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Plinky Prompt 151
Finish this sentence: If I were prime minister …
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Plinky Prompt 150
Write an alternate ending to a movie.
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Plinky Prompt 149
What’s the farthest you’ve ever travelled from home?
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Plinky Prompt 148
What are your goals for the next year?
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Plinky Prompt 147
What superhero would you want to be rescued by?
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An Essay on the Principle of Population
In his famous “An Essay on the Principle of Population“(1798), the English economist Thomas Malthus argued that, since geometric growth of population outstrips arithmetic growth of the food supply, we actually need poverty, disease, and starvation to restore the balance. While this theory was popular in the nineteenth century, very few would accept it today.…
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Earth House Analogy
Write an essay based on an extended analogy between a house and our planet Earth. First brainstorm or freewrite, because analogies demand free use of our imagination. Next write a rapid and free “discovery draft.” Let it sit at least one day, then develop your concept through at least one more draft, adding the kinds…
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Environmental Disaster
Write about an environmental disaster that you have either witnessed or heard about recently in the news. First jot down notes on a blank page under three headings: “Land,” “Air,” and “Water.” Now draw on these notes to classify, in an essay, the effects of the disaster in each of your three categories. Do not…
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Old Age In Good Health
The holiday season is officially here and we’re sharing our top holiday health tips to staying healthy and feeling good. Now is the time to rest, recharge and reconnect, to get ready for a wonderful year ahead. Take the time to sleep Sleeping well is key to good health. When we have enough energy we are able to make better…