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| | 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. |
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| − | <br>2. How does one best present a case or argument to God - with reason or emotion?
| + | 2. How does one best present a case or argument to God - with reason or emotion? |
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| − | <br>3. Wealth is sometimes used effectively to help mankind. Here is one example: Joseph of Arimathea when he donated his own expensive tomb for the burial of [[Jesus]].
| + | 3. Charity benefits both the donor and the recipient, while government programs benefit only the recipient, and sometimes not even him. |
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| − | <br>4. Hillary Clinton beat Barack Obama by 55%-45% in Pennsylvania, but Barack Obama leads in the overall delegate count. The Democrats cannot win the Presidency unless they win Pennsylvania. If you were a Democrat, what would you want the Party to do? (Parodies welcome, though not for the SAT!)
| + | 4. Wealth is sometimes used effectively to help mankind. Here is one example: Joseph of Arimathea when he donated his own expensive tomb for the burial of [[Jesus]]. |
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| − | <br>5. [[Liberal hate speech]] is a growing problem. What is it, and what should be done about it?
| + | 5. [[Hillary Clinton]] just defeated [[Barack Obama]] by a wide 55%-45% margin in [[Pennsylvania]], but [[Obama]] still leads in the overall delegate count. The [[Democrats]] cannot win the Presidency unless they win [[Pennsylvania]]. If you were a Democrat, what would you want the Party to do? (Parodies welcome, though not for the SAT!) |
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| − | <br>6. [[Affirmative action]]: wrong in principle, and wrong in practice?
| + | 6. [[Liberal hate speech]] is a growing problem. What is it, and what should be done about it? |
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| − | <br>7. The past is like the future: it depends entirely on what you make of it.
| + | 7. [[Affirmative action]]: wrong in principle, and wrong in practice? |
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| − | <br>8. High gas prices are actually good: they encourage people to spend more time at home and less time on the roads.
| + | 8. The past is like the future: it depends entirely on what you make of it. |
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| − | <br>9. If teachers and students were armed with guns, then there would be fewer beatings, intimidation by gangs, and massacres in [[public school]].
| + | 9. High gas prices are actually good: they encourage people to spend more time at home and less time on the roads. |
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| − | <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?
| + | 10. If teachers and students were armed with guns, then there would be fewer beatings, intimidation by gangs, and massacres in [[public school]]. |
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| − | <br>10. What does the expression the "[[Protestant]] work ethic" mean to you?
| + | 11. 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? |
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| − | <br>11. 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).
| + | 12. What does the expression the "[[Protestant]] work ethic" mean to you? |
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| | + | 13. 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). |
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