Ian Said:

What are the best literary and historical events that pertain to a lot of SAT essay topics?

We Answered:

The Holocaust is a good one. How about the French Revolution (A Tale of Two Cities, for example), the American Revolution. The themes of freedom come up often (William Bradford, the Pilgrims, founding America), and then there's slavery, racism, and prejudice topics. You could use books like Night by Elie Wiesel (the Holocaust - prejudice and persecution of the Jews), and To Kill a Mockingbird for slavery and justice related topics.

Adversity is another pretty common one on the SAT essay. It's general, and not an "event" but a major SAT essay theme nevertheless. A lot of books have themes of adversity in them.


PS - just a random pointer - Great Expectations is a perfect novel for the SAT because it has so many themes.

Kenneth Said:

Can someone give me a few examples of good geography essay topics?

We Answered:

The Diverse Geography of Canada

Eugene Said:

What are some interesting persuasive essay topics?

We Answered:

I have a persuasive essay due monday and i cant find a topic too.. there's the easiest [smoking] but ive done it before and everyone is doing it and i want somehing different.

i have those ideas but i dont know how to talk about them.. maybe you could;

1. Abortion: Persuade in the position for or against
2. The voting age: Persuade as to whether it should be upheld, lowered, or raised
3. Gay marriage: Persuade as to whether it should be legalized or not
4. The Death Penalty: Persuade as to whether it should be allowed or not
5. The issue of trying juveniles as adults: Persuade as to whether this practice should be allowed
6. Cell phones while driving: Persuade as to whether laws should or should not be enacted against this practice
7. Alternative fuels: Persuade as to whether they are a necessity that should be turned to


and i found those on yahoo! answers


* Should boxing be banned?
* Should the driving age be raised to 18?
* Should semi-automatic weapons be banned?
* Should teens who murder be executed?
* Should hunting be outlawed?
* Should recycling be mandatory?
* Should schools require student uniforms?
* Should college athletes be paid?
* Should condoms be available in high school?
* Should the death penalty be abolished?
* Should handguns be banned?
* Should assisted suicide be permitted?
* Should legal immigration be stopped?
* Should dying people be kept on life support?
* Should tobacco products be banned?
* Should the logging industry be allowed to harvest public forests?
* Should state lotteries be banned?
* Should alcoholic beverages be banned?
* Should alcoholic beverages be legalized for all ages?
* Should the Internet be censored?
* Should school prayer be allowed?
* Should music lyrics be censored?
* Should extremist groups (i.e. KKK, skinheads)
be banned?
* Should parents of teen vandals be held responsible for their child's damage?
* Should research on cloning be discontinued?
* Should convicted sex offenders' names be made public?
* Should affirmative action laws which give special privileges to minorities be eliminated?
* Should a rookie salary cap be enforced in pro sports?
* Should the U.S. provide foreign aid?
* Should females in the military be excluded from combat and other "hazardous" duties?
* Should high schools be segregated by the sex of the student?
* Should parents of students who are excessively absent from school be prosecuted under the law?
* Should "home schooling" be permitted?
* Should Native Americans be allowed to have gambling casinos on their reservations?
* Should students failing their classes in high school have their driver's license revoked?
* Should pros be allowed to draft college athletes before they graduate?
* Should wolves be reintroduced to public lands?
* Should free, disposable needles be given to drug addicts?
* Should marijuana be legalized?
* Should adopted children be given the choice of contacting their biological parents?
* Should mothers who give their children up for adoption be allowed to keep their identity secret?
* Should welfare be limited by time?
* Should all pregnant women be required to take an AIDS test?
* Should off-shore drilling be banned?
* Should school funding come from local property taxes?
* Should casino gambling be legalized in Ohio?
* Should the U.S. phase out the Electoral College (regarding presidential elections)?
* Should abortion be legal?
* Should students be required to pass proficiency tests in order to graduate from high school?
* Should people pulled over fur DUI have their license suspended for life?
* Should pagers and cell phones be allowed in school?
* Should families of victims be allowed to decide the punishment of those who commit crimes?



-- I KNOW THEY'RE ALOT BUT IM SURE ONE WILL HELP :)) GOOD LUCK , AND WISH ME LUCK TOO PLEASE. x

Wayne Said:

What do colleges look for in a college essay? Some example topics?

We Answered:

College Essays are where you will want to tell a college of how you came to where you are in your life now like in your life experiences, what your values have, what your family values are, and how all of that ties in to why you are now wanting to do and pursue your educational goals.

I've looked over and checked a lot of college essays for friends. Especially ones for graduate schools. They all really follow that same principle where you need to let the school really get a feel for who you are on a personal level and how pursuing what you are will benefit you.

You want to show them you have a deep drive and passion and that you will work hard to accomplish what you want.

For instance, one of my friends is going into graduate school right now for education and she is currently finishing her major up in accounting. She started by giving them a background of herself and where her family comes from and how education has always been very important to them (she's Korean and I'm Chinese so I totally understand). She then started to show what life experiences she has gone through and how it has molded her into her individual that she is now. She wants to pursue education so she can help children with Autism because her brother is Autistic. She goes on to explain the struggles of her experiences like working on a daily basis tutoring autistic children and how she triumphs in them to show how her character is built as well as her ethic for hard work and her love and passion for what she wants to do.

It's just things like this that colleges are looking for in an Essay. You don't want to sit there and talk about oh how great your grades are and show off. Obviously your transcript will speak for that. So, you want to show them your PASSION!!!! That is the KEY thing.

Remember to write it as professionally as possible. Do not crack jokes as this shows a level of unprofessionalism and makes you appear less serious. Remember to check punctuation and all of that jazz. I'm sure you've written enough to know it needs to be in perfect grammar and that your thoughts need to be very clear throughout it.

I hope that helps you get started and good luck! :D

Roland Said:

need example essay topics for Memoirs of a Geisha and Great Gatsby?

We Answered:

For the Great Gatsby try one of the themes like the eye of dr. t j eckleburg and how it relates to the book.

Amanda Said:

What are some controversial essay topics that I can argue?

We Answered:

Try for a topic that isn't done to death. Abortion, legalization of drug use, front line political news: these are topics that your teacher has seen a thousand times before. Try for something different and interesting. This is a long paper, and needs to be something that you yourself find interesting and have an opinion on. There's all kind of controversy surrounding genetic engineering, who should have access to genetic information, school discrimination, the state of the public school system. Be creative, and look for potential topics in your everyday life. The right topic will come to you.