NATIONWIDE, IN ONE YEAR THERE WERE ABOUT 21,500IN A REVIEW OF DON DELILLO’S NOVEL WHITE NOISE, JAYNERESIDENTIAL FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH FURNITURE
50.Nationwide, in one year there were about 21,500In a review of Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise, Jayneresidential fires associated with furniture. OfAnne Phillips writes that the characters are peoplethese, 11,350 were caused by smoking materials.About what percent of the residential fires were“sleepwalking through a world where ‘Coke is It!’ andsmoking-related?the TV is always on.” On the other hand, television isa. 47%said to have brought the world to people who wouldb. 49%not have seen much of it otherwise, that it has madec. 50%possible a “global village.” Write an essay in which youd.51%express your opinion of the effect of television on indi-e. 53%viduals or on nations. Include specific detail from per-sonal experience to back up your assertions.Topic 2Some people say that writing can’t be taught. Educa-tors debate the subject every day, while the teachers inthe trenches keep trying.Write an essay in which you express your opinionabout the matter. You may discuss any kind of writing,from basic composition to fiction. Be sure to back upyour opinion with concrete examples and specificdetail.