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GRE Argument: Can Contemporaries Judge an Individual’s Greatness?
An argument that people living in an individual’s time can judge visible achievements and conduct, while later generations can revise that judgment by evaluating consequences and historical context.
GRE Argument: Should Universities Require Courses Outside Each Student’s Field?
A model argument for a limited, flexible general-education requirement. It weighs intellectual breadth and civic judgment against the real costs of rigid requirements, using the land-grant tradition and Eisenhower’s warning about university independence as concrete examples.
Why Hobbies Deserve Time in a Busy Week
An argumentative essay explaining why people should protect reasonable time for absorbing activities while meeting work and family responsibilities, and why hobbies should not be mistaken for medical treatment.
Scientific Discovery: Understanding the World or Its Complexity
A model argument that scientific discovery improves understanding while also revealing complexity, and that the second view better captures science as an ongoing process.
The Scarlet Letter: Guilt, Shame, and the Meaning of the Scarlet Letter
A literary analysis of how Nathaniel Hawthorne contrasts public punishment with private conscience and changes the meaning of the scarlet letter through Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and the novel’s conclusion.
Can Community Solar Help Address Renters' Energy Choices?
Community solar can give renters a practical route to participate in solar power and may reduce electricity costs, but access depends on local programs and clear consumer protections. It does not guarantee lower rent or solve housing affordability.
Learning from Past Achievements in Any Field
A qualified argument that significant contributions often benefit from earlier work but do not always depend on strong influence from a predecessor. The Virginia Plan and Austen’s revision of Pride and Prejudice illustrate why revision, inheritance, and direct influence should be distinguished.
Reducing Waste in the United States: Why Recycling Is Only One Step
An explanatory essay showing how prevention, reuse, and recycling address different stages of waste, with U.S. examples and a discussion of recycling’s limits.
Family Financial Background and Preparation for Adult Life
Family finances can shape young people’s access to education, technology and time to develop adult skills, without determining their character or future.
Who Should Judge Work: Experts and Critical Judgment
A qualified argument that expertise is essential for some judgments of work, but that informed outsiders can contribute meaningfully when judging accessibility, public consequences, and ethical costs.
Travel Close to Home or Travel Far Away?
A compare-and-contrast essay arguing that nearby parks and museums can offer depth and manageable costs, while distant travel can broaden learning when visitors approach cultural differences with curiosity.
Does More AI Use Mean More Trust in AI?
An explanatory essay distinguishes how often people use AI from how much they trust it, using Pew Research Center’s survey of U.S. teens and NHTSA’s descriptions of driver-assistance systems to show what adoption can—and cannot—tell us.