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These writing prompts are followed by text boxes for your input. If you are working online and your instructor has given you the go-ahead, you can e-mail your work to him or her by clicking the "E-mail Your Answers" button. You can also e-mail a copy to yourself as a record of your work. If you are working offline, you will have to copy your answers (CTRL-C on most systems) and paste them (CTRL-V) into a text document to retain a record of your work.

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Directions: Visit an online bookstore like Powell's and browse through the categories of books. Or visit Amazon and browse through the categories of music. Then design your own site selling something similar (you can be as creative as you like.) Provide at least five different categories for your "product" and explain what distinguishes each one.

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Directions: There's a form of joke that starts, "There are just two types of people in the world. . . ." Here's an example: "There are just two types of people in the world: those who divide the world in two, and those who don't." Make up your own division and provide specific examples to illustrate your points.






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