Here are some topics you can use for your persuasive essay: pets: animals that make the best pet, where people should get pets, whether wild animals should be pets environment: use of electric or hybrid cars, use of plastic bags and other garbage disposal questions, protection of endangered species government policy: voter age or voter ID laws, naming airports after prominent figures, the status of Puerto Rico, regulation of the Internet, public transportation, minimum wage safety: texting or using a phone while driving, age requirements for drivers, bicycle use on city streets education: what kind of material is best for children of a certain age to read, public education funding, cost of college tuition, qualification requirements for teachers, funding of sports versus art and music programs, instruction in a second language, courses that should be required in schools any policy decision that’s important to your local community