intravenous drug abuse

            War crimes

            Narcotic habit

            Crimes against women

            Marijuana

Culture

            Methamphetamine 

            Ethnic foods

            Abuse of medication

            Foreign sports (e.g. Jai-lai, cricket)

Economics (Money & Finance)

            World religions

            What is a 401k plan and how does it work?

            Great lesser-known places to visit in other

            The IRS and Income Taxes

                        countries

            Stocks and the Stock Market

Death/Suicide  

            Trends in the stock market

            Kurt Cobain

            How credit cards work

            Teenage suicide

            What is inflation?

            Heavens Gate (cult)—Mass suicide

            Government bailouts of private businesses or

            Funeral rights and ceremonies

                       industry – how this works

            Future life

Education/School

            Longevity

            Violence in schools

            Near-death experiences

            Value of pre-schools

            Suicide

            Dangers of college hazing

            Wrongful death

            The charter school movement

            Mortality

            The alternative school movement

            Terminally ill

            Teacher shortage

Depression

            Helping reading disorders

            Postpartum depression

            The increase of plagiarism in schools

            Mental depression

            Bilingual education

            Bipolar disease

            College entrance exams

            Manic-depressive illness

            On-line education

            Depression in children and teens

            Emphasis on college admission tests

            Seasonal affective disorder

             Retention of students

 

             Early decision programs for college admissions

 

             

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy

            

 

 

             Abused children

            Development of alternate forms of energy

            Battered child syndrome

            Fuel efficiency in automobiles

            Psychological child abuse

Enigmas and Other Curiosities

            Spouse abuse

            Clairvoyance

            Elderly abuse

            Mystery of Easter Island

            Alcohol abuse in families

            Cryptography

            Same-sex marriages

            Signs and symbols (native or religion)

Health

            Funeral rites & ceremonies

            Nutrition – the Food Guide Pyramid

            Near-death experiences

            Special diets (e.g. Atkins, SouthBeach)

            Prophecies of Nostradamus

            Dangers of Food Contamination

            Occultism

            Anorexia nervosa

            Shroud of Turin

            Binge eating

            Crop rings

            Bulimia

            Voodoo

            Food cravings

            Mediums

            Compulsive eating

            Dowsing

            Gourmand syndrome

            Atlantis

            Childhood Diabetes

            Alchemy

            Treatment and prevention of Epilepsy

            Ancient astronauts

            Self-mutilation

            Poltergeists

            Exercise addiction

            Dragons

            Attention-deficit hyperactivity

            Jinxes and curses

            Biomedical ethics

            Nazca lines

            Biological rhythms

            Out-of-body experiences

            Bodybuilding

            Psychic surgery

            Cigar smoking

            Sea monsters

            Passive smoking

            Shamanism

            Tobacco and how its used

            Speaking in tongues

            Smokeless tobacco

            Spontaneous human combustion

            Orphan diseases

            UFO cover-ups

            Teenage depression

            Vampires (or werewolves)

            Implanted body parts

            Horse whispering

            Women heart disease

            Mystery of Machu Picchu

            Vitamin supplements

            Druids and sun worship

            Insomnia on the rise

            Aphrodisiacs

            Health benefits of yoga

Environment

            Teenagers and nutrition

             Global warming

            Cancer such as:

            Wetlands regulation

                        Leukemia

Family and Children

                          Hodgkin’s disease

             Children of divorced parents (drug addicts,etc.)

                        Biopsy

            Runaway teenagers

                        Breast cancer

            Abandoned babies

                        Tumor

            Dead beat dads

                          Melanoma

            Siamese twins

Homeless/Poverty

            Effects of divorce on children

            Poor

            Children’s anxieties

            Hunger

            Children as victims in divorce

            Public welfare

            Child pornography

            Underclass

             Shaken child syndrome

            Income inequality

 

            Refugee children

 

            Refugees

 

            Runaways

 

            Homeless children

 

            Abandoned children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

History

 

 

 

Labor

    Watergate and other famous scandals

      Understanding our welfare system

      Legacies of a significant political leader

      Airline strikes

            (a president such as FDR, etc.)

      Child labor

      The mighty Aztecs

      Labor unions

      The Santa Fe Trail

Medical

      History of Gambling

      Managed Health Care

      Bonnie and Clyde

      Medical treatment refusal rights

      Major Hurricanes since 1980

      Medical malpractice

      Tornados in the Midwest since 1989

      On-line purchase of prescription drugs

      Pullman Strike of 1894

      Pregnancy in post-menopausal women

      History of the Bible

      Donating blood

      World War II heroes

Myths and Misconceptions

      Women of the American Revolution

      Paranormal phenomena

      Native American tribes

      Bermuda triangle

      Concentration camps of WWII

      Big foot

      Roanoke Colony

      Loch Ness Monster

      Andersonville Prison

      Ghosts

      Results of the battle of the Alamo

      Commonly held myths debunked (e.g. do toilets

      Calvary in the middle ages

            flush a different direction in Australia

      Thomas Jefferson’s family

      How to cure common ailments

Immigrants

      Health related misconceptions 

      Aliens

      Urban legends and their reality

      Children of immigrants

      The truth about inebriation myths 

      Social work with immigrants

      UFO’s

      Women immigrants

      Real life vampires

      Deportation

Origins

      Aged immigrants

      Inventions- how something came to be the way

      Illegal immigrants

            it is now

Internet/Web

      The true history of holiday (e.g. Thanksgiving,

      Medical information

            Christmas, Easter.        

      Internet drug sales

      The automobile, airplane, and various forms of

      Internet crime

            transportation

      Dark side of the Internet

      The Louisiana Purchase

      Internet hoaxes

People

      Cyber terrorism

      The life of an important influential person in history

      Gambling on the Internet

             (e.g. Abraham Lincoln, George Washington,        

      On-line dating

             Elvis

      Keeping kids safe on the Internet

      Record holders for strange, quirky records

      Internet disorder addiction

      A speech on a key inventor or pioneer

      Downloading music from the Internet

            (e.g. Alexander Graham Bell, Ben Franklin,

      Internet regulations

            Jerry Young, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, etc.)

      Children’s Internet Protection Act

      Famous presidents and their legacies

      Plagiarism

      Authors and their biographies (e.g. John Steinbeck,

      On-line purchasing and how it affects other

            Ernest Hemmingway)

            businesses

      True Heroes and their stories (e.g. 9/11)

      Internet filters  

Places/Landmarks

 

      A famous landmark and its history (e.g. the Sphynx

 

            Stonehenge)

 

      Great places to see before you die.

 

      Beautiful places—best kept secrets.

 

      Romantic hotspots

 

      The Wonders of the World

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prisons

 

 

Sports

      Escapees

      NFL and the rules of football

      Imprisonment

      Soccer- the global sport and its fans

      Jails

      Sports records and recent record-breakers

      Military prisons

      The Olympics

      Parole

      Lesser known sports

Psychology  

      Head injuries from sports

      Sleep deprivation

      NASCAR

      Phobias

      Sport cards

      Psychological profiling

      Steroids

      Alzheimer’s disease

      Bullfighting

      Effect of advertising consumers

      The appeal of extreme sports

      Behavior modification

      Pro Wrestling’s influence on kids

      Hate crimes (or hate groups)

      Professional athletes as criminals

      Multiple personality

      Recruiting of college students

      Body language

      Cheerleading as a sport

      Parapsychology

      Big money athletes

      Personality disorder

      Team sports as a creator of leaders

      Psychological warfare

Technology

      Psychology of color

      A historical timeline of the Internet or other

      Mass hysteria

            significant technologies

      Autism

      How a technology works (e.g. PDAs, cell phones,

      Racial Profiling

             the Internet, DVD burners

      Detection and treatment of dyslexia

      The difference between HDTV and SDTV

      Anger management

      How popular toys work (e.g. legos, radio

      Bereavement at death of a pet  

            controlled cars, water guns, yo-yos, etc.

      Causes of job stress

Travel

      Suicide in senior citizens

      Airline safety

Religion and Faith

      Airline regulation

      What makes Christianity unique?

War

      The places and times of the Bible

      Wars and their consequences (e.g. WWII)

      What are the central tenets of each faith?

      Terrorism

Science

      War in Iraq

      The solar system – planets, stars, etc.

      How the military works

      Halley’s Comet

      Military technology in use

      Giant Comets…could they impact the earth?

Other

      Gene therapy

      Facts about Santa Claus

      Surgery conducted from afar 

      Cults

      Genetically engineered foods

      U.S. Territories

      Animal behavior

      Dog shows

      Amphibians of Kansas

      Astronomy, (latest discoveries)

      Arachnids

      Crazy laws

      Cloning

      America’s fastest growing cities

      Organic gardening (or farming)

      Picking a name for your children

      Pesticides and the environment

      Disneyland/Disney World

      Genetic disorders

      The United Nations

      Animals or plants of the rainforest

      Alcatraz prison

      Neanderthal (or Piltdown) man

      Sale tactics

      Effects of decline of beluga whales

      Compulsive gambling

      Benefits of the Hubble Telescope

      Amish (or other religious groups, ex: Shakers)

      Latest technological gadgets

      Folklore about animals

      Many uses of plastic

      Places of interest in Kansas (or another state)

      Disposition of obsolete computers

      Cannibalism

      Gadgets for senior citizens

       Funeral industry in the United Sates

      An emerging technology

      Druids and Druidism

      Genetically engineered babies

      Extinct animal (or animal in danger of extinction)

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Ghost towns of Kansas

 

      Service dogs

 

      Gypsies

 

      Animal abuse

 

      1960’s (or other decade) culture

 

      Lotteries

 

      Mummies

 

      Drunk driving 

 

      National emblems (or other emblems)

 

      Religion of Native Americans

 

      Yoga

 

      Kirlian photography

 

      Tourism in the Bahamas (or other locations)

 

      Aleuts (or other groups or people)

 

      Rise of feminism

 

      Monogamy, polygamy and religious groups

 

      Euphemisms

 

      Knighthood training

 

      Get-rich quick schemes

 

      Bagpipes

 

      Lucrezia Borgia

 

      Names & faces synonymous with popular food

 

            products: ex: Betty Crocker

 

      The origin of common sayings

 

      Stars’ effects on teen fashion

 

      Funeral practices in the US

 

      Managing credit cards

 

      Discovery and the use of coffee

 

      The culture of tea and tea drinking

 

      Influence of the Beatles

 

      The power of Oprah

 

      Convertibles (cars)

 

      Bottled water

 

      Ballistics (forensic science)

 

      Bullet trains (high speed railroad system)

 

      Sign language

 

      Surviving a terrorist attack

 

      The life of a super-model

 

      How dating has changed over the years

 

      Eating competitions

 

      Odd superstitions