<p>This is my first practice essay. I have no idea if it is okay. Please help out.</p>
<p>Some specific questions: I didn't really have any "specific" details.... is that okay? I also used "we" a lot to address the reader. Is that okay?</p>
<p>PROMPT: Many high school libraries use some of their limited funding to subscribe to popular magazines with articles that are interesting to students. Despite limited funding, some educators support this practice because they think having these magazines encourages students to read. In your opinion, should high school libraries subscribe to popular magazines? </p>
<p>My Essay:</p>
<p>Whether it be classic literature, comics, or popular magazines, reading will always hold vast benefits. At home, students are not very motivated to read due to more "fun" activities being available, such as video games, social interaction, or sports. There is only one other place where students stay for a significant amount of time out side the home: school. Thus, school should be the designated place for students to read, even if it costs the school to spend its limited funding on subscribing to magazines. This spending is worth it as it enhances imagination, which allows students to live healthily in their life full of rules and restrictions</p>
<p>The imagination is a magical thing. From when children are just infants, they imagine fantastic schemes of heroic deeds, romantic relationships, and ideal circumstances. Indeed, this unchecked imagination that we all harbor is perhaps what sets us apart from animals. Reading fosters and embraces our imagination. Many of our imaginitive schemes have their origin in books. When we take many book-originated ideas and combine them to create an original idea-that too is our imagination at work. Thus, is vital to feeding our amazing imagination. [Side note: Damn it! I didn't put reading in the last sentence. "reading is vital to.."]</p>
<p>A healthy imagination is vital for a good reason. Kids are constantly restricted, and imagination sets them free. When a student wakes up, he or she is forced to eat breakfast, get dressed, and go to school. At school, the student is forced to abide by teachers' rules and work. At the home, the student is bound by the parents' restrictions, which may range from doing chores to sleeping before 10. The one time the student is free is when his imagination is set free when he or she reads a popular magazine article. Because it is interesting, the student will process the information and think about it. He or she may ponder about future technology if the article is on a new video game, or imagine new football strategies if the article is about football. All of this is necessary - a student must use his imagination, elicited from reading magazine articles, in order to survive another day of confinement and restrictions. </p>
<p>In the end, reading magazine articles proves to be vital for two reasons. One is that it helps us build a healthy imagination. The other is that this imagination is vital for children to live their lives, which are full of rules and restrictions. These benefits are well worth a portion of schools' limited spending</p>
<p>2.3 pages. Grade out of 12? Please tell me what I should do to get an 11/12 on the ACT essay!!</p>