Sample Extemp Topics

February 20, 2006

1. Will Cheney's shooting of Harry Whittington have any long term effect on Cheney's reputation?

2. Are security concerns in regards of a Dubai based firm running 6 American ports legitimate?

3. Will aid groups be able to prevent massive starvation in drought stricken areas of the Horn of Africa? 

4. Will delays to the Playstation 3 imperil adoption of Blu-Ray?

5. Has US military backed propaganda backfired?

6. Does the return of the Euphronios Krater to Italy show that progress has been made in stopping the illicit antiquites trade?

7. Will investigations by Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission bring justice to the crimes committed during the civil war?