These are topics that for one reason or another I have a hard time reading and responding to.  Perhaps the topics are too trite (look it up!), too personal, too controversial, or too conventional to be approached with a fresh outlook.  That is not to say that you can't write an effective paper on one of these topics.  I'm just saying that you'll need to come up with a bang-up rhetorical situation from which to approach it.

10.  Otters are interesting (these papers usually have no point)
9.  Everyone Needs Friends (the proposition is already universally accepted)
8. My God is an Awesome God (or any papers that use religion as main means of support)
7.   My Struggles with Depression/Eating Disorders (these are usually narrative papers)
6.  I Can't Stand My Roomate/Dorm (again, a narrative)
5.  My Family Vacation (a paper that has no focus)
4.  Ballet/Hockey/Basketball/Cheerleading is My Life! (papers usually have no point)
3.  I Love My Fraternity/Sorority (trite)
2.  Abortion/Gun Control/Capital Punishment (no fresh approach is possible)
1.  A Very Traumatic Experience--Date Rape, Suicide Attempt, etc (too personal to be assessed sensitively).

*Inspired by:  Broad, Bob. What We Really Value:  Beyond Rubrics in Teaching and Assessing Writing.  Logan, UT:  Utah State UP,  2003.