Exercise

1: Write a single essay of at least 500 words in which you will thoroughly answer the following questions IN YOUR OWN WORDS:

1. What did you like best about the story told by the author?

2. What was your favorite part of the book? Why?

3. What did social critics at the time have to say about Coney Island? Be sure and include the views of both supporters and detractors.

4. Which part of Coney Island would you have enjoyed most? Why?

5. What is the most important thing you learned from the book?

**************the book is: Amusing the Million: Coney Island at the Turn of the Century by John F. Kasson (ISBN 9780809001330)! please look at it online!

Exercise 2: Write a one- paragraph causal argument in which you take a position on whether lowering the drinking age to eighteen will solve the problem of binge drinking among college students. Follow the template below, filling in the blanks to create your argument.
TEMPLATE FOR WRITING A CAUSAL ARGUMENT

In 1984, the federal drinking age was raised to twenty- one. Since that time, there have been many positive results, such as.......................

However, there have also been some negative effects. As over 100 college presidents who favor reconsidering the federal drinking age point out,...................................................................

For these reasons, they suggest the drinking age might be lowered. MADD and others, however, argue against lowering the drinking age, noting that.......................... Granted,.................................. Still,................................ . All things considered, the drinking age ( should / should not) be lowered.