ACT Prompt #4

Just like last week: 500 words minimum.

Ads

For most people， advertisements are nearly impossible to avoid. Whether watching TV, surfing a web, playing a video game or even reading an e-book, we are subjected to a near-constant wave of advertisements. Some advertisements, such as commercials on TV or the radio, are direct and overt. Other types of advertising more subtle, such as product placement, where the company pays to have its product featured prominently in TV or a video game. Given advertising's many forms and its consistent presence in outlive, it is worthwhile considering the influence of advertisements on the individual.

Perspective one

Without ads, it would be difficult for us to make informed purchasing decisions: Ads not only tell us what products exist; it helps us choose the products that best suit our needs.

Perspective two

The presence of advertisements is the reflection of our own values. If we were not materialistic, commercials will not be effective.

Perspective three

Ads distort our sense of what is valuable and desirable. They create within us a false need and convince us that the way to fulfill that need is to buy the advertised products.

Essay Task

Write a cohesive, logical essay in which you evaluate multiple perspectives on net neutrality. In your essay, be sure to: 

• examine and assess the perspectives given

• declare and explain your own perspective on the issue

• discuss the relationship between your perspective and those given

Your perspective may be in full or partial agreement, or in total disagreement, with any of the others. Whatever the case, support your ideas with logical reasoning and detailed, persuasive examples.

Plan and Write Your Essay

Consider the following as you compose your essay:

     What are the strengths and weaknesses of the three perspectives provided?

•        Identify the insights they present and what they fail to consider.

•        Ascertain why a given perspective might persuade or fail to persuade.

     How can you apply your own experience, knowledge, and values?

•        Express your perspective on the issue, identifying the perspective's strengths and       

          weaknesses.

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          Formulate a plan to support your perspective in your essay.