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Cities
Is the big city “a wondrous toy” as the song goes, or is it a hill of swarming ants? Is it a creative showcase for a country’s talent and skill or is it a drain on the energies of millions of people who must struggle for survival from day to day? Can it be both?…
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A Glass Dictionary
“The world is a glass dictionary,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. What does he mean by that remark? Is he right? Or do you think the world is an opaque dictionary? Take a position, and support your views with examples drawn from your experience.
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To Help or Not to Help
Do you think that Canada has any obligation to help underfed and undernourished people in other countries? Take a position and defend it in an essay.
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How Should We Respond?
Even among professionals who work with young people, the question of how to deal with teenage crime has led to hot debate. Some believe that teenagers convicted of crimes should be treated just as adults would be. Others believe that young offenders should be given firm but understanding discipline. In an essay for an adult…
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An Adapted Novel
Describe your reactions to seeing a book you know and like adapted for the movies or TV. Were you pleased with adaptation? Were you unhappy with it? Provide the reasons why you had the reactions you had.
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Reading in Bed
Describe in careful detail the experience of reading in bed. Why is it such a pleasure for a lot of people? Is it a pleasure for you? Why or why not?
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Changing the Ending
Select a well-known story, novel, fable, or fairy tale and write a new ending for it.
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Pen Name
Many authors have used pen names for various reasons. Invent a pen name for yourself. Then describe in detail all of the reasons you have chosen this pen name.
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Holiday in the Sun
Living in the temperate zone provides the pleasures of the four seasons, but it also makes one long for sunshine and warmth during the winter months. Describe a holiday in the sun whether real or imagined. Describe the contrast of seasons and how it affected you. After all, at one part of the day, you…
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More Holidays!
You may be of the opinion that there are not enough holidays in the school year which permit you to take off from school. So invent some! Make up three new holidays which are so important that school has to be closed a week for each holiday. How about a World Series Holiday, or a…