Topics for Causal
Analysis
1. Why I came to NHC, started college,
switched colleges, am pursuing a particular career.
2. Why I dropped a class; why students drop
classes; the effects of dropping a class.
3. Why a particular singer or group is popular; why a particular
fad or clothing style is popular.
4. The effects of lying.
5. The causes or effects of some
unreasonable fear.
6. Why a particular movie (or television
show) or type of movie (or show) is popular.
7. Why I or my family moved to a new home,
city, or country.
8. Why my school failed to prepare me adequately
for college.
9. Why teachers are held in such low esteem.
10. The effects of being a member of a minority
ethnic or religious group.
11. The causes or effects of a divorce you know
of.
12. The causes or effects of� alcohol or drug abuse by a person you know.
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