Choose one of the following topics and write a well-researched cause and effect essay. You may choose to
focus on either causes, effects, or both.

1. What led to the mass Black Lives Matters protests in 2020? What changes did these protests bring about?
2. Why did the electricity grid fail during the 2021 winter storm in Texas? What problems did it cause?
3. How and why did the Myanmar Coup occur last month? How has the coup affected Myanmar and its
   citizens?
4. What caused Covid-19 to become a pandemic? What makes it different from other viruses? Why did it
   spread so rapidly? What have the effects been?
5. Why are some people worried about getting the vaccine? What will the effect be if large numbers of people
   refuse to get vaccinated?