Some Important ACT Essay questions!

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<p>Let me just list my questions, feel free to answer as many as you can. Thanks</p>

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<li><p>For the thesis statement do I just state my side of the prompt. For Example: Prompt is should libraries remove controversial materials. Should my thesis be No, libraries should not be forced to remove controversial materials...OR...should it be, No, libraries should not be forced to remove controversial materials because that is a violation of rights and important precedents.</p></li>
<li><p>For the support I bring up, do I need hard solid examples or can I just use logic/hypothetical situations. FOR Example...Same Prompt, can I use the constitution and freedom of speech to support the library, also can i say that what people deem controversial can vary widely, so libraries run the risk of setting a precedent that any "controversial" material can be removed.
What would be some hard examples for this prompt?</p></li>
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<p>That's basically it, mainly do I need a fully developed thesis or just one that states my position, and will writers allow the use of logic such as the breaking of precedents instead of me bringing up books or current events.</p>

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<p>Just to clarify I have no official knowledge or any thing to really back up my answers other than just what seems best.</p>

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<li>I would include the reason because it more clearly outlines what you are going to address</li>
<li>People aren’t going to have hard evidence for the majority of the prompts because no related documents are given and they cannot expect people to have experience that allows them to state factual evidence. I believe you can get away with logic as long as it is sound. Bringing up evidence is probably a bonus, but i can’t believe it would be mandatory</li>
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<p>i also have no definitive answer but this is what i would do.

  1. yes i would definitely state your reasons in your thesis
  2. I would say that your examples are good, but some examples i could think of that might be useful would be that some might consider a book like huck finn or even harry potter to be controversial despite the fact that they are some of the most read books in america, and so to ban books like these in a library would be a travesty, since they might lead kids not to read.
    i think it is more about how you back up your argument than anything else</p>