Tackling the Issue Essay: The Instructions, Explained

Remember those “trick” worksheets your teachers gave you in elementary school that asked you to answer a series of questions, but the directions also said to read all questions before beginning? The last question said something like, “Write your name at the top and skip all other questions.” Our teachers weren’t deliberately annoying us; theyContinue reading “Tackling the Issue Essay: The Instructions, Explained”

Free Sample Essay: University

Educational institutions undoubtedly play the most crucial role in shaping a student’s career. They must serve the roles of imparting proper education to their students while simultaneously serving as a guide to inform students on possible career paths targeted toward their interests as well as explaining which careers are currently lucrative options. As students doContinue reading “Free Sample Essay: University”

Free Sample Essay: Teacher Salary

The idea of performance pay is nothing new. In the mid-1800’s, teachers in Great Britain were paid based on the results of their students’ exams. However, after a mere 30 years of being enacted, this policy was annulled do to the rise of cheating and cramming. Paying teachers according to the academic performance of theirContinue reading “Free Sample Essay: Teacher Salary”

Free ACT Sample Essay

(40 minutes, at least 600 words.) Intelligent Machines Many of the goods and services we depend on daily are now supplied by intelligent, automated machines rather than human beings. Robots build cars and other goods on assembly lines, where once there were human workers. Many of our phone conversations are now conducted not with peopleContinue reading “Free ACT Sample Essay”

Free ACT Sample Essay

Endangered Species Conservation status systems help governments and policy organizations prioritize and allocate resources to support the survival of imperiled species. In the United States, laws such as the Endangered Species Act provide a policy framework for implementing efforts to protect at-risk wildlife and ecosystems. These laws are often directly focused on mitigating the negativeContinue reading “Free ACT Sample Essay”

ACT Sample Essay 8

Bilingual Accreditation While the United States has just one official national language, English is certainly not the only language in which Americans communicate. In fact, bilingual fluency is highly desirable in many professions, including business, education, and medicine. In an effort to ready students for success in their future careers, some high schools may considerContinue reading “ACT Sample Essay 8”

ACT Sample Essay 11

Truancy Students are required to be in attendance during the school day unless they are ill, have a doctor’s appointment, or need to attend a funeral. Parents are allowed to take students out of school for other reasons, but prior approval is often required. Truancy, or unexcused absenteeism, is a problem that many schools haveContinue reading “ACT Sample Essay 11”

ACT Sample Essay 11

Experiential Education  Experiential education is a philosophy which recommends that students learn best through direct experience. Hands-on learning is said to promote deeper understanding because students are able to apply concepts and theories to physical situations. Rather than memorizing facts, students who are given the opportunity to create physical evidence of logical reasoning are betterContinue reading “ACT Sample Essay 11”

SAT Sample Essay 54

“Making A Brain Map That We Can Use” – Alva Noë (Link to article) Write an essay in which you explain how Noë builds an argument against the idea of cell-by-cell brain mapping. In his article, “Making a Brain Map That We Can Use,” Alva Noë uses rhetoric, appeal to logos, and credible sources to argueContinue reading “SAT Sample Essay 54”

Sample Essay: Technology

The past two centuries have been marked by exponential increases in technological innovation. Thanks to inventions such as the Internet, the automobile, and the telephone, tasks that once took days to complete can now be accomplished in seconds. Technology has also allowed us to learn about aspects of our world that were unfathomable in theContinue reading “Sample Essay: Technology”