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Present your perspective on the issue below, "The purpose of many advertisements is to make consumers want to buy a product so that they will `be like` the person in the ad. This practice is effective because it not only sells products but also helps people feel better about themselves." >
The following is a recommendation from the president of Appleby College. "Whereas Appleby College holds class reunions every five years, Edelston College holds annual reunions for all classes, during which Edelston's alumni are treated to banquets, lectures, and student performances, enhancing their loyalty to the college and their willingness to donate money. Edelston College receives most of its alumni donations during or shortly after these reunions. Therefore, the best way for Appleby to increase its alumni donations is to offer similar reunion activities and to have each graduating class hold annual reunions. " Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. >
Present your perspective on the issue below, "In most professions and academic fields, imagination is more important than knowledge." >
The following is a letter that recently appeared in the Oak City Gazette, a local newspaper. "Membership in Oak City's Civic Club ?a club whose primary objective is to discuss local issues ?should continue to be restricted to people who live in Oak City. People who work in Oak City but who live elsewhere cannot truly understand the business and politics of the city. It is important to restrict membership to city residents because only residents pay city taxes and therefore only residents understand how the money could best be used to improve the city. At any rate, restricting membership in this way is unlikely to disappoint many of the nonresidents employed in Oak City, since neighboring Elm City's Civic Club has always had an open membership policy, and only twenty-five nonresidents have joined Elm City's Club in the last ten years. " Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. >
Present your perspective on the issue below, "Society`s external rewards are no measure of true success. True success can be gauged in relation to the goals one sets for oneself." >

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