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Get a Title--not just the topic
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The main title is short and catchy. Use the largest font on the page. The sub-title is more detailed and includes specific topic covered in the essay. Don't make it a question; make it a strong statement. Use a font that is smaller than the main title but larger than the normal text of the paper.
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Below are suggested tactics to use in creating catchy main titles.
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Alliteration (words with a repetition of initial letters)
Legalize the Leaf Marijuana Should be Decriminalized in the United States of America
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Repetition
Bad for America, Bad for World Economy, Bad for the Environment Why The United States was Justified in Rejecting the Kyoto Treaty
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Question
Which Way Out? The Difficulties of Withdrawing from Foreign Wars
DON'T use a question title to merely state your debate!
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Rhyming
The Fake in the Lake Why it is Physically Impossible for a Plesiosaur-Like Animal to Exist in Loch Ness
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Prepositional phrases
Under the Gun The Dangers of Neglecting to Enforce Gun-Control Laws on the Inner Cities
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Quotations (from famous sources, from the subject of the paper)
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" The Failure of Homosexual Integration in the American Military
"To Infinity, And Beyond!" Why Space Exploration is Vitally Important to the Human Race
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Other
Shucks, I'm Pregnant Abortions and Why Women Should Have the Choice in Specific Circumstances
Graveyard of the Atlantic Evidence Shows that Paranormal Activity is Causing Disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle
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Superlatives (the highest, the fastest, the lowest, the swiftest, the most)
The Highest Calling Why Action in Afghanistan and Iraq Hasn't Slackened Volunteer Enlistment
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