Opinion+Essay

       ** __Formatting: __ ****  ( no exceptions) ** · size 12 font (not bold) · margins no more than 3/4” · line spacing 1.5 · length: 250-500 words  Choose one of the following topics for your essay.  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is too much emphasis placed on grades in our educational system? Explain your opinion. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Do you think sports help develop good character? Discuss your views on this. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">More and more people are seeking plastic surgery for purely cosmetic reasons. Why, in your opinion, are so many people willing to accept the costs and risks of this kind of elective surgery? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In your opinion, should animals be used in medical research? Discuss. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What, in your opinion, should be done to reduce the problem of homelessness in the U.S.? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Humans do not need to eat meat in order to maintain good health because they can get all their food needs from meatless products. A vegetarian diet is as healthy as a diet containing meat. Do you agree or disagree with these statements and why? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Zoos are sometimes seen as necessary but poor alternatives to a natural environment. Discuss some of the arguments for and/or against keeping animals in zoos. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Children should never be educated at home by their parents. Do you agree or disagree and why? <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
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