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 Jun 7 2008, 06:00 PM
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Are there anyone of you fellow members knows how to write a synthesis essay which is require by the College Board in Advance Placement Language and Composition class aka AP LANG&COMP?
I really need to help to write a "real" synthesis essay. It's challenging for me. On the other hand, it's my last synthesis essay so I want to use the best of my abilities. Does anyone dont mind helping me, please?  According to my critics, the problem with my essay is that I just state the "facts" and not really supporting the analysis ... like I have good analysis but it doesn't go deep enough or critical. My essay is about the fairness media's influences on beauty standard for girls and guys which I am against it. |
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Jun 7 2008, 06:04 PM
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In your analysis, go beyond the obvious and go for the more subtle. What do you notice about your topic that you think most other people don't?
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Jun 7 2008, 06:31 PM
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>>>>>school
I don't remember what the hell a synthesis essay is, but I'm sure it wasn't that hard. |
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Jun 7 2008, 07:20 PM
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QUOTE(Fist @ Jun 7 2008, 07:00 PM)  Are there anyone of you fellow members knows how to write a synthesis essay which is require by the College Board in Advance Placement Language and Composition class aka AP LANG&COMP? I really need to help to write a "real" synthesis essay. It's challenging for me. On the other hand, it's my last synthesis essay so I want to use the best of my abilities. Does anyone dont mind helping me, please? According to my critics, the problem with my essay is that I just state the "facts" and not really supporting the analysis ... like I have good analysis but it doesn't go deep enough or critical. My essay is about the fairness media's influences on beauty standard for girls and guys which I am against it. SHOOWW princc u PIX.. denn prrincc haapp... |
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Jun 14 2008, 12:48 AM
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QUOTE(paperplane @ Jun 7 2008, 04:31 PM) >>>>>school I don't remember what the hell a synthesis essay is, but I'm sure it wasn't that hard. what was your score? |
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Jun 15 2008, 06:25 AM
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Remember that when you're analyzing, you should make sure you're able to piece together the facts or statements that you're analyzing. Not just staying the obvious, but something like:
Because of X and Y, one can derive that blah blah blah. Analysis isn't just facts, it's also about how things relate in order to clarify your argument. And if you're talking about the media, then you're talking about how social norms on body image have been shaped by the media. Don't just state facts -- think about the human psyche. People are caught up on what the media portrays. Why is that? Because people are afraid to be different? People see beauty because beauty is portrayed in a way that caters to so many different people. The media is what INFORMS us, therefore we become dependent on it, in a way that it shapes social norms. Of course I totally just pulled this shit out of my ass, so I don't know if it will help you. Also, this post is like, a week late. AHAHAHHAH Good luck. EDIT - btw I was HORRIBLE when it came to writing English essays. I could write pretty good history essays, but English essays just wouldn't work. :[ But after taking an English course in college, I actually crank out really good essays. Man, high school doesn't teach you crap! I mean, I used to think I would never be able to write English essays, but now I realized that it was just that my teachers were bad. >=[ |
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Jun 15 2008, 08:57 AM
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QUOTE(Fist @ Jun 14 2008, 01:48 AM) what was your score? If this is language, then a 3. If literature, 4. I don't really remember doing this on an AP test, though. Haha, Christina. I learned a lot more in my high school English classes than I did in freshman English. Strangely, though, then I got to college I managed to stop overthinking everything and write pretty good essays based on what I learned the two previous years. edit:// heh, post count = 17171 |
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Jun 15 2008, 05:32 PM
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durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
QUOTE(paperplane @ Jun 15 2008, 06:57 AM) edit:// heh, post count = 17171 NOT ANYMORE! DUN DUN DUN! I didn't pass my AP english tests :[ Those damn multiple choice questions!  I think I left at least 1/3 of them blank, while the rest I mostly guessed on. I didn't understand much of those literary devices until college. Quite sad, I know!
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Jun 15 2008, 05:44 PM
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Hah, well, AP English tests were all I did pass. So you still win. Everything else required, like, studying.
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Jun 16 2008, 01:45 AM
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durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
QUOTE(paperplane @ Jun 15 2008, 03:44 PM) Hah, well, AP English tests were all I did pass. So you still win. Everything else required, like, studying. lol just by passing AP English Lit with a 3, students at my college get 8 units for it. By passing AP Calc, APUSH, or AP English Language (junior year) with a 3, you only get 4 units. 4 units = 1 class. D: It's worth more, I SAY! |
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Jun 16 2008, 09:36 AM
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I passed 2 AP Englishes and IB lit, and yet I still only got three hours out of it! (3 hours= 1 typical class...I'm confused by credits)
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Jun 29 2008, 12:00 AM
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haha. that penny essay. i still get a kick out of it.
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Jul 19 2008, 10:13 AM
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HAHAHA.. bunchaa NUB ppll hurr...
demm A B C D shiett madd funn daa takk.. haha.. |
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