Read the prompt below. Follow the directions in the prompt for writing your essay.

Consider the following statement by humorist and educator Stephen Leacock:

“I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”

Write a well-organized essay in which you agree or disagree with Leacock's ideas about the connection between luck and hard work. Support your position with specific examples from your experiences and observations. Be sure that your essay is fully developed, that it is logically organized, and that your choice of words clearly expresses your ideas.

Use the space on page __ in your Answer Book for planning your response. Then write your essay on the lines on pages __ and __.

For Number 20, read the prompt below. Follow the directions in the prompt for writing your essay.

Read the prompt below. Follow the directions in the prompt for writing your essay.

Consider the following:

Some school systems in the United States and in other countries are using a year-round school schedule. With this schedule, students go to school the entire year and are given several breaks of two to three weeks throughout the year instead of one extended summer break. Do you think that this is a schedule your school system should adopt?

Write a well-organized essay in which you agree or disagree with the idea of a year-round school schedule. Support your position with specifi c examples from your studies, experiences, or observations. Be sure that your essay is fully developed, that it is logically organized, and that your choice of words clearly expresses your ideas.

Use the space on page __ in your Answer Book for planning your essay. Then write your essay on the lines on pages __ and __.

For Number 20, read the prompt below. Follow the directions in the prompt for writing your essay.

Read the prompt below. Follow the directions in the prompt for writing your essay.

Consider the following statement by author Edward Alden Jewell:

“To paint a picture is far more important than to sell it.”

Write a well-organized essay in which you agree or disagree with Jewell’s statement. Support your position with specific examples from your studies, experiences, or observations. Be sure that your essay is fully developed, that it is logically organized, and that your choice of words clearly expresses your ideas.

Use the space on page ___ in your Answer Book for planning your essay. Then write your essay on the lines on pages ___ and ___.

For Number 21, read the prompt below. Follow the directions in the prompt for writing your essay.

For this item, read the prompt below. Follow the directions in the prompt for writing your essay.

Consider the following:

Some people think that new technologies do not always improve our lives but actually make things more complicated. For example, some believe that our lives would be simpler without digital video recorders, music players, and telephone answering devices.

Write a well-organized essay in which you agree or disagree with the idea that new technologies make our lives more complicated. Support your ideas with examples from your experiences or the experiences of others. Be sure that your essay is fully developed, that it is logically organized, and that your choice of words clearly expresses your ideas.

Use the space on page __ of your Answer Book for planning your essay. Then write your essay on the lines on pages __ and __.