Writing Prompt 127 What do you think makes people vie for presidential bids? Do you remember Paul Ryan? Bob Barr? Ralph Nader? Howard Dean? Carol Moseley Braun? Elizabeth Dole? Bill Bradley? These people all ran for president within the last thirteen years. Do you remember the backgrounds of the colorful people who had to raise a lot of money and…
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Writing Prompt 126 In your opinion, what qualities make a great president of the United States? With so much discussion going on about people who are dropping hints about choosing to run or not run for president of the United States in 2016, now is a great time to discuss what makes a great president. History tells us stories about…
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The number of self-published titles in 2012 went up 59 percent over 2011 and 422 percent over 2007, according to U.S. ISBN data provided by ProQuest, an affiliate of Bowker. In fact, the number of self-published titles in 2012 jumped to more than 391,000. E-books continue to gain ground on print books, comprising 40 percent of the ISBNs self-published in…
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Writing Prompt 125 Which personal traits or distinguishing factors do you feel are needed for a person to become a top advisor for President Barrack Obama or for any president? Today’s writing prompt is inspired by a recent news story describing the possible nomination of a new secretary for the Homeland Security Department. It is suggested that Jeh C. Johnson…
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No one can look at your promotion plan and say, “This plan will create a bestseller.” However, an agent can look at it and tell you if an acquisitions editor will believe you are willing and committed to help promote your book in ways that should prove effective. How do they know this? The look at a variety of factors….
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Writing Prompt 124 Do you think smear campaigns in politics are effective? Today’s prompt is inspired by Hilary Clinton’s recent comments in which she discussed the 2011 raid on Obama Bin Laden’s compound. Over the course of 25 minutes, Clinton described how she was in favor of the raid, which led to the eventual killing of Bin Laden. She also…
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Writing Prompt 123 Do you think the federal food stamp program should undergo reform as a Congressional money-saving measure? Now that the federal government shutdown is officially a thing of the past, thankfully, there are new political issues taking center stage. One of the issues quickly gaining attention is a dispute over whether the federal food stamp program should be…
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