University English Essay: ACAD 100 Assignment - Grammar and Honesty

This document is an English essay assignment submitted for ACAD 100, addressing grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. Section A identifies grammatical errors in provided sentences. Section B discusses the role of emotions in decision-making, referencing Taleb's viewpoints and real-world examples. Section C explores the theme of honesty, quoting Thomas Jefferson and highlighting its significance in relationships and personal character, referencing LeBlanc, McConnell, and Monteiro (2015), and Rapoport (2013). The assignment demonstrates an understanding of grammar rules and the ability to analyze complex topics, providing insights into both writing skills and ethical considerations. The essay includes references to support its arguments.

Running head : ENGLISH ESSAY
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Name of the Students :
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. Logic has no role to play when it comes to making decisions. In fact, it is emotions that
drive our decision-making abilities.
2. Taleb says that human beings are emotional when it comes to escaping from dangers.
The stand point provided by Taleb is correct as we are guided by our emotions most of
the time. 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. The effects of the deadly attack of followed even after it was over. People were so
petrified after the terrorists attack that they started travelling by cars instead of taking flights.
4. Taleb points out that humans do not give much importance if lesser number of people
die. The more the number of deaths, the greater is the fear and concern. It is ironic as hardly
newspapers have headlines when a person meets with an accident but the moment there is a
terrorist attack people become alerted.
5. The fear and terror of the September 11 attack stayed in the mind of the people and
they decided to travel in cars instead of traveling in planes. This increased the rates of death on
the roads but this incident never made to the headlines. 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:

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As Thomas Jefferson rightly once said, “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of
wisdom”. Every human is endowed with the basic value of honesty (LeBlanc, McConnell,and
Monteiro 2015). Whether we follow the path of honesty or dishonesty that is completely upto us.
A person who is dishonest cannot be trusted by anyone. Moreover, everyone has to pay the price
of being dishonest.
Dishonest people have to live with regrets and guilt forever. Today, the world is full of
corrupted and dishonest people. Qualities like honesty, simplicity and kindness are a rare thing
these days. Nobody can trust a dishonest person. A man does not earn the respect of other if he is
not honest. Moreover, dishonest people find it harder to maintain and keep relationships as they
go around breaking other’s trusts. A honest man has a strong character and is valued more than
someone who takes pleasure in dishonesty (Rapoport 2013). Someone who repeatedly tells lie
cannot be in anyone’s good books. At the end, truth always triumphs over evil and lies.
Therefore, “dishonesty is never the best policy”. People who are dishonest can get only
momentary happiness and success but those who are honest they are always peaceful and happy.

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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.