| | There are two options this week: Plan A for those who want to do some short, timed essays (for example, to prepare for the SAT), and Plan B for those who like the longer essays. For Plan A, give yourself only 25 minutes, pick a topic, and write a short essay without much computer-based editing (you might even want to handwrite it). Take a break and then repeat that three times, for a total of 4 essays, hopefully improving each time. For Plan B, write an essay of 1400 words on one of the topics. | | There are two options this week: Plan A for those who want to do some short, timed essays (for example, to prepare for the SAT), and Plan B for those who like the longer essays. For Plan A, give yourself only 25 minutes, pick a topic, and write a short essay without much computer-based editing (you might even want to handwrite it). Take a break and then repeat that three times, for a total of 4 essays, hopefully improving each time. For Plan B, write an essay of 1400 words on one of the topics. |
| | 1. The power of "[[dissent]]": when one person disagrees with everyone else, he can have an influence bigger than his single vote. | | 1. The power of "[[dissent]]": when one person disagrees with everyone else, he can have an influence bigger than his single vote. |
| | <br>9. If teachers and students were armed with guns, then there would be fewer beatings, intimidation by gangs, and massacres in [[public school]]. | | <br>9. If teachers and students were armed with guns, then there would be fewer beatings, intimidation by gangs, and massacres in [[public school]]. |
| − | <br>10. Write on any comparable topic of your choice. For SAT writers, you can find topics on the internet (and can choose this option for more than one of your essays). | + | <br>10. From Friday through Tuesday about 500,000 people watched the much-publicized movie ''[[Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed]]''. During that same time period, about the same number of page views (visits) occurred on the little-publicized [[Conservapedia]]. What does that say about the future of movies compared to the internet? |