Some of you may be contemplating college; even if you're not, there are some wonderful writing prompts that show up for college entrance essays. This one comes from the University of Chicago. I thought it was fitting (although not as fitting as if I would have given this prompt to you during baseball season; the hotdog race between Ketchup, Mustard, and Onion, at Jacob's Field is one of my favorite between inning events). As always, remember that you need to write at least 300 words (at least three good paragraphs would certainly help) and demonstrate good writing conventions.
"Have
you ever walked through the aisles of a warehouse store like Costco or
Sam's Club and wondered who would buy a jar of mustard a foot and a half
tall? We've bought it, but it didn't stop us from wondering about other
things, like absurd eating contests, impulse buys, excess, unimagined
uses for mustard, storage, preservatives, notions of bigness…and dozens
of other ideas both silly and serious. Write an essay somehow inspired
by super-huge mustard."
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