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• #001: Why do people go to college?
  
  
• #002: Are parents the best teachers?
  
  
• #003. Food is now easier to prepare. Is this a good thing? 6 essays, with comments, and a before-and-after comparison!! 
  
  
• #004: Compare knowledge from books with knowledge from experience
  
  
• #005: Somebody wants to build a factory in your hometown. Do you support or oppose this plan?
  
  
• #006: If you could change one thing about your hometown, what would it be?
  
  
• #007: How do movies and television influence people's behavior?
  
  
• #008: Has television destroyed communication among family and friends?
  
  
• #011. Luck has nothing to do with success.
  
• #032. Is it better to stay in one place or move around? 1 essay by TestMagic.
  
  
• #036. Should employers offer "jobs for life"? 1 essay by TestMagic.
  
  
• #039. Is progress always a good thing? 11 essays, with comments from TestMagic!!
  
  
• #040. Should we ignore the past? 1 essay by TestMagic.
  
  
• #043. Is playing games important for adults? 28 essays!
  
  
• #097. Is it more important to study science than it is to study literature? 23 essays.
  
  
• #121. What would you do with some free land? 9 essays.
  
  
• #126. What is the most important plant in your country? 6 essays.
  
  
• Is it better to have few friends or many friends? 1 essay.
  
  
• #134. Is reading and writing more important today than it was in the past? 5 essays.
  
  
• #146. Think of a new holiday. Notes from our essay class, with a sample essay.

• 39. Is progress always a good thing?

• 43. Is playing games important for adults?

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Note: Many of the essays submitted were quite good, but received lower scores because they were off-topic. This essay topic asks about games, not about exercise. Essays that were written about exercise received lower scores.

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97. Is it more important to study science than it is to study literature?

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121. What would you do with some free land?

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• 126. What is the most important plant in your country?

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• Is it better to have few friends or many friends?

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