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<p>Using humor is not the best way to approach difficult situations or problems. Several examples from the literature and social science prove that statement.</p>

<p>Being humoristic is not the best way to behavior in confounded situations. This can be seen though the literature, the reflection of out life. For example, in article, published in the Russian newspaper, the author, well-known writer of twentieth century, viewed humor as a powerful source of not staying concentrated or focused on our main course. This truth is universally acknowledged that in most cases, being serious and indomitable lead people to achieve their goals. Personally, I think that only determined and resolute people, no matter whether adults or teenagers, can accomplish their aims. Let us consider the novel 1815 by Jane Austen, where Emma Woodhouse, a handsome and erudite woman, spent her leisure time helping her friends become married. She was very interested in finding appropriate grooms for other people. However, at the same time she let her own fate drift. Ironically while she found spouses for all her friends, she remained single. Jane Austen skillfully conveyed Emma's feelings of chagrin, apathy, and ultimately despair to her problem. What would she do? Would she approach her problem with humor? Probably not. I predict the possible answer Emma Woodhouse would give if I had a chance to suggest her to be sarcastic in that conundrum: “My eyes cannot catch the light of the humor in this problem…” Therefore, the literature, the mirror of our life, clearly exemplifies that we shouldn’t use humor as the best way to approach our problems; on the contrary, we should be determined to achieve our goals and show tenacity in our problems.</p>

<p>The Social Science Research states that people prefer being sarcastic to being serious in difficult problems because, according to them, this being helps them to relax and met their problems with the comfortable armchair pushed back. However, I consider otherwise because the statistic shows that only 0.03 percent of all people achieved their aims. Thus, probably the most part of people who voted for being sardonic, are those of 99.97 percent, whose purposes for future life are nebulous. Therefore, this analysis of social science and its statistic shows that being serious is the appearance to meet hard situations.</p>

<p>After careful analysis of the literature and social science, one could see that using humor is not the best way to approach life problems, indeed. On the contrary, we should meet our obstacles with aplomb, keeping equanimity under serious pressure of doing well.</p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Anyone? Do you, guys, think that this essay deserves a 12?</p>

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<p>I’m four sentences in and there are typos…</p>

<p>Being humoristic is not the best way to behavior in confounded situations.</p>

<p>You mean behave?</p>

<p>The second line also has a typo. Sorry to be a grammar nazi, but it makes it hard to focus on what you’re trying to say when I have to reread sentences.</p>

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<p>what? What is the score you’d give for this essay?</p>

<p>Topic: Is humor the best way to approach difficult problems and situations?</p>

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<p>I’m telling you that it is hard to score this essay when you have so many typos…</p>

<p>Being humoristic is not the best way to behavior in confounded situations. This can be seen though the literature, the reflection of out life. </p>

<p>BOTH OF THOSE SENTENCES HAVE TYPOS. It should say “behave” not behavior and “our” not “out life”</p>

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<p>BTW- it’s humorous. Humoristic isn’t a word…</p>

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<p>it’s only a minor mistake. What do you think of this essay as a whole? I think that this is a very strong essay because:

  • I clearly expressed my thesis
  • it contains very powerful examples which contains a high level of critical thinking
  • vocabulary usage is advanced
    *Rhetorical questions
    *transitions
    *high level of coherence
    *high level of explanation
    *a very powerful conclusion
    *quotes</p>
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<p>i give it a 7-8 out of 12</p>

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<p>^
may I ask for reasons?</p>

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<p>I give myself 12/12 and I don’t care who considers otherwise.</p>

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<p>Then why ask?</p>

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<p>Hon, you misused a number of words. The writing simply isn’t idiomatically correct.</p>

<p>You cited a single study and called that a careful analysis of the social science.</p>

<p>You cited the wrong title for the book you are discussing.</p>

<p>But you seem very confident. Why ask anyone else if you aren’t interested in others’ opinions?</p>

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I ask for REAL opinions. How can I take into account “GreedIsGood”'s score 7-8 if I received a 9 on my real exam?!</p>

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<p>Suleyman, I would you give a you 14/12. Your writing is impeccable.</p>

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I am looking for REAL opinions and suggestions about improving my essay. Forgive me if I didn’t accept a 7-8 score as a reality when I got a 9 on my real exam!!!</p>

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<h2>Thanks! </h2>

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<p>Did you get a 9 on this essay, or on a different one?</p>

<p>Are you hoping for a crystal ball that will tell you your test score before it is official? No one can do that, of course. </p>

<p>Or were you seeking some feedback and constructive criticism to improve your writing? </p>

<p>I think the essay you write for the SAT Writing exam, and the score you receive on that essay, are likely to have less of an impact on your admissions experience when you apply to colleges than the quality of the essays you write on the applications. You actually can overcome a mediocre essay score on the SAT with a very strong multiple choice score on that exam…and a number of colleges don’t really look at that sub-score anyhow. But they do look at the essays you write and how you portray yourself.</p>

<p>Right now, I must tell you, you use language that is not idiomatically correct and you portray yourself as arrogant and resistant to constructive suggestions. I am not saying this to be unkind, but to give you unbiased feedback about how you are coming across. You might want to work on that.</p>

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That is exactly what I am looking for.</p>

<h2>I got my December SAT scores out a couple of days ago. So I am looking for ways to improve my essay from 9 to 11-12. </h2>

<h2>Grade my essay so we can judge how “constructive” criticism is.</h2>

<p>All I am saying is that 7-8 is NOT a constructive criticism because I got 8 and 9 on my two SAT exams. </p>

<h2>So I feel confident to IGNORE that person’s ridiculous score.</h2>

<p>I got on a different one. It’s a practice test’s essay.</p>

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<p>Excuse the typos.</p>

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<p>Infallible logic.</p>

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<p>Your attitude is a bit bizarre. Someone telling you they would give it an 8 when you got a 9 is not far off, and a LOT closer than your self-congratulatory 12. There are so many mistakes in your essay I personally would have graded it lower than 9, but I don’t know the exact guidelines the graders are given. Your sentence structures are awkward, your flow of ideas is stilted, and as has been said your grammar and general use of English is poor. On top of all that, using one example of a novel that does not use humor hardly proves the thesis that using humor is not the best way to approach problems. I could come up with any number of examples in the literature where humor is, in fact, used to good effect in problematic situations.</p>

<p>I don’t think you really want criticism, you want people to tell you your essay is really great and the graders don’t know what they are talking about. I have taught college classes and graded college essays in the past, and I can tell you that if you turned that into me I would probably give you an F. Certainly no more than a D if I was in a good mood.</p>