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1. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2007.10)
Assignment: Should we admire heroes but not celebrities? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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2. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2007.11)
Assignment: Does having a large number of options to choose from make people happy? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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3. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2007.11)
Assignment: Is it always necessary to find new solutions to problems? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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4. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2007.11)
Assignment: Is the main value of the arts to teach us about the world around us? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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5. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2007.11)
Assignment: Is criticism—judging or finding fault with the ideas and actions of others—essential for personal well-being and social progress? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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6. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2007.12)
Assignment: Do people need to "unlearn," or reject, many of their assumptions and ideas? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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7. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2007.12)
Assignment: Should people choose one of two opposing sides of an issue, or is the truth usually found "in the middle"? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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8. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2007.12)
Assignment: Do images and impressions have too much of an effect on people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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9. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2007.12)
Assignment: Is the most important purpose of technology today different from what it was in the past? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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10. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2008.1)
Assignment: Is it always better to be original than to imitate or use the ideas of others? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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11. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2008.1)
Assignment: Is the effort involved in pursuing any goal valuable, even if the goal is not reached? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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12. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2008.1)
Assignment: Should people always prefer new things, ideas, or values to those of the past? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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13. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2008.1)
Assignment: Is there any value for people to belong only to a group or groups with which they have something in common? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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14. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2008.3)
Assignment: Are organizations or groups most successful when their members pursue individual wishes and goals? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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15. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2008.3)
Assignment: Should people always be loyal? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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16. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and assignment below: (2008.3)
Assignment: Do people learn more from losing than from winning? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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17. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2008.5)
Assignment: Are there benefits to be gained from avoiding the use of modern technology, even when using it would make life easier? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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88. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.(2008.5)
Assignment: Do people place too much emphasis on winning? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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89. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.5)
Assignment: Are people’s actions motivated primarily by a desire for power over other? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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90. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.5)
Assignment: Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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91. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.6)
Assignment: Does fame bring happiness, or are people who are not famous more likely to be happy? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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92. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.6)
Assignment: Is it better for a society when people act as individuals rather than copying the ideas and opinions of others? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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93. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.6)
Assignment: Are widely held views often wrong, or are such views more likely to be correct? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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94. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.6)
Assignment: Are the actions of individuals more valuable than the actions of groups or teams? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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95. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.10)
Assignment: Is compromise always the best way to resolve a conflict? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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96. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.10)
Assignment: Are decisions made quickly just as good as decisions made slowly and cautiously? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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97. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.10)
Assignment: Can a group of people function effectively without someone being in charge? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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98. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.10)
Assignment: Do actions, not words, reveal a person or group’s true attitudes and intentions? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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99. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.11)
Assignment: Do all established traditions deserve to remain in existence? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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100. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.11)
Assignment: Do people need to compare themselves with others in order to appreciate what they have? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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101. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.11)
Assignment: Is it necessary for people to combine their efforts with those of others in order to be most effective? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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102. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.11)
Assignment: Should society limit people’s exposure to some kinds of information or forms of expression? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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103. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.12)
Assignment: Is persistence more important than ability in determining a person's success? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
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104. Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. (2008.12)
Assignment: Is acting (consciously assuming a role in order to achieve some purpose)an essential part of everyday life? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
