DIRECTIONS Write a persuasive essay an one of the following topics.

1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Businesses should do anything they can to make a profit? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Most experiences in our lives that seemed difficult at the time become valuable lessons for the future. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer

3. Which would you choose - a high-paying job with long hours that would give you little time with family and Mends or a lower-paying job with shorter hours that would give you more time with family and friends? Explain your choice using specific reasons and examples.

4. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Boys and girls should attend separate schools. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer

5. Do you agree or disagree? Countries that cause most of the world's pollution should provide aid (financial and supplies) to the countries that are being affected by climate change.