I used Glee as an example in my essay. Am I screwed?

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<p>I'm not sure whether the embargo has been lifted so I can't say the topic of the essay but virtually the only example I used was from Glee. "Virtually" in the sense that it was the only one I elaborated on, the others were, more or less, just mentioned (time wasn't really my friend). I was able to conclude fairly well and the example was pertinent to the topic but I just want to know whether the context of the example gives one less a chance at getting a good score.
Thanks.</p>

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<p>No i don’t think you will have too much of a problem there, on the other hand the examiner might not think of the example as unique or strong enough…although i can’t comment on its strength or originality without context of what the topic is…</p>

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<p>If it was well-supported and fit the topic, I don’t think the grader will give you a lower score just because the example isn’t academic enough, especially since you only had 25 minutes to write it. The graders aren’t suppose to judge based on the quality of your example itself, but the quality of the writing and usage of the example to support your thesis. Of course if you were given more than a week to write it for a class, it would be a different story. Some personal examples have gotten 12s, so I don’t think using Glee as an example will hurt you.</p>

<p>Also, last year for the AP English language exam, I know some people who used South Park, the Daily Show, and the Colbert Report as examples for a certain topic and scored well.</p>

<p>Plus I love Glee. <3 Maybe your grader will too and give you a 12 for it haha.</p>

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<p>:) thanks guys. </p>

<p>@CORVIDS hope that happens! hehe</p>

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<p>if u used it in context and well then no it cant hurt</p>

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<p>Mine was on the Revolutionary War and the Iraq War. (Hopefully the SAT reader is a Democrat, but it wasn’t that biased)</p>

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<p>I talked about Walt Disney and Prague spring of 1968. I said that ____ on your own is better. Of course Confucius and some great statistics from the Bureau of something came into play ;P</p>

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<p>I mentioned To Kill A Mockingbird and Anna Karenina (Tolstoy)</p>