@questionasker123 wrong
Dismissive
Too big
Analytical
Which two passages u talking about
Those were both answers to seperate questions
What was the QUESTION where the answer was dispel misperceptions?
@questionasker123 what was the question where you put ambivalent? And what were other choices?
They asked about a statment begining a passage about the real zen
@truculent what do you mean by the real zen?
Also, what was the paradox question’s answer?
Guys this is from the elgoog cod (flip)… are they talking about the paradox here? Is it the same question?
what did they trace about teachers in the zen paragraph
not having enough confidence (x3) /inability to teach(x3)
guys I think they are the same answer, the original answer is “lacking confidence in their ability to teach” LOLOL ANYONE AGREE WITH ME?
confidence is wrong, its saying the opposite of the passage
i think its lacking confidence in ability to teach stuff that is hard to describe.
the teachers only teach things they feel confident teaching and say its fine for stuff they cant explain
i agree, the passage mentioned something about their “meager abilities”
^^^yah
The whole reason for the passage was that teachers focus on these details because there is something ‘beyond’ they simply can’t describe. That teachers aren’t capable
of teaching it, so instead they do something they can do, such as fix awkward phrasing… etc.
@msbox44 The question about dispel perceptions was something like “What does the author’s statements at the beginning of Paragraph 3 serve to do?” I believe anyhow. For the record, I put bold reassessment mainly because it seemed to me that, while her American friends practiced it differently than Japanese Zen masters did, Zen masters did not have any stated creed about the nature of zen…it was open to interpretation. Her interpretation was different from many, thus the bold reassessment. In addition, the first line of paragraph 3 was worded very strongly to the affect of a bold reassessment. I could very well be wrong, and it seems that I am in the minority here.
@zachant so what was the paradox question?
@msbox44 The premise went something like “American teachers value overall product, yet do not focus on this because they are not confident in their abilities. Zen teachers value process and detail, yet are vague about these things because they feel it must come from within” i.e. it cannot be taught. I definitely answered that teachers don’t teach what’s important to them because of insecurity in their own skill.
@zachant look at my earlier post from the elgoog cod… was that the paradox question?
@msbox44 Yes, I believe so.
Can someone answer if this was the correct breakdown:
8 Vocab
2 Short passages with 4 questions total
Zen
Telescope
6 Vocab
Atlantis
Internet
5 Vocab
Microscope
Do I have the combos mixed up? I feel like the zen had 11/12 questions but that would be a lot for being paired with another, the short passages, and the vocab…
Can someone pm the doc pls ty
ambition squared- I like how u talked about rafa and tennis. I’m a big tennis fan too:). (My favorite player is roger tho), but anyways, to be honest I think your essay was around 7-9 depending on your graders. The general rule of thumb is that it is best to avoid personal anecdotes as they are not as convincing. Plus generally ur supposed to avoid pop culture and stuff. I don’t think rafa is a good choice for an sat essay… but u made that example work decently.
The positives: good paragraph on rafa, way to have intro, 2 boys and a conclusion, good use of sophisticated language and sentence structure.
Negative: Your personal argument was weak. “Only by committing to something I truly enjoyed and specialized in was I able to maximize my potential.” This doesn’t provide strong evidence… Just avoid personal unless you are either stuck or can make a really good argument. Poor transitions. And your last sentence talked about totally random people. For instance, instead of mentioning those people and narrowing the focus, you could have said “It is only by persistent efforts at one [blah blah blah] that we will progress into a more advancing and dedicated society,” rather than: “Only those that commit themselves to a single field - Albert Einstein, John Muir, Meryl Streep - become engrained in the history books.” <-- “history books”?
anyways good job and i hope you get a good score. I’m just trying to be realistic and brutally honest. Overall, it wasn’t amazing (mainly because of your example choices ) BUT was a decent essay nice job:)
@chef99 Haha bro we’re twins! I wrote about the Fed! I’m a huge fan and I remember reading that he loved a lot of sports as a child, but left school to focus on tennis, so I saw that as a perfect example!
joeweller sick bro!! feds a legend haha
GUYS! For critical reading… there was a sentence completion question and I was stuck between exorbitant and ubiquitous.
My friend told me ubiquitous, i put exorbitant. thoughts?
@chef99 He sure is man. I just hope he gets that 18th. The US and Wimbledon were soo disappointing, but I’m sure he can get it.
Btw, it was 100% ubiquitous. Something about polar bears being everywhere.
Aight and then for the japanese zen passage!
Me and my friend were debating between…
dispelling a misconception annnndddd
a bold reassertion
if you remember what u put tell me what u got please:)