Prompt 1: For many decades, adults and children have pondered how to deal with negative experiences.

They ultimately ask the question, how do we cope with these situations? [he] had more responsibilities, however he didnt let the stress consume him. Thinking about views on negative experiences that occur in our lives, write an essay in which you explain your position. Use appropriate evidence from your reading experience, or observations to support your argument. Prompt 2: For centuries, behavioral economists have debated the parameters of success. They ultimately ask the question, how do we define success? Critics said of the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most prominent authorities of the language, [it] inspires real and lasting affection. Thus, the dictionary saw success as it fueled knowledge, which ultimately leads to power, according to James Murrey. Think about the views if success. Then, write an essay in which you explain your position. Use appropriate evidence

from your reading experience, or observations to support your argument. Prompt 3: For decades, psychologists have pondered the nature of internal relationships between family members. They ultimately ask the question, how does the individual affect the family as a whole? When dad got angry at somebody he knows no limits...he would come at you with a razor strap. Upon wondering where his son was, he would say, I dont care where hes at, Im glad hes not here. -Gilmore Think about the views of familial relationships. Then, write an essay in which you explain your position. Use appropriate evidence from your reading experience, or observations to support your argument. Prompt 4: For decades, Americans have pondered if they really know their own government. They ultimately ask the question, can one truly trust the government?

Fast food chains have quietly pursued and greatly benefitted from a wide variety of government subsidies. No other region (fast food chains) has been this dependent on government subsidies since railroads came to be. Think about the views of the government and citizen trust. Then, write an essay in which you explain your position. Use appropriate evidence from your reading experience, or observations to support your argument. Prompt 5: For thousands of years, all people have wondered about the obsession over material object ownership. They ultimately ask the question, how do material objects drive people? Collecting can be a sort of sickness When describing the obsession over orchids in the 20th century, one family reportedly [took] vacations separately so that one of them would always be with the orchids. -Orlean Think about the views on the desire for material objects. Then, write an essay in which you explain your position on

how they drive people. Use appropriate evidence from your reading experience, or observations to support your argument.