RGTE 0199 Assignments

THIS IS YOUR LAST ESSAY FOR THIS COURSE. TO REVIEW FOR THE REGENTS' TEST, LOOK BACK OVER ALL THE ESSAYS YOU HAVE WRITTEN AND PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO MAJOR ERRORS. TRY TO AVOID MAKING THOSE ON THE TEST. GOOD LUCK TO EACH OF YOU.

Choose one of the following topics and write a well-organized, well-developed essay of approximately 500 words. E-mail or drop off your work to the instructor no later than noon on Friday, July 4th.

1. What are some major changes you expect to see in America during the early part of the twenty-first century?

2. Murphy's Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Describe a real or imagined day in your life to demonstrate the truth of Murphy's Law.

3. Discuss one of your short-term goals and one of your long-term goals.

4. Describe a time when you were surprised by the behavior of a group or a person you thought you knew well. Explain the effects on you.

Choose one of the following topics and write a well-organized, well-developed essay of approximately 500 words. E-mail or drop off your work to the instructor no later than noon on Tuesday, July 1st.

PLEASE NOTE: YOU HAVE ONLY TWO MORE ESSAYS TO WRITE FOR THIS COURSE! WHEN I GRADE THESE, I WILL MARK YOUR ERRORS BUT I WILL NOT SUGGEST CORRECTIONS. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT FOR YOURSELF BY NOW. LOOK BACK AT EARLIER ESSAYS FOR REVIEW IF NECESSARY.

1. When you are unhappy, what do you do that usually makes you feel better? Explain.

2. What would it take to make you give up TV? Explain.

3. What do you think is lost in the process of growing up? Discuss.

4. If you could reclaim an item, attitude, or feeling from your childhood, what would it be? Explain.

Choose one of the following topics and write a well-organized, well-developed essay of approximately 500 words. E-mail or drop off your work to the instructor no later than noon on Friday, June 27th.

PLEASE NOTE: YOU HAVE ONLY THREE MORE ESSAYS TO WRITE FOR THIS COURSE! WHEN I GRADE THESE, I WILL MARK YOUR ERRORS BUT I WILL NOT SUGGEST CORRECTIONS. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT FOR YOURSELF BY NOW. LOOK BACK AT EARLIER ESSAYS FOR REVIEW IF NECESSARY.

1. Should the government allow unlimited numbers of refugees from political oppression to enter the U.S.? Discuss.

2. Should the government cut funds from educational, cultural, and welfare programs to support a strong defense budget? Discuss.

3. Should the advertisement of alcoholic beverages be banned from television? Discuss.

4. Should tax dollars be used to subsidize public television and radio broadcasts? Discuss.

1. Suppose you were asked to teach a subject, sport, or activity of your choice. What would you teach and to whom would you teach it? Discuss.

2. Should the United States Constitution be amended to allow "single-sex" public colleges and universities? Discuss.

3. If you had to live life as an animal, which animal would you prefer to be and why?

4. What are the most appropriate ways for people to show anger? Explain.

Choose one of the following topics and write a well-organized, well-developed essay of approximately 500 words. E-mail or drop off your work to the instructor no later than noon on Friday, June 20th.

1. Is too much emphasis placed on grades in our educational system? Explain.

2. Each year, many teenagers run away from home. What do you think are the chief causes?

3. Explain why you would or would not want to live in a large city.

4. Should every able-bodied citizen be required to serve for a certain period of time in some branch of the military service? Why or why not?

1. Should cigarettes be made illegal? Why or why not?

2. Describe the way a television show presents a particular occupation and discuss the accuracy of the portrayal.

3. Explain how a television show, movie, commercial or popular song stereotypes a group of people.

4. What do sports reveal about American culture? Discuss.

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Choose one of the following topics and write a well-organized, well-developed essay of approximately 500 words. E-mail or drop off your work to the instructor no later than noon on Friday, June 13th.

1. How has your attitude toward your home (either town or family) changed between the time you entered college and now? Discuss.

2. If your doctor told you that you had only a few months to live, how would you alter your way of life? Discuss.

3. Name someone you consider to be a modern hero or heroine and explain why.

4. Do college students benefit from participation in extracurricular activities? Explain.

Choose one of the following topics and write a well-organized, well-developed essay of approximately 500 words. E-mail or drop off your work to the instructor no later than noon on Tuesday, June 10th.

1. Explain why people sometimes continue to do things that are harmful to them.

2. How is fear of crime affecting America? Explain.

3. Should preserving endangered species take priority over jobs, development, and property rights? Why or why not?

4. Have your family's expectations of you been a help or a hindrance? Explain.

Choose one of the following topics and write a well-organized, well-developed essay of approximately 500 words. E-mail or drop off your work to the instructor no later than noon on Friday, June 6th.

1. Discuss the influence that advertising has had on your life or the lives of your friends.

2. If you were asked to make a fair evaluation of your teachers, what criteria would you use for the evaluation? Discuss.

3. What influence should students have in the determination of college policies? Explain.

4. Has college made you less sure about what is right and what is wrong? Discuss.