Acad 100 Final Exam: Grammar, Sentence Structure, and Essay

This document presents an essay completed for an Acad 100 final examination, focusing on grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. Section A of the assignment identifies and corrects grammatical errors in provided sentences, covering issues like subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage, and parallel structure. Section B explores the emotional basis of decision-making and discusses how people react to disasters and tragedies, with a focus on the impact of emotions versus logic. Section C presents an essay arguing for the importance of honesty, emphasizing its role in building strong character and relationships, and contrasting it with the negative consequences of dishonesty. The essay includes a reference list citing relevant academic sources.

Running head : ENGLISH ESSAY
ENGLISH ESSAY
Name of the Student :
Name of the University :
Author Note :

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Section A:
1. An important part of my school has been the time when my professors supported my
academic goals.
2. In spite of everything, she gave her father an expensive present.
3. Bobby jumped off the high diving board, before he had time to reconsider his
decision.
4. The dog was chasing its tail.
5. The evening felt more exciting, after starting a game of cards.
6. As the rain was soaking her clothes, she walked through the forest as quickly as she
could.
7. My brothers and I have beers together after playing a game of football.
8. The geography, the friendly people and the great schools are the reasons why people
move to Canada.
9. Thinking about cleaning your room is easier than starting the task.
10. Mary will clean the dorm room every Saturday.

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Section B:
1. Decisions are driven by emotions than logic most of the time. People take decisions
emotionally rather than rationally.
2. According to Taleb, human beings are emotional creatures when it comes to avoiding
danger.
This standpoint affects our behavior in many ways. For example, people often don’t
remember that diabetic patients should avoid sweets. However, if there near and dear ones fall
sick or have a heart attack then they understand that they should be careful too. Hence, once a
person is struck emotionally he or she accepts the fact more readily.
3. It consists of a one sentence question because even after the attack of September 11,
the effects of the attack were sporadic.
4. The author tries to say that we humans do not give attention to calamities and accidents
if the number of lives lost is less. People pay attention to accidents and disasters only when
humongous numbers of people die.
It is ironic because, nobody notices if a person has an accident. People are only alerted
when a large number of people succumb to death.
5. People were killed even after the attacks of September 11, indirectly because after the
catastrophe people started travelling in cars. This increased accidents from automobiles.
Unfortunately, more people were killed than those who were killed by the attack. But no one
reported the news of the car accidents as people felt it was not important.

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Yes, I agree because humans do not understand the severity of a situation until and unless
it happens to a larger number of people.
Section C:
Dishonesty does not build up a strong character. A dishonest person cannot be trusted by
anyone. People might find comfort in being dishonest but it will not help in the long run as lies
spread like wildfire. Dishonesty can never give a person a peaceful mind.
People who are honest they don’t have to live with guilt and regrets. It is important to be
trustworthy and genuine in a world, which is full of forgery and corruption. An honest man
always ends up building stronger relationships than a dishonest person. People’s lives and
relationships gets ruined by lies. In today’s world becoming dishonest is easy, the real challenge
is to remain true to ourselves and having a good character. A world full of dishonest people will
leads to conflicts and confusion. The very fabric of human civilization will crumble if dishonesty
prevails over truth. People who take the path of dishonesty will never feel secure and safe.
Honesty is valuable in every sphere of life. A person who constantly tells lies is in no way in the
good books of others. A person should not use dishonesty as a shield to protect themselves from
pain or make things look presentable. One should never forget that in the end only truth prevails.
People find out about lies and liars. So, “honesty is always the best policy”.

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References :
LeBlanc, V.R., McConnell, M.M. and Monteiro, S.D., 2015. Predictable chaos: a review of the
effects of emotions on attention, memory and decision making. Advances in Health Sciences
Education, 20(1), pp.265-282.
Rapoport, D.C., 2013. The four waves of modern terrorism: David C. Rapoport. In Terrorism
Studies (pp. 63-82). Routledge.