<p>for the first essay, we didnt have to talk about the the passage right? we just had to mention the one statement that Kenan makes, and then relate that statement to America/the world--no need to discuss the passage, correct?</p>
<p>specifically, how did everyone identify his most compelling argument? i did it more implicitly rather than outright stating it</p>
<p>i stated it explicitly in the intro, then spent the rest of the paper relating his argument to America</p>
<p>the way the question was worded - it said "America or the rest of the world" - you could just pick one to focus on, right?</p>
<p>yeah, well...i guess i was more subtle...hmmm</p>
<p>I believe I was in my right mind when I took the test (meaning I think I followed the directions correctly), and I chose one statement from the speech and talked about how it held true in a country (I chose the US). I decided to go with the part where he said that some people use terror or something of the sort to control those around them. I talked about the KKK, political machines, and the mafia. I felt that my essay was pretty well organized, but we'll see i guess. My second essay was kind of me rambling on about the different satires that I thought I saw, and my third essay was basically geared toward saying that we should start fighting hunger at home before going abroad. Who knows if they'll like what I wrote... all I know is that it's over and done with and I don't have to worry about knowing how to analyze rhetorical strategies until college. :)</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry too much about how you identified what you found to be Kennan's most compelling argument, Encomium. As long as you chose an argument there and discussed it you'll be okay.</p>
<p>That's the way I interpretted it, JimmyEatWorld.</p>
<p>do you think its bad that i totally disagreed with the 3rd essay question? does that make me an awful person? haha (i wrote about how people should not give all their luxuries to aid poverty)</p>
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<p>I would guess that at least 75% of the people who took the test took that position. As long as you justified your argument with evidence, it'll be fine.</p>
<p>yeah I have the Cliffs AP for English Lang and the practice MC and essays were much much harder than the real test---- the MC was like taking the SAT almost and the essays were all opinion--- you didn't really need to know anything about rhetoric or syntax or anything like that</p>
<p>Would i score lower than a 5 if I attacked the third prompt from a libretarian stand point and only mentioned the pro's as a point to be attacked?</p>