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essays.
Generally, you should try for a score of 4 or above for your essays. If your essay falls below a
score of 4, revise your work to see if you can raise it to a 5- or a 6-level essay, and show the new
version to your evaluator.
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SET 38 (Scoring guide on page 153, sample essays on page 154.)
Carefully read the essay-writing topics that follow. Choose one topic on which to write. Plan and
write an essay that addresses all points in the topic you have chosen.
476. Should public school students be required to wear uniforms? Supporters argue that, among
other things, uniforms would improve discipline and build a strong sense of community and
identity. On the other hand, opponents believe that uniforms limit students' freedom of
expression and their development as individuals.
Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not public school students should
be required to wear uniforms to school. Be sure to support your position with logical
arguments and specific examples.
477. Recently American students are said to have fallen behind in the sciences, and some
educators believe it is because American teachers are conducting science classes
ineffectively.
Write an essay in which you suggest ways science classes could be conducted so as to more
effectively challenge high school and college students.
SET 39 (Scoring guide on page 153, sample essays on page 158.)
Make sure that your essays are well organized and that you support each central argument with
concrete examples. Allow about 30 minutes for each essay.
478. In a review of Don DeLillo's novel White Noise, Jayne Anne Phillips writes that the
characters are people "sleepwalking through a world where 'Coke is It!' and the TV is
always on." On the other hand, television is said by some to have brought the world to
people who would not have seen much of it otherwise, that it has made possible a "global
village."
Write an essay in which you express your opinion of the effect of television on individuals
or on nations. Include specific detail from personal experience to back up your assertions.
479. Bob Maynard has said that "Problems are opportunities in disguise."
Write an essay describing a time in your life when a problem became an opportunity. How
did you transform the situation? Explain what you did to turn the problem into an
opportunity and how others can benefit from your experience.
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SET 40 (Scoring guide on page 153, sample essays on page 162.)
When you write an essay under testing conditions, you should plan on using about the first
one-fourth to one-third of the time you are allotted just for planning. Jot down notes about what
you want to say about the topic, and then find a good way to organize your ideas.
480. In his play. The Admirable Crighton, J. M. Barrie wrote, "Courage is the thing. All goes if
courage goes."
Write an essay about a time in your life when you had the courage to do something or face
something difficult, or when you feel you fell short. What did you learn from the
experience?
481. Some people say that writing can't be taught. Educators debate the subject every day, while
the teachers in the trenches keep trying.
Write an essay in which you take a position about the matter. You may discuss any kind of
writing, from basic composition to fiction. Be sure to back up your opinion with concrete
examples and specific detail.
SET 41 (Scoring guide on page 153.)
The most important step in writing an essay is to read the topic carefully. Make sure you
understand the question. If you have a choice of topics, choose the one you are sure you
understand fully.
482. Dorothy Fosdick once said, "Fear is a basic emotion, part of our native equipment, and like
all normal emotions has a positive function to perform. Comforting formulas for getting rid
of anxiety may be just the wrong thing. Books about 'peace of mind' can be bad medicine.
To be afraid when one should be afraid is good sense."
Write an essay in which you express your agreement or disagreement with Fosdick's
assertion. Support your opinion with specific examples.
483. In the past several years, many state governments have turned to gambling to increase state
revenues. Either by allowing gambling in the state which they then regulate and tax or
by actually sponsoring lotteries, many states rely on gambling to keep taxes down.
Proponents of gambling point to the huge revenues gambling generates. Opponents counter
that gambling hurts most those who can least afford it and that increased availability of
gambling leads to an increase in the number of gambling addicts who need treatment.
Write an essay in which you take a position on the issue of state-sponsored gambling. Be
sure to support your view with logical arguments and specific examples.
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SET 42 (Scoring guide on page 153.)
Take just 30 minutes to plan and write your essay. This is good practice for writing under timed
conditions, as you have to do in a test.
484. The Western view of human rights promotes individual rights. The Eastern view argues that
the good of the whole country or people is more important than the rights of individuals.
Using the concept of hate speech, write an essay in which you take a position on this
debate. The Western view would be that individuals always have the right to express their
opinions. The Eastern view would hold that individual expression must sometimes be
fettered in order to promote harmony in a given society. Be sure to support your discussion
with specific examples and logical arguments.
485. Barbara Tuchman once noted, ''Every successful revolution puts on in time the robe of the
tyrant it has deposed.''
Write an essay in which you either agree or disagree (or partially agree and partially
disagree) with her observation. Support your opinion with specific examples.
SET 43 (Scoring guide on page 153.)
When planning your essay, use an outline, a scratch list, a topic map, or any other method that
works for you to jot down your ideas and then organize them logically.
486. Gossip is fun, but if it is malicious it can be hurtful, too.
Have you ever been the victim of gossip? Have you ever passed on gossip about someone
that you later found was untrue? How do you think the victim of malicious gossip should
react or respond? What advice would you give to such a victim?
487. In 1997, scientists in Scotland were successful in cloning a sheep. This event added to the
debate over human cloning. Proponents of a ban on human cloning are concerned about
issues such as genetic selection. Opponents of a ban point out that cloning could lead to
significant medical advances.
Write an essay in which you take a position on the issue of human cloning. Be sure to
support your view with logical arguments and specific examples.
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SET 44 (Scoring guide on page 153.)
Make sure the first paragraph of your essay includes a thesis statement, a sentence that states the
main idea of your essay.
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