Writing Situation: General Colin Powell once said, "Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand." We have all faced times in our lives in which we were involved in a significant argument or debate.

Writing Prompt: Think about a time when you were involved in a significant argument. Write a story about that time, inclulding how the argument arose and what was the outcome. Be sure to narrate an event or a series of events and to include specific details so that the reader can follow the argument effectively.