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Smartphones, tablet PCs, social media, and constant connectivity are changing the ways that people live, think, work, and connect. How do these technologies shape your life? Write an essay that explains to your fellow students the ways that you connect digitally and predicts how people will connect in the future.

Do you believe there should be a substantially increased minimum wage? Write an essay choosing a side for or against this topic.

Is it okay for people to buy pets from breeders? Or should people only adopt pets from shelters? Write and defend your position.

In what ways are pets like people and in what ways are they not? Write a comparison-contrast essay explaining the similarities and differences between pets and people.

Consider a moral dilemma that a character in a novel or other piece of literature must face. Explain what you would do if you were caught in the same situation. Then explain why you would handle it that way.

Some people believe that teens are not responsible drivers. What should the minimum driving age be? Write an essay defending your position.

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Refutation

Bridge

Hook

Introduction, Counterclaim, Body Paragraph 1, Conclusion

Thesis, Introduction, Body paragraph 2, Conclusion

Introduction, Body Paragraph 1, Body Paragraph 2, Conclusion

Introduction, Conclusion, Body Paragraph 1, Body Paragraph 2