Some essay topic links from past classes (note that some of them obviously refer to materials that we haven’t yet read, and may not read):
http://www.umsl.edu/~gradyf/theory/f05TOPIC1.htm
http://www.umsl.edu/~gradyf/theory/midtermqs05.htm
http://www.umsl.edu/~gradyf/theory/f05TOPIC2.htm
http://www.umsl.edu/~gradyf/theory/f05TOPIC3.htm