Constantly frustrated at every turn in life, Heathcliff as a boy could not marry Catherine‐who he loved‐partially because of his lowly social status.
Not only was he an orphan without a last name, but he was also abused and tormented by other children‐such as Hindley‐of his new household. The hero of Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff, was by any account, a man of humble origins. However, I believe, using Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and early American history, that it is indeed possible to use these apparent disadvantages as a means to improve yourself. More often than not, our survival instinct demands that we obliterate any obstacles in our path, without heeding the potential consequences. In times of desperation, it is often difficult to see the positives in a situation. Scoring criteria is outlined in the video at the top of the page. Critical Thinking – The extent to which you communicate a point of view and demonstrate reasoned relationships among ideas.įor each question below, read the writer's response and choose the score that best matches with each response.Mechanical Conventions – The extent to which you express ideas using Standard Written English.Sentence Variety and Style – The extent to which you craft sentences and paragraphs demonstrating control of vocabulary, voice and structure.Development and Support – The extent to which you develop and support ideas.Organization and Structure – The extent to which you order and connect ideas.Purpose and Focus – The extent to which you present information in a unified and coherent manner, clearly addressing the issue.The TSI uses the following criteria for scoring writing prompts: If it's comedy, fall over it." From this experience the actor concluded that in any situation in life that is negative, there is something positive you can do with it.Īdapted from Lawrence Eisenberg, "Caine Scrutiny."Ĭan any obstacle or disadvantage be turned into something good? If it's a drama, pick the chair up and smash it. He said, "I can't get in, the chair is in the way." And the producer said, "Use the difficulty. The following is a sample writing prompt from the writing portion of the TSI test:Īn actor, when his cue came, was unable to move onto the stage. (13) They say that the seaweed-based fuel would work better in automobiles than ethanol and be easier to transport. (12) Farming enough seaweed to support mass production of a biofuel would be very expensive initially, but it could pay off handsomely. (11) "One of the challenges of harvesting a natural seaweed bed is you can only a certain percent of the bed if you don't want to have a negative environmental impact," Nikesh Parekh, CEO of Bio Architecture Lab, said.
(10) However, for the biobutanol project to be environmentally sustainable, seaweed cannot be harvested it must be farmed. avoidance of seaweed- based biofuel is the country's lack of experience with seaweed farming. (7) Japanese researchers are much more familiar with it and have spent decades studying its potential uses. (6) In contrast, in Asian countries such as Japan, there has been a long history of seaweed in the cuisine. Is the fact that it's not a major part of American culture. (5) One reason why seaweed may not have taken off as a potential fuel source scientists have looked to the possibility of algae-based biofuels, but most of these explorations have shied away from kelp and seaweed. (3) According to new research, seaweed has the potential to become an advanced biofuel known as biobutanol. (2) It is more than just an ingredient in a purifying face mask or a sushi roll. (1) Seaweed-based fuel could one day power your car. Read the following early draft of an essay and then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement. At the bottom of the test, you will be given your results. If you do not know the answer, you should make an educated guess. This test is for practice only and the results are not used for actual placement. The results of this Pretest may give you a general idea of your actual placement results. When you feel that you are ready to take your TSI Assessment, you should schedule your test at the Testing Center. Record your pretest score and then study the tutorials that are provided on this site.
Use the 15-item pretest to test your knowledge in Writing.
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