Below are essay prompts from the most recent SAT administration in January 2012. Prompt 1 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. Most people tend to trust others too readily. To avoid being taken advantage of‚ however‚ it is generally wise to be doubtful and suspicious of others’ motives or honesty. Many people would agree that if you find yourself doubting other people’s sincerity or questioning their intentions‚ your instincts are probably
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evident that during the B.C.E. both the Roman and Han’s attitude toward their technologies were negative. Little did they know how helpful they would turn out to be and how they would revolutionize the world forever. This is first apparent from an excerpt from a Han government official. He states that they need more water conservation offices that are staffed with people who are experienced to aid the local community with the floods (doc. 1). This exemplifies that the people were dissatisfied with
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Vanessa Sumner PHI/105 Nancy Wack September 14‚ 2011 The excerpt I chose was “Free Will versus Determinism”‚ and I noticed from the beginning the piece was written with reasons to support the content. First‚ the presentation introduces two beliefs; the behavior of atoms is governed entirely by physical law‚ and humans have free will. Immediately after presenting these ideas and questioning the relations in the two‚ the excerpt explains the logical approach to why they do not necessarily favor
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The excerpts from Elegiac Sonnets by Charlotte Smith come across as very sad. From the four separate readings by her it is seemed like Smith was maybe depressed. Beginning with Written as the Close of Spring the beginning is beautiful with talk about flowers blooming and spring. Then‚ begging at line 9 it gets sad. She begins talking about humanity and how frail and fair it is. She is talking about how when we age we loose our youth and don’t bud anymore‚ as flowers do. The next excerpt in Charlotte
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Setting the mood for a tragic event is important to evoke emotion among the reader of a book. That is exactly what Sherman Alexie did in this excerpt in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian‚ where a tragic event has occurred. Alexie uses tone‚ syntax‚ and structure to develop the mood if the passage. Alexie sets the mood of the excerpt through his use of tone. For instance‚ he wrote‚ “At the hospital‚ my mother wept and wailed.” Usage of the words “wept” and “wailed” establish a distressful
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1 )Audience: From reading this sort excerpt from "Quiet"‚ what inferences can you make about the intended audience of the book? I believe that Susan Cain intended to reach a certain audience‚ that audience would be individuals who assume that extroverts are consider the new "norm". In reality introverts make equal to or more so of an impact in our community‚ or environment. Cain then proceeds to inform her audience of profound accomplishments from well known introverts. 2)Purpose: Can you determine
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Trafficking: http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/wntr-gms-2010/index-eng.aspx Human Trafficking hiden issue in Canada: http://www.canada.com/news/From+archive+Human+trafficking+hidden+issue+hard+prove/9264677/story.html Short excerpt:: The trafficking of humans for sexual purposes is being described as modern day slavery. The US State Department Trafficking in Person’s 2008 report ranks Canada as a Tier One country‚ meaning Canada is a source‚ transit‚ and destination
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In this excerpt from Ann Petry’s The Street‚ the wind is the central antagonist. The narrator efficiently utilizes a third-person omniscient narrator to relay to the reader the bitterness of the cold‚ along with the adamant determination of Lutie Johnson. Through the use of chillingly descriptive imagery‚ and figurative language including resplendent personification‚ the narrator successfully conveys the perilous nature of the cold to enhance Lutie Johnson’s temporal and sensory experiences. Imagery
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especially in this excerpt from an untitled nineteenth century novel. Within this excerpt‚ it is clear that the narrator has negative feelings toward the characters that they are describing and‚ instead of using more positive language‚ is upfront with revealing these feelings through their own style. Style here refers to the words that the narrator chooses to use‚ or diction‚ as well as the structuring of sentences‚ otherwise known as syntax. The narrator of this excerpt utilizes both diction
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Thinking Midterm: Analysis of Liddell Hart’s Excerpt During World War II‚ British General Liddell Hart emerged as a strategist and he was famous for his innovative thoughts. Though Hart’s ideas were not favored by Britain in his time‚ he is highly regarded‚ by later generations‚ as one of the most respected strategists and historians in the field of strategic studies. This excerpt is taken from chapter XIX of Hart’s book titled Strategy. In this excerpt‚ Hart emphasizes his strategic ideas within
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