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You don’t have to take my word for it. You can read her essay her essay https://x.com/TurningPointOU/status/1994157531531280787. And she got zero of 25 points. I don’t know, if 0 points is justified but in my opinion this was definitely a fail.

That may be but that it was part of the course activity was also a fail. should not have been there. Appears general psychology?

I see absolutely nothing wrong with it in any way. Strong grammar, strong clarity, strongly made case. I heard claims she didn’t cite sources, but it’s not that sort of assignment; it’s a reaction essay, not a scholarly paper. She’s paraphrasing, so no need to cite any given translation or verse. She’s expressing where she gets her values from, not making a scholarly case to prove them. And that seems absolutely consistent with the assignment.

Does the paper show a clear “tie-in?” Well, she’s discussing at least five different assertions apparently made by the paper. Her reaction is a refutation, not a concurrence, but that shouldn’t matter. Depending on the content of the original article, she MAYBE should cite specifically what she’s reacting against, but it’s not an overwhelmingly common practice in a review. So depending on the context, eight to ten points (B- to A).

Does the response represent a thoughtful reaction, rather than a mere summary? TEN OUT OF TEN. Solid A.

Here’s where it’s clear that the “professor” (apparently actually a mere teaching aid) acted out of pure animus: Her clarity is perfect. Her sentences are well structured; her opinion is overwhelmingly clear; her spelling and grammar are near perfect (The only issue in the entire article is that she uses the British way of punctuating a quote). FIVE OUT OF FIVE.

23 to 25 out of 25 points. The supposed criticisms are 100% absolute total bullshit. And you got played by people giving you a false context, chump.