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Multiple Choice and Essay in SAT?

  • Posted on March 21, 2011 at 4:20 am

I read that SAT score is the total score of Critical Reading, Meth and Writing. On my daughter’s report there are another two categories: Multiple Choice and Essay. Do colleges look at these two scores too?

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What is mechanically wrong with my essay? :-(?

  • Posted on February 7, 2011 at 10:21 am

I take an internet highschool, and my teacher keeps saying to check my mechanical errors.

But, I have looked and looked and can’t find them. Please help me.

Ellen Hopkins is a talented, young adult writer whose work demonstrates true passion for her profession. With over 4 New York Times best-sellers, she is someone who shows interest in her topics of writing. She writes about modern issues such as cutting, psychological disorders, drugs and other things that affect our society today. She takes you inside these issues by holding nothing back, and shows you the truth about them even as hard as it is to believe. She touches things that each teenager goes through, at one time or another in their life, and shows different outcomes of how these issues can turn out. I believe that if a teen reads one of her books, they will fall in love with her writing just as much as I have.

Ellen grew up in California, with her adopted family who adopted her at birth. After her adoptive parents death, she was able to find her birth mom, and half sister to reunite and establish a relationship with them in Michigan. She went to college for journalism, but later dropped out to get married and have children. Her first best-selling novel, “Crank” , is loosely based on her oldest daughters addiction to the drug crystal meth. It eventually turned into a sequal, which also became a New York Times best-seller, called “Glass”. She takes you inside the horrifying story as her oldest daughter deals with addiction, and shows the true hurt and toll it can take on a family. It’s perhaps the saddest story i’ve ever read. After being married for a few years, Ellen got divorced. She met who is now her current husband, and they moved to Tahoe. They then moved to Reno, where most of her novels are based. Along the way, she also opened a video store, before all the video chains had reached the area. It’s when she moved to Reno that she started to write fiction. Throughout her writing career, she wrote most non-fiction and poetry. All Ellens books are wrote in poetry, that tells a story. She now still resides in Reno, with her husband and youngest son.

I believe her books are amazing because I think that she truly enjoys what she does. It’s not too often you find someone who you can tell loves what they do. Also, I think that the topics she writes about are really interesting. She writes about things that i’ve gone through, and I feel as though I can relate to her characters in her story. She also makes you feel as if your the main character, which can also be a hard thing to do when writing. She makes you fall in love with the characters, and leaves you hoping for a sequal at the end of the book. Overall, she is the author that has really got me interested in reading. I hope to one day be as passionate about something as she is about her writing.

The only negative feedback I would give about her novels are that some of the subject matter can be disturbing. Her books are not for all ages, and are mainly for the young adults. Also, her books can be quite long. The last book I read was about 600 pages long. Also, some people don’t like her attitude, because she doesn’t hide facts and just tells you exactly how it is. But overall, if you like a deeply written, long story I would recommend her books to anyone.

Overall Ellen Hopkins is my favorite writer. She has inspired me to read, and to hopefully one day be able to write my own books. If I become a writer, I hope to be just like her. I hope to love what I do, and for my fans to love me. I hope that I can inspire others just as she has inspired me. If anyone were to ask me of a good book for teens, certainly all her books would be mentioned. She has a talent that is hard to find these days, and is greatly respected by the New York Times.

Sources: (For her biography)- http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A21ODABY8VEL6I
Also I used some info from the last page in the back of her books.

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What would be a good length for an essay about teenage drinking?

  • Posted on November 23, 2010 at 1:22 pm

My daughter made a huge mistake last night by sneaking out with a friend and drinking AND riding with someone who was drinking. I’ve taken away all privileges but I need to do more so that she actually learns something from this. I am going to make her research the net today and write an essay about the dangers of teenage drinking (next will be drinking and driving) but it’s been a long time since I have been in school and I don’t know how many words I should require. I would like for it to take her a few hours to complete today…

Thanks!

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How can I make my essay more descriptive?

  • Posted on August 31, 2010 at 4:17 am

The loud, pounding music coming from a large ornate phonograph awoke Sir Edward Windsor from a deep and rapturous sleep. Gently rising from the bed as not to awake his sleeping wife, he crossed the room, tossing on his dressing gown on the way. Arriving in the parlor, Sir Edward saw his five year old daughter tracing the first steps of a classical waltz, trying to keep rhythm of the music.

Arena had just started her dance lessons a week ago, and had rose early in her excitement to the upcoming session. The dance tutor praised her for her natural grace and patience to learn and had insisted extra time to instruct. Seeing great talent and future in their daughter, the Windsors had agreed wholeheartedly. Though they were proud of Arena, Sir Edward needed to quiet down her sudden energy for early morning practices.

Striding across the room, Sir Edward touched his young daughter’s arm when she did not notice him. Arena started as she was jerked from her daydream back to reality and quickly turned her gaze to her father.

“Arena, it is six in the morning. You know your mother dislikes being roused so early and I must say, I don’t care for it either,” said Sir Edward in a firm, but gentle tone.

Arena big, innocent blue eyes flew to the phonograph as her father lifted the needle off of the record to still the music. She looked back up to her father’s face and replied, “I am sorry, Father. I cannot read the clock, though Mister Evans has tried to teach me. I saw daylight out of my window and heard the servants, so I thought it was morning. I’m sorry, can you and Mother forgive me?”

Sir Edward looked into his child’s eyes and sighed, giving out on any strictness he had held. “Of course, my dear. Your mother did not wake up this time, but please wait until after breakfast to practice. Are we understood?” The adoring father smiled gently at his daughter.

Arena sheepishly smiled back at him and wrapped her dainty arms around her father tall legs. Happy that he was not mad, she held on to her father tightly before asking, “Must I go back to bed?”

Sir Edward laughed at his daughter’s frankness and replied after a moments pause, “Well we are both awake and still have two and a half hours until breakfast. Why don’t we both retire to dress appropriately, and meet outside in 15 minutes to race hoops?”

She beamed with excitement, bobbed her head in agreement, and then ran back up to her room. Sir Edward watched daughter as she hurried out and had a thought, She must learn manners soon, but for now, I will love her binge a child. He followed Arena up the stairs in quick steps.

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