Question
Imagine you are living in the United States in the 1970’s. OPEC (The Organization of Petroleum Export Countries) has imposed an oil embargo on the United States, which has caused a major oil and gasoline shortage.
Write a personal narrative describing how the oil embargo of 1973 has affected you and your family’s lives. For full credit, you must include a minimum of 5 complete sentences. Remember, you are writing a story, so use as many descriptive details as you can! Click "View hint for question 1" to find sentence starters.
Include ALL of these details in your written narrative for full credit:
Where do you live?
What is your occupation?
How has the oil embargo affected your job and your life?
How has the gasoline shortage affected the price of gasoline?
Do you think the oil embargo will come to an end (why/why not)?
What do you think might be some possible solutions?
write as junior in high school paragraph form
Write a personal narrative describing how the oil embargo of 1973 has affected you and your family’s lives. For full credit, you must include a minimum of 5 complete sentences. Remember, you are writing a story, so use as many descriptive details as you can! Click "View hint for question 1" to find sentence starters.
Include ALL of these details in your written narrative for full credit:
Where do you live?
What is your occupation?
How has the oil embargo affected your job and your life?
How has the gasoline shortage affected the price of gasoline?
Do you think the oil embargo will come to an end (why/why not)?
What do you think might be some possible solutions?
write as junior in high school paragraph form
Answers
GPT-4o mini
As a high school junior living in suburban New Jersey in the 1970s, the oil embargo imposed by OPEC has dramatically altered my family's day-to-day existence. My father, who works in construction, has found it increasingly difficult to get to job sites due to the gasoline shortage, forcing him to carpool with fellow workers or use public transport, which had grown unreliable and overcrowded. The rise in gas prices has been shocking; just last month, we saw the price per gallon skyrocket to nearly a dollar, leaving many families, including ours, to tighten our budgets and rethink our travel plans, often opting for home-cooked meals instead of dining out. Even the once-bustling community gatherings seem quieter now, as people are hesitant to drive far for social events, leading to a sense of isolation that weighs heavily on the community. I wonder if this oil embargo will ever end; with the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, I’m not optimistic about a swift resolution, but I believe that investing in alternative energy sources could be a vital step toward lessening our dependence on foreign oil, offering hope for a sustainable future.