<p>The arguments being put fourth for conscientious are 100x better than those for self-satisfied. Evidence of the latter is mainly based on subtle diction that describes someone who is “satisfied” not “self-satisfied.” The entire paragraph is basically a list of things a conscientious person would do.</p>
<p>The fact that the majority put “self-satisfied” does not make it right. Critical Reading is not democratic.</p>
<p>can anyone remember the ecotourism questions? those were hardest for me for some reason!</p>
<p>Ok for that reason wary should also be right, wary - Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problem. She is making sure to not put brother and put grandson which can be a “danger” in writing that she is trying to avert. Look you are splicing bits and pieces of the passages and using that to justify your argument, I did this with wary as well, however there can only be one anywhere, is it war or conscientious or is it rather the broad self satisfied tone of that paragraph.</p>
<p>If you want to put these incessant arguments to rest you guys should either buy the January 2011 QAS or email the authors about his or her passage.</p>
<p>nope, it was stipulate that was paired with accomplishments, and surmise with deeds…i would know because i chose the former :(</p>
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The girl didn’t include the things she did because she was being thorough or conscientious; anecdotes and explanations weren’t required for the letter to be good or believable. She recounts all the things she did because of how satisfied she was with her efforts.</p>
<p>I think we’re just arguing about this because we’re nervous about our scores and there’s nothing less we can do.</p>
<p>but don’t surmise and stipulate (5th definition) mean the same thing</p>
<p>@burp61 I put wary as well</p>
<p>Conscientous seems to be a more moderate answer >.<</p>
<p>@burp61 nearly, however the fact that surmise means to guess or conclude without evidence and stipulate means to decide a condition gives all the difference…</p>
<p>the girl was conscientious. however; i think if it was asking for tone, then self-satisfied is better. And add that wary is very similar to conscientious…</p>
<p>i also put wary. but idk…:/</p>
<p>honestly, sometimes the arguments you guys put forth on this site make it sound as if you only memorize the definition of words, and have never actually heard them used. When someone is being mindful and keeping things in perspective that person is being conscientious. you would never say that person is being wary.</p>
<p>okay bro…your opinion…anyways, the consensus was conscientious or self-satisfied, im pretty sure wary is out of the picture already (though, to my disappointment)</p>
<p>I personally put self satisfied because it was the overall tone, i just demonstrated wary that in the line of reasoning for conscientious, wary could be right as well but it was asking for the overall not that specific part about changing the meaning.</p>
<p>Actually when I hear conscientious, i get the impression of a good student who works diligently, not someone who writes about changing brother to grandson, and mentioning hip joint, is that really conscientious, that is taking a very far fetched interpretation of the definition of one of the meanings, the act that you are openly condemning.</p>
<p>i thought it was asking for the overall tone for that specific part of the story where she says she was going to talk as if she were her grandma? not the whole story’s tone. haha…idk. we’ll see when scores come out.</p>
<p>Wary means characterized by caution… Oh well. I guess CB was saying that wary meant lookout for danger?</p>
<p>i was almost positive that the self-satisifed/ conscientous question was for a certain part</p>
<p>It was and it was talking about her being careful.</p>
<p>IMO, we should be deciding b/w wary and conscientous.</p>
<p>k so debates were…
-self-satisfied vs conscientious vs wary
-displayed openly vs distributed widely
-resignation vs resolve
-formative stage as a writer vs misunderstanding of how to write letters</p>
<p>missing any?</p>
<p>stipulate accomplishments or surmise deeds</p>