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4410,Naperville,Illinois 60567-4410(630)961-3900Fax:(630)961-2168www.sourcebooks.com  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file with the publisher.  \nPrinted and bound in the United States of America.  \nVP 10987654321  \nIntroduction: Why Couldn’t I Just Write about  \nThings That Make Me Happy?………………………………………………………V  \nPart One: Writing a Great Essay………………  \n…………3  \nChapter 1:What Makes a Great Essay?  \nChapter 2: Rescue from Writer’s Block.  \n………13  \n····  \nChapter 3: Crafting a Narrative ..  \n………23  \n·.···  \n………33  \nPart Two: Real College Essays That Work……………………  \nAcademics…………………………………  \n..37  \n51  \nScience and Science Fiction.  \nHobby or Interest………………  \n.61  \n……95  \nAthletics ..  \n..105  \nThe Arts..  \nCamp Counseling and Communit  \n..141  \nRacial or Cultural Differenc  \n……161  \nPolitics and Religion.  \n………193  \n……207  \nA Significant Experience  \n..223  \nHumor………………  \n……243  \nFamily and Relationshi  \n257  \nA Moral Dilemma  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