Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
Modern society values convenience. From disposable napkins to the personal computer, from fast-food restaurants to cell phones, it seems that nearly everything we buy or use has been designed to maximize convenience. Unfortunately, instead of saving time and energy and minimizing frustration, many of the so-called conveniences in our lives turn out to be nuisances or have a negative impact on our health, the environment, or our emotional well-being.
Assignment: Does society place too much value on convenience? Plan and write an essay in which you de
PROMPT: Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
Getting people to work well in teams is crucial to accomplishing ambitious goals. Teams work a kind of magic in developing important ideas and getting hard work done, and they give us the close human contact and shared purpose that we all need. But there’s a dark side to teams too: group identity can be too powerful. The desire to be an accepted member of a group can prevent individuals from forming their own moral judgments.
Adapted from Peter S. Temes, The Power of Purpose
Team and group participation, in my opinion can be very be
PROMPT: Being unwilling to change is often seen as a limitation. For example, a common accusation people often make in arguments is that the other person refuses to even consider taking new positions on issues. But being consistent is not always a bad thing. In fact, firmly supporting a position or point of view shows that one is stable and constant and does not change one's position whenever circumstances change. This consistency is far more important than a willingness to adjust one's thinking.
Assignment: Is it more important to remain consistent than to change one's mind when circumstances change? Plan and write an essay in which you de
These feelings that I keep inside,
They hurt so much,
I need to cry!
I'm going to write,
Cause I can't tell you.
Right now it's an internal fight.
You deserve the truth,
But can you take it?
I see no other route...
Do I say it here,
And show you...
Do I dare?
Your eyes may not see, your mind may not read, your heart may not feel;
But I'm going to write,
This is what's real.
I got hurt,
I know you didn't mean to
And I forgive you, for what it's worth
My past wasn't nice,
And it bore this "self defense mechanism" that's become an idiosyncrasy;
But believe me, I'm thinking twice.
You're worth much more than a little heartach
I'm afraid to write,
Because there's so much power in this PEN;
So much power WITHIN;
To change the course of LIVES,
When I change the course of MINE.
The power to create a CHAIN REACTION;
So DYNAMIC;
No one's ever the SAME,
AGAIN.
There's a reason the PEN is mightier than the SWORD.
There's a reason we are immensely influenced by MUSIC;
POETRY;
And TELEVISION.
The writer has one MEANING;
But we add our OWN.
The world is only so BIG.
Billions of PEOPLE;
Different OPINIONS;
CONFLICT.
I'm afraid to write;
Because when you can, relate;
It creates a chain reaction,
And then...
See above.
When writers use the power POSITIVE
After all this time;
feels like a century;
but I still see you
and get weak in the knees.
And when you smile,
it still drives me wild.
And when we touch,
I feel electric shocks.
Sparks fly.
And when you look me in the eye
I feel like I've died;
and gone to Heaven;
your birthplace.
young love?
it's beautiful,
as you.
"I'll never let you go."
that's what your hug said;
but I'm not yours;
yet.
Chilled by fear;
Tears pours;
acid rains.
Heart of glass;
Shattered.
Bitten by words, so vicious.
Poisoned by lies.
Shot by actions.
Grief stricken;
Heart fails;
Lungs collapse.
The pain inside;
So severe;
I'm frozen.
You say you care
But you have no idea.
There are so many thing I should've said;
I wish i've said.
But they remain unspoken,
lingering in the air between us.
The things I need to say;
I want to say,
just can't get them out.
My heart's pleading, but;
my body, it won't co-operate.
A few simple things.
Things I think you should know
like;
"You're important to me.
I don't know what I would've done without you.
I love you."
some of the most important things
one can say to another;
me to you.
Yet; they remain, the words unspoken.