Responding to Society with Satire Satirical essays are often written about controversial topics to try to persuade the reader to agree with the writer’s point of view. However‚ unlike traditional persuasive essays where the writer takes a serious tone and talks about the true merits of his/her point of view‚ satirical essays are written sarcastically in order to mock and point out flaws in the opposing point of view. In a famous example‚ “Letter to a Royal Academy‚” Ben Franklin jokingly suggests
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Should SAT/ACT not be a requirement for the College Application Process? The ACT and SAT are standardized test that are supposed to test how well a student did in high school. The ACT is a national college admissions examination that consists of subject area tests in English‚ mathematics‚ reading‚ and science. The writing part is optional‚ if the student decides to take the writing part‚ it costs more. The SAT is a similar test that test a student’s academic skills used for admission to United States’
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The SAT: Generalized for Minority populations? Rebecca Mickle University of Hawaii at Manoa INTRODUCTION Colleges and universities take into consideration a number of factors when determining student admissions and eligibility. One such measure is the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Widely thought to be a reliable predictor of student success at the college level‚ the SAT has been a vital component of college admissions for nearly a century (Lawrence
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1. Which of the following could be a value of x‚ in the diagram above? A. 10 B. 20 C. 40 D. 50 E. any of the above 2. Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. Each helper can make either 2 large cakes per hour‚ or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours and 20 large cakes and 700 small cakes are needed. How many helpers are required? A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25 E. 30 3. Jo’s collection contains US‚ Indian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to Indian stamps is
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One paragon of ignoring the authority is Ang Lee‚ the prestigious Chinese-born American director. In 2009‚ Ang Lee planned to direct the movie‚ Life of Pi‚ which was adapted from the novel of the same name written by Yann Martel. The novel narrated a fantastic story of Pi‚ the protagonist‚ who survived on a sinking freighter on the way from India to Canada and who spent 227 days on the boundless ocean with Hungry‚ a Bengal Tiger. Because of its bizarre plot‚ the novel was considered impossible to be made into a film
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a man who’s purpose of this test was to exclude minorities and immigrants. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is neither fair nor does it actually measure student’s intelligence or college readiness. The SAT originated for the purpose of excluding minorities and immigrants‚ and to this day the test proves to still have racial bias. In 1926‚ Dr. Carl Brigham‚ the psychologist invented the SAT. He developed it on the basis of an army IQ test‚ a standardized test that placed 1.5 million soldiers into
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Form Codes AEHE‚ BWHE The SAT® SAT’ 1 ESSAY Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. ESSAY 1 ESSAY Time 25 minutes The essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should‚ therefore‚ take care to develop your point of view‚ present your ideas logically and clearly‚ and use language precisely. Your essay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet-you will receive
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The SAT and ACT‚ both standardized test scores used as an indicator of students’ academic abilities‚ are taken each year by thousands of students planning to enroll in some category of post-secondary education. These are thought to be accurate indicators of a student’s academic ability‚ but this is not always true. I feel that more often than not‚ these tests are rough indicators of a student’s ability. They test what the student SHOULD know‚ rather than what courses‚ and the depth of said courses
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David Wilson Mrs. Jensen English 101-014 14 November 2012 The SAT Put to the Test Thesis: The ETS is negligent towards the statistics that show that the SAT is not a fair way of measuring a students academic worth and thus should be replaced or remodeled‚ because there are better and easier ways of measuring learning ability‚ biased to the lower class children that take them‚ and not the first choice of information that colleges are interested in when enrolling students. I. School faculty should
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This relates to the topic because by doing good on the SAT it will allow you to achieve your dreams in life. Students should have to take a SAT instead of exams. The SAT opens doors to colleges. It helps students build skills over time. The SAT also can give you a financial benefit for college. Students who want to go to college need the SAT. It can help you on job applications to because some jobs look at your SAT score. The SAT gives the opportunity to demonstrate their college preparedness
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