REGENTS' TESTING PROGRAM
ESSAY TEST

Using your pen, write your social security number in the boxes.
Choose one of the following topics. Put an "X" in the box to indicate your choice.

Discuss the influence that advertising has had on your life or the lives of your friends.

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Why would you like or dislike owning your own business?

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In the development of a national budget, which should be more important -- fighting poverty at home

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or arming to fight an aggressor? Explain.

Discuss why people are fascinated by amusement parks such as Disney World and Six Flags.

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Begin your essay on the first lined page. You may use the space below for an outline or notes. (Remember to use a pen to write your essay. Essays written in pencil will not be graded.)

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Last updated: November 8, 1996