ACT Aspire Writing Prompt 3 Jonas has been feeding a stray cat in his backyard for four years. Two years ago, a
young raccoon appeared in his yard, and Jonas left some food out for it, too. Now, both
the cat and the raccoon wait outside his back door every morning and evening for Jonas
to feed. Jonas is moving soon, and he worries the new homeowner might not want the
raccoon hanging around. Should Jonas call the local environmental center to trap,
remove, and release the raccoon into a new area?
Consider the positions below as you think about how you would answer this question.
• Yes-after feeding it for so long, the raccoon has become dependent on humans for
food and must learn to survive on its own.
• No-Jonas was being kind and helpful, and the new residents might be just and kind
and helpful to the raccoon.
Now, take a position on this question, and write a persuasive essay in which you argue
for your position. Be sure to provide reasons for your position and examples to support
your reasons.
Five Paragraphs in 40 Minutes

Announcer two: ladies and gentlemen, following on the news given in our bulletin a moment ago, the government meteorological bureau has requested the large observatories of the country to keep an astronomical watch on any further disturbances occurring on the planet mars. due to the unusual nature of this occurrence, we have arranged an interview with noted astronomer professor pierson, who will give us his views on the event. in a few moments we will take you to the princeton observatory at princeton, new jersey. we return you until then to the music of ramón raquello and his orchestra. the passage is from the transcript of the radio adaptation of the war of the worlds by h. g. wells. instead of including expert interviews, h. g. wells uses a narrator to tell about an alien invasion that occurred a few years earlier. by including expert interviews, how does the radio broadcast change the story most effectively? o.a. it puts the story in the past tense, increasing its personal tone. o o b. it makes the broadcast sound more like a fictional story. o o c. it makes the broadcast sound like a news report. o d. it makes the story sound less believable by changing who presents the story's details.