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Are Liberals grading YOUR Essay? (SAT Story; Read!)
Posted on 05/30/2005 1:58:51 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic
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To: Hildy
When I was in school, I wrote a very personal story for my essay part of the SAT. Funny, although it was almost 30 years ago, I remember it exactly. My English teacher, who actually graded them, told me it was the best essay she had ever read on an SAT.Are you sure about that? I took the SAT not quite 30 years ago (1976), and we didn't have an essay -- only verbal and math sections that were answered via multiple choice. This article (paragraph 6) and this explanation of coming SAT changes indicate that the essay is a new addition to the test.
To: Texas Songwriter
Well, I happen to agree with you about the use of essays on tests like the SAT. But he will have to write many essays in his college career and if he writes one like this in a college exam he will fail. That's all we were trying to point out to him.
But as it regards the SAT, I agree the new essay section is not particularly useful.
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posted on
05/30/2005 4:43:24 PM PDT
by
saquin
To: Ultra Sonic
Assignment: Do people depend on work - whether it is a job, schoolwork, or volunteer work - to determin...
Lost me right there.
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
05/30/2005 4:45:24 PM PDT
by
nothingnew
(I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
To: Ultra Sonic
After all this posting I finally went back and read your essay. I think it is perfectly good. Of course there are mistakes but it is better than a lot of stuff I see here on FR.
The person who gave you a "3", was imo sending you a message.
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posted on
05/30/2005 4:58:29 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: Ultra Sonic
You kept asking rhetorical questions and then answered them with phrases such as "of course not" and "maybe." Not a great way to support an argument. The entire essay is more of a polite rant than a well reasoned argument.
My advice to you is to take some remedial english courses at the local junior college or hire a tutor. If you keep writing like this, your college career will be less than sterling.
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posted on
05/30/2005 5:09:44 PM PDT
by
durasell
(Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
To: Nataku X
Pardon me, but didn't I make the point that my essay was NOT perfect in my very first post?
Of course I'm to blame for the grade. I wrote the essay. I should know.
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posted on
05/30/2005 5:22:22 PM PDT
by
Ultra Sonic
(Remember.)
To: littlelilac
Why is it that Italy and France are wealthier nations than the UK or Canada if the so called "Protestant Ethic" were true. I say this as a skeptic of all religions.
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:00:32 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Vader 2008: In your heart, you know he's right)
To: Clemenza
Why is it that Italy and France are wealthier nations than the UK or Canada if the so called "Protestant Ethic" were true.Wine exports? : )
To: Clemenza
Uh, they had a head start?
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:06:41 PM PDT
by
durasell
(Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
To: durasell
Well, Ireland now has a higher GDP per capita than the UK. I wouldn't say they had a head start.
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:07:54 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Vader 2008: In your heart, you know he's right)
To: Clemenza
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:09:05 PM PDT
by
durasell
(Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
To: durasell
In the case of Ireland, low taxes, lax regulation and a highly educated population have made it a wealthy country and a popular area for other European countries to "outsource" operations. Even Airbus's financial arm (Avion) is headquartered in Dublin.
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:13:47 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Vader 2008: In your heart, you know he's right)
To: Clemenza
I was joking, of course.
Yeah, Ireland's booming. A good portion of the immigrant population that came to NYC in the 80s is now actually moving back.
Though I would be wary of anything that smacks of "forumula" for success, aside from an educated population. China is also booming because it's using its greatest natural resource -- people -- efficiently.
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:18:22 PM PDT
by
durasell
(Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
To: durasell
Yep. Back in the 80s, Bainbridge Avenue in the Bronx was filled with the lilt of Irish brougues and guys who worked construction in Manhattan. Overnight in the early to mid-90s all those guys were boarding Aer Lingus flights back to Shannon or Dublin.
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:26:07 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Vader 2008: In your heart, you know he's right)
To: Clemenza
Sales of Black 47 albums plummeted overnight...
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:27:16 PM PDT
by
durasell
(Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
To: Ultra Sonic
*grin* Just accept it, remedy it, move on, don't take any of the responses here personally. Heaven knows I'm still remedying some bad choices I made in the recent years. :-)
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:28:26 PM PDT
by
Nataku X
(I want to be a great masochist so I can learn to be a great sadist someday!)
To: Ultra Sonic
It is not easy to accept criticism of our writing. After all, it is our "creation", and we put a lot of ourselves into it. However, you have received some most excellent instructions in this thread. Most of it was given in love and concern for your education. Take it in that light and absorb what has been offered. You will be the richer for it. End of lecture from an old grandma from Ala.
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posted on
05/30/2005 6:52:40 PM PDT
by
WVNan
To: WVNan; Nataku X
I'm not upset. I'm grateful for the responses (if I weren't, I wouldn't be here. :P ). And trust me, I don't take offense, getting criticized is a natural part of being a writer. No offense taken.
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posted on
05/30/2005 7:00:52 PM PDT
by
Ultra Sonic
(Remember.)
To: Ultra Sonic
If you want to be a better writer, become a better reader. Read every day, try to read a minimum of one book a week. Fiction's a good place to learn how words are put together. Don't think you have to read classics, either - I'd put a Terry Pratchett novel up against Charles Dickens for 'learning to write' any day.
Also practice, and let someone who is a good writer read your work. Writing is the most important skill you can develop. If you write well, many professors will give you slack on your opinions. I have had very liberal professors give me 100% scores on essays attacking positions they hold dear, due to the skill my work showed.
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posted on
05/30/2005 7:08:56 PM PDT
by
JenB
To: Ultra Sonic
Good! Freepers are a tough bunch but you at least have the comfort of knowing that when they give compliments, they mean them. People who give few but meaningful compliments are infinitely preferable... in my experience, patronizers and flatterers are usually looking out to screw you. :-P
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posted on
05/30/2005 7:23:52 PM PDT
by
Nataku X
(I want to be a great masochist so I can learn to be a great sadist someday!)
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