Essay #1 "Comparing Other Places to Durham"
Compare your home village or city to the place you live now. Describe the things that are the same and different.
(If you have lived in Durham for your whole life, choose a place you have visited and compare it to Durham.)
Essay #2 Bugs Bunny vs. Mickey Mouse
Which cartoon character do you think deserves the award for most entertaining cartoon character of the 20th century? Bugs Bunny or Mickey Mouse? Explain why you think the character you choose is more entertaining and deserves the award.
Essay #3 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Every year, the museum adds new inductees and includes memorabilia from their music careers in its collection. It is a great honor for a musician to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read the information about John Coltrane and OutKast and choose which of these two you think should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Compare the two potential inductees and explain why you chose one over the other. (You do not need to cite your source material, but everything you write should be in your own words. Be careful about how you phrase your sentences!)