Another interesting piece here, if you want to talk about advertising. This article reviews the different viewpoints surrounding a stir in the media a few weeks back when a J Crew ad featured a mom painting her son's toenails hot pink. Some viewers claimed the ad was unacceptable, and that it promoted a mother encouraging homosexuality in her son. Opposing viewers said there's nothing wrong with a boy wanting pink toenails, or with J Crew featuring pink-loving boys in their ads. This particular article, from ABC news, also provides you with links to the original responses from both sides.

If you're having trouble thinking of a topic for the paper, this might be a good one. Take a look at the ad, and at the responses, and write a paper discussing what messages you think the ad is sending. Are those messages positive? Negative? In between? How do you feel about the response in the media?