Writing Prompt: Buying Things to Solve Personal Problems
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Someoneoncesaid.docxSomeone once said, "In American society, the solution to every problem is to buy something." If we have a headache, we buy a medicine. If we feel insecure about our personal attractiveness (and much advertising is designed to make us insecure), we buy toothpaste, or deodorant, or a fancy car. If we don't have time to spend with our kids, we buy them toys. If we feel bad, we buy a new sweater or a new gadget to change the mood and make us feel better.
In a well organized essay, answer the following question:
Do you think that buying something is a good way to solve emotional and personal problems? What are some alternative ways to solve these problems? Support your ideas with examples from your own experiences.
Write three page essay. Provide examples for each boy paragraph.
Rubric:
· Responds to all or most aspects of the topic with a clear thesis (implied or explicit);
· organized clearly;
· developed with details, evidence, examples and arguments that are relevant to the thesis;
· Has a readable style with effective word choice and some sentence variety;
