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Narrative:
a loyal pet or friend
the worst mix-up of your life
your best Christmas (birthday/holiday)
an
act of courage or cowardice
your most wonderful or frightening childhood experience
a memorable event governed by
nature
meeting a celebrity
an event that changed your thinking on a certain subject
challenging an authority
an event that influenced your choice of career (or some
other important decision)
your first introduction
to prejudice or sexism
being hired or fired from your first or most important job
a triumph in sports or some artistic
endeavor
a risk that paid off
a non-academic lesson learned at school
a trip or special time spent by yourself
a bad habit that got you into (or out of) trouble
a family story passed down through the generations
an episode
marking your passage from adolescence to
adulthood
Descriptive:
your room or roommate
a
piece of equipment important to your major or to a hobby
or a favorite sport
a building or place you are fond
of (such as a "haunted" house in your neighborhood or even a childhood treehouse)
a sports event
your most
valuable material possession
the ugliest/most beautiful building in your town
a typical family dinner at your home
your first or worst car (or dream car)
a place where you've worked
a strange-but-wonderful friend or relative
a computer, microscope, or some other complex machine
a favorite painting, sculpture, or photograph
your most
unforgettable character
a laboratory experiment
a doctor's or dentist's waiting room
your face--or your face
after plastic surgery
a special day in your life (birthday, holiday, graduation
a dead cockroach
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Cause/effect:
a pet peeve or bad habit
a change of mind about some importnt issue or belief
an accident
a
family tradition
the popularity of some sport, hobby, fad or style
a trend in T.V. shows or movies
a change
in your appearance
a form of pollution or crime
cheating or dishonesty
an important decision
an act of
heroism or sacrifice or selfishness
an important idea or discovery in your field of study
a superstition or irrational
fear
a place that is special to you
a disappointment or a success
sexism, discrimination, prejudice
a
friendship or influential person
a political action or piece of legislation
teenage marriage or divorce
Argumentation:
For this essay--there are five topics you MAY NOT choose. They are: Abortion, Euthanasia, Capital
Punishment, Gun Control, and Legalizing Marijuana
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Process:
stopping smoking or some other bad habit
selecting a college course or major
beginning a collection
or hobby
buying a computer
saving money
meeting the person of your dreams
understanding how something
in nature works or was formed
selling a product
operating a machine or piece of equipment
curing a cold or
hangover
losing or gaining weight
arriving at a major decision
selecting a new (or used) car, house, apartment,
roommate, spouse
vacationing on five dollars a day
getting rid of roaches or other pests (human or otherwise)
succeeding
or failing in a job interview
repairing some small item
planning a perfect party, wedding, funeral, birthday, etc.
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