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Month: January 2013

  • How to Attain a Goal

    Consider an aim, goal, or a pursuit that you established for yourself, and then write an informational process analysis in which you explain the stages involved for you trying to attain it.

  • You can train yourself to __________,

    Choose an activity that you enjoy. Complete the thesis statement, “You can train yourself to __________,” so that it is appropriate to your subject. Then, write and instructional process analysis in which you give three or four basic directions necessary for your readers to enjoy the activity, too.  

  • Analysis of a Product

    Write a classification analysis of a common manufactured product that is useful for some specific purpose. Divide you subject into several categories or subclasses according to an appropriate principal of division (such as features, design, effectiveness, operation, size, etc.). Be sure to label, define, and illustrate each category or subclass so that your analysis supports…

  • Contemporary Caves

    Write an essay in which you apply Plato’s allegory of the cave to a contemporary social situation or problem using either a subject-by-subject or part-by-part approach for your comparison. Consider in what ways this comparison clarifies the situation or problem, and suggest what conclusions may be drawn from your comparison.

  • A Prisoner Released

    Write an essay about your experiences in which you contrast a situation in which you were a prisoner in “the cave” with a situation where you were released from that “cave.” Use specific details and images to show your readers both situations clearly.

  • Proposal to close the movie theatre

    Read the situation described below and use it to complete the assignment that follows. The Situation The Prosper Town Council is considering a proposal to close the town’s only movie theatre. Supporters of the proposal cite declining attendance and the potential to redevelop the site. Those opposed believe that the theatre is a valuable cultural…