Need help with a paper topic for school

I'm taking a class called Critical Thinking (a required course at NYU - I'm finishing my BA). We have to write a critical analysis on any topic of our choosing. It will be a 8-10 paper.

I am at a loss for topics. I don't want to do anything about the war in Iraq b/c I think it would go on for more than 10 pages and would be hard to focus.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!!

skyrocketing drug costs in america - how the american health system seems to carry the burden of pharmaceutical development for the entire world, the costs of which are seen directly in the american consumer's wallet?

ETS: Time magazine had a really interesting piece on this a few weeks ago

-gay marriage
-legalizing prostitution
-legalizing marajuana
-changing drinking age to 18

the rising costs of living
the dying middle class (meaning that there is now poor or rich, no in between)
the death sentence
the draft
crime rate in america vs. other countries (did you see bowling for columbine?)
how weddings are a big business in new york (hee hee)