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Do the benefits of plastics outweigh the environmental impacts they can cause?

Ripley Y

How possible is it to predict the success of a movie before its release?

Maren F.

How does the advertising of cigarettes and alcohol affect adolescents today?

Layla M.

Can youth leadership offer DeMolay self-sufficiency and self-direction?

Ole R.

How and why has the image of pirates been distorted through time?

Claire O.

What are the ramifications of being blind or visually impaired?

Rebecca M.

How should Japan and the world react to the abduction of Japanese by the North Koreans?

Kento K.

How do you restore a Corvair?

Ben R.

How similar are equine and human athletes?

Shannon V.

What is VSTI (Virtual Studio Technology Instruments), and how will it affect music production in the future?

Jacob K.

How does one recover from alcoholism?

Tom L.

Why does the American media sensationalize the news to such an extent, and how does this affect the public and its view on current events in the country?

Sam B.

What actions should the US take upon the nuclear programs
in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?

Ryan J.

What is the process of purchasing a used dirt bike, figuring out how it works, repairing what needs to be fixed, and selling the dirt bike for no less than what you paid for it?

Lawson C.

How do cell phones affect their users and the world?

Ray L.

What can we learn from the recent ethics scandals in the stock market?

Adam O.

Why have changes in society since Doc Holliday's time affected perceptions of drinking and gambling addictions today?

Mike T.

How would we, as a culture, react to a Socrates figure, today? 

Chris Q.

How can advertising strategies of clothing companies negatively impact teenagers?

Phuong L.

How do automobile manufacturers compete for market share?

McLean B.

What do you need to know to build a wooden runabout (boat)?

Bryan G.

Is hydrogen the best energy solution for the future?

Noah T.

How effective is music therapy?

Stephanie M.

What are fairy tales really saying?

Brittany C.

What does poor anger management by NBA players mean in larger society?

Robert K.

How have punk rock and hardcore music affected today's music?

Slater S.

What factors contribute to creating one's personality?

Caitlin M.

What tools/repairs should the average homeowner is able to operate/complete successfully?

Max B.

What is the next step in creating intelligent, autonomous robotic devices?

Simon D.

How much control do we have over our subconscious minds?

Maryam G.

To what extent is it possible to slow the spread of AIDS in Africa?

Erin J.

What will technology in the kitchen look like in the next 20-plus years?

Chris P.

Even though they existed on two separate continents, the Olmec civilization and the ancient Egyptians shared many cultural traits. How could this have occurred?

Joel R.

What led to the rise of skinhead groups in Portland in the late '80s and early '90s?

Leigh M.

Does taking performance-enhancing drugs in sports hurt more people than it helps?

Jason G.

Through examining the cathedral in Cologne, what can be said about the German mind-set before, during, and after its construction?

Matt K.

What were ninjas and is there such a thing as a modern ninja?

Craig L.

What is erotomania and how should the legal system deal with erotomanics?

Katherine W.