WPE Prompts – Writer’s Resource Lab

Essay Topic
DIRECTIONS: You will have a total of 75 minutes to respond
to the topic below.

Write an analytical essay in which you express your thoughts

carefully, logically, and effectively.

Be sure to respond to all parts of the assignment.

Provide examples and evidence to support your ideas.

DO NOT WRITE ON A TOPIC OTHER THAN THE ONE ASSIGNED BELOW

Our lives have been radically changed by the technological

advances of the past few decades. Some welcome the
opportunities to save time and energy brought about by such
devices as personal computers, electronic calculators,
automatic teller machines, word processors, and computerized
checkouts at the grocery store. Others feel, however, that
computers have made our lives more complicated and more
difficult.

 What is the effect of computer technology on our lives

today?

 Is our increasing reliance on computers beneficial or

harmful?

 Support your response with examples from your

experience, observations, or readings.