WRITING TEST PROMPT



WRITING TEST PROMPT

Read the following quotations about apathy (a lack of interest or concern; having no feelings for something; lack of emotion or feeling):

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

~ Albert Einstein ~

"Indifference may not wreck a man's life at any one turn, but it will destroy him with a kind of dry-rot in the long run."

Bliss Carman

"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality."

Dante

"Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all—the apathy of human beings."

Hellen Keller

"So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating and destructive effect upon our society than the others."

Eleanor Roosevelt

"Hate is not the opposite of love, apathy is."

Rollo May

Using the opinions presented above, your own personal experiences, observations, and readings, write an editorial in which you discuss the causes and effects of apathy on individuals and society.

As you write your editorial, remember to:

• Focus on the causes and effects of apathy.

• Consider the purpose, audience, and context of your editorial.

• Organize your ideas and details effectively

• Include specific details that clearly develop your editorial.

Edit your editorial for standard grammar and language usage

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