December 2009 SAT Writing Thread

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<p>Contrary to popular perception, science fiction blah blah as a means of exploring futurism.</p>

<p>Since the underlined portion was “as a means of exploring” shouldn’t we change that phrase to just “to explore” instead? </p>

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<p>okay so if they had only underlineed “as a means of” i totally would have put no error. but since they put “as a means of EXPLORING” isn’t that a little wordy? i mean “they use science fiction to explore futurism” just sounds better than “they use science fiction as a means of exploring futurism”.</p>

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<p>also who had an essay about privacy?</p>

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<p>I had the privacy essay. I really couldn’t think of ANYthing to put for it. I used two scenarios… something about teenagers indulging in secrets over the phone and identity theft…</p>

<p>And I had some statistics that I made up. But I wouldn’t be too surprised if they’re right. Haha.</p>

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<p>^ Wordiness not does necessarily constitute a violation of the “accepted rules of English grammar.”</p>

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<p>yeah,i thought Dec. Writing section was harder than Oct. Writing section…</p>

<p>I got 750 w/ 9 essay T_T</p>

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<p>because the war hadn’t yet started wouldnt it be D: sustain “a” fight instead of sustain “the” fight</p>

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<p>If you know a section is experimental, can you intentionally Christmas-tree it?</p>

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<p>^yeah haha
i know a friend who did that
had a great score of 350 or so on writing, 750 800 on math and reading respectively</p>

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<p>I had no idea what to do for the privacy essay. So hard. I mean, there are hardly any examples in literature or history that we can use.</p>

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<p>MaySensei, I think we are right. I was on the border with the one you origionally put, but I think more correct</p>

<p>bluewatermelon, I had that essay too. THAT WAS SOOO HARD!!! I feel bad for my friend though… She only did an intro and one body.</p>

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<p>i used 1984 as my example</p>

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<p>what did you end up writing about? I ended up using 1984 by george orwell even though i’ve never read it and don’t even remember the main character’s name… plus i used the american revolution but i think i was stretching it there</p>

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<p>Privacy was horrible. I seriously wanted to quit because of it T-T</p>

<p>but I finished up the 2 pages, I wrote about The Grapes of Wrath, The Crucible, and Ancient Roman public services… the first two pieces of literature were almost not related at all… but I used the word “privacy” a lot, so hopefully, it seems connected :(</p>

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<p>@TQM</p>

<p>You mentioned question 20 was NE. What is that one?</p>

<p>The NE ones I thought were</p>

<p>"Contrary to perception, science fiction, blah blah, using futurism as a means of exploring the present - no error</p>

<p>On the eve of the American Revolution, Europeans confidently decared that… - no error</p>

<p>A wingspan of 8 feet makes the bird, … - no error" </p>

<p>And</p>

<p>What’s wrong with “a means of exploring”? I still think it’s NE</p>

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<p>the one about leakage in mainland, that was “with” right? C?</p>

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<p>I don’t know… it’s just that “a means of exploring” sounds funny to me. “a means to explore” or “to explore” or even “a means for exploring” sounds better. that’s just me thoughh</p>

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<p>@power</p>

<p>Dont remember. I need more details.</p>

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<p>Good essay…examples: 1984, Patriot Act, and pop-up blockers.</p>

<p>MC was rough, kinda left a few blank…</p>

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<p>Essay was okay… I ended up writing about the Iraq war, The Illiad, and a Us News/World report on facebook I made up…</p>

<p>I think the multiple choice was tough, but alright.</p>

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<p>OK- 2 omits, 2-3 wrong, and probably a 9 or 10 essay- what am I looking at?</p>

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<p>& For the essay on friendship, I didn’t use concrete examples… just a bunch of WHAT IF scenarios… you think that can still get me a 9-10???</p>