Sample #1
Jessica Rivingston
English 8
Professor Lappaport
November 20, 2014
My essay will explore the phenomenon of teenage boys sagging their pants. I think teenage boys sag their pants because it is a fashionable thing to do and it makes them seem thug. I also wonder about how this fad started, how are boys treated when they sag their pants, and what would happen if schools banned saggy pants? In particular I want to discuss how, although boys who sag their pants think they are “thug”, they face discrimination and should not sag their pants in school. In order to begin to answer these questions I will look at The New York Time’s article “Are Your Jeans Sagging? Go Directly to Jail” by Niko Koppel. The article expresses how the fad of sagging began and how it was made popular by hip-hop artists in the nineties. In addition, Koppel illustrates some of the grave consequences at stake for teenage boys that choose to sag their pants, such as jail time and getting fined.
Koppel, Niko. "Are Your Jeans Saggin? Go Directly to Jail." The New York Times 30
Aug. 2007, Fashion & Style sec. Nytimes.com. 30 Aug. 2007. Web. 08 Mar. 2012.
Sample #2
Mary Littlelamb
English 3H
My essay will explore curing cancer. I think it’s an important issue on people having to fight agaisnt cancer with only medical treatment that isn’t enough for them surviving cancer. I also wonder about why we haven’t find a cure for cancer. In particular I want to discuss how, although we have medical treatment in treating towards cancer. In order to begin to answer these questions I will look at The New York Time’s article “Computer Scientists May Have What It Takes to Help Cure Cancer”. The article expresses how cancer is a genetic disease that is a mutation.
For Period 4
What qualities are missing from the following prospectus?
Mary Littlelamb
English 8
My essay will explore the topic is college necessary to be successful, I personally don’t think college is necessary to be successful as there other ways to become suceed, I also wonder about What is college truly about? In particular I want to discuss how college is recommended, but it is not necessary to be actually successful. In order to answer these questions I will look at The New York Times’s article “Plan B-Skip College”. The article expresses how college degree is not required to be successful.