When you don't have literature examples... :(

[uttaresh]

<p>I got 2300 (2250-2350) in the BB test #2. I feel like I got ripped off because my essay was mediocre, only 3-4 at best.</p>

<p>The topic: Do changes that make life easier make life better?</p>

<p>Now I really couldn’t cite any examples for literature. I came up with some crap about the invention of washing machines, regulation of work hours, and the internet … finally concluding that it DOES make life better.</p>

<p>So, what exactly should I do if I can’t recall anything from history or literature regarding the topic?</p>

<p>HELP!</p>

[shiomi]

<p>^Make one up :).</p>

[fiona_1]

<p>Haha make one up.</p>

<p>I thought of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. It’s a eugenics book (genetic engineering) where people’s life path is decided from their conception. It makes life easier because people don’t have to think of what to do, and work is neatly divided up. As for making life better, the strictured lifestyle and lack of autonomy can hardly said to be “better”.</p>

[uttaresh]

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As for making life better, the strictured lifestyle and lack of autonomy can hardly said to be “better”.

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<p>You would rather live in a world without water closets and where every second person dies by 35 because of some unknown disease? Trust me, today’s world is better … though agreeably it lacks many significant things from before.</p>

[fiona_1]

<p>I’m talking about the @<em>!</em>!* book. Read my post before you comment. You’re worse than Obama when it comes to taking things out of context.</p>

<p>I’m so glad my example, complete with a mockup of the paragaph, is ridiculed.</p>

[stueydue]

<p>ouch, i sense some hostility here…</p>

[fiona_1]

<p>How would you like it if you took the time to think of an example and post it, when the OP barely glances at it?</p>

[otrebmu]

<p>lmao</p>

<p>I hear “brave new world” a lot. What other books can be adapted to most questions? I’ve used the Bible before. lol</p>

[uttaresh]

<p>Sorry… :(</p>

<p>But your post doesn’t really answer my question.</p>

<p>And regarding your example, SAT readers don’t always agree with science fiction, or that’s what I’ve heard anyway. The same can be said of detective and fantasy novels. Why? Simply because most of them have never read anything but classic literature, which they feel most comfortable with. I would really love to choose incidents from the Sherlock Holmes series, but I don’t know if they’ll like that. So yeah…</p>

[anhtimmy]

<p>Grapes of Wrath- moving to California was worse, if not the same as Oklahoma.
Cronus- ruled the same as Uranus, if not worse. (Greek Mythology)</p>

<p>I recommend you read Greek Myths; they are some of the best examples for SAT topics.</p>

[fiona_1]

<p>Apology accepted, and I do hope it was sincere. You’ve made an honest mistake, so just swallow it.</p>

<p>Now that you’ve stated your criteria, we can help you better. About SAT readers not agreeing with science fiction, and preferring classic lit, I would tend to believe it’s gossip. </p>

<p>Still, you could reshape the Brave New World eugenics example as a scientific example. I tried - but it’s not very strongly linked to the topic.

Since the advent of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), couples have been able to select embryos based on gender, lack of congenital deformities, etc. Parents thus have the ultimate convenience of their dream progeny. No more uncertainty in conception, no more troublesome disabilities. But at what cost? Every year, 90% of Down’s syndrome fetuses are aborted - 4,234 lost children - potential people who could’ve led meaningful lives. For many parents, including the Republican vice-presidential nominee, their Down’s children have brought innumerable joys to their lives. Embryo screening has allowed parents to select for some attributes in their child, but has perhaps removed some of the joys in uncertainty.

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[uttaresh]

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I recommend you read Greek Myths; they are some of the best examples for SAT topics.

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<p>Funny, I met my English teacher for LORs today, and she told me the exact same thing … English teachers are impressed with Greek mythology! However, though I did have an interest in Greek Mythology when I was smaller, but I don’t remember the details any more. I could revise it, but would it be wise, though, to do so just two weeks from the test? I remember, from your quote, that Cronos was the Titan God of Time, while Uranos was the Titan God of the Sky. Gaia was the Earth, Pathos of the Ground/Mud/Stone. Hercules was Zeus’s illegitimate son. Hera was his angry wife, also the Goddess of home. Ares of war, Athena of Knowledge and Wisdom, Aphrodites of love and sex, Apollo of the Sun… I still don’t remember the stories, though.</p>

<p>Fiona, that is a very good example. But I am still skeptical about the readers. From my experience, A LOT (though not all) English teachers find science boring, just like the other topics. That’s what bothers me. What if my reader is a jackass with a very non-scientific approach to life?</p>

<p>It’s been proved time and again that SAT readers are biased, though the CB doesn’t admit it. That’s why I’m so worried about the essay. :(</p>