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dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Undergraduate / Racial diversity & Bullying; Issue of importance to me [8]

How do you feel about the essay overall though?

The issue is good, but I wish you need to support it with more cases and examples to attract the reader. That part seems to be lacking here. Why not you re-do this and post it here. I'll keep giving comments ;)

Also, do you mind checking my gwu essay?

Sure.... I'll do give my comments in a while :)
Wait for them :)
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Undergraduate / U of M Community Essay: My Orchestra Family [3]

I am completely lost in the music, but my fingers move across the strings finding the correct notes to play

I removed the comma between "strings" and "finding"

look over at the audience and take a deep breath wishing they could understand the magnificence of this moment.

....here too ... "between" breath and "wishing"

The students in my orchestra have become my second family and we assist each other with schoolwork and problems outside of school.

... and we help and stand by each other in all ups and downs whether it is to do with school or personal.

This is awesome... The first para is really impressive.... Great job and Good Luck!
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Writing Feedback / Number of Japan tourists travelling abroad within 10 years [2]

The bar chart shows the travelling abroad by Japanese in millions between 1985 and 1995 around the world whereas the line graph shows the percentage of Japanese travellers who visited Australia in the same period.

This sentence is too long. Avoid very lengthy sentences because they require your examiner to remember too much details and he wouldn't like it for sure :D... Also "around the world" are not really necessary to reinstate as you already said "travelling abroad"

The bar chart illustrates the statistics of travelling abroad by Japanese between 1985 and 1995. The line graph shows the percentage of Japanese travellers who visited Australia during the same period. These figures are presented in millions.
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Undergraduate / Mover; UPenn Transfer - Ben Franklin, mankind classes [7]

In my view,a mover is one who above all is capable of movement of the self.

.... "above all" seems to distract your idea. Just have a look without it;
In my view, a mover is someone who is capable of movement of self.... How does it sound?

For a long period of my development, I could best be described as a movable person with an immovable attitude, not unlike most in their formative years

I guess this sounds better if you use direct speech;
I had been a movable person with an immovable attitude in the process of my self development.
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Undergraduate / Intense academics,Intellectual vibe and Blow-your-mind school spirit; U Michigan! [3]

It has been ranked among the world top universities

.... since there are so many ranking criteria, it is better to specify. It shows that you have gathered information about the uni because you are very much interested in it.

to major in Biology as a preparation for Medical School.

... to major in Biology in preparation for Medical School.

I would say, is the extremely wide variety of majors and minors.

I would say, is the range of assortment of majors and minors.
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Writing Feedback / Art Management; Colleges and universities should offer Job preparation training [8]

Whether college should offer job support programs or not for the student before they start working is hot topic in the public

My suggestion;
Whether colleges should offer job supportive programs for the students or not is a hot topic today.

Some people claim that universities only focus on academic research.

.... universities should only focus on academic research,

The mainly concern of college students is thier major study.

.... you should have combined this sentence with the previous sentence as they both go in the same line, otherwise this sounds repetitive :)
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Graduate / Technology Commercialization; Motivation Letter- Masters;Innovation Management [4]

Studies about innovation management and technology commercialization have not become popular studies in Indonesia.

Study fields such as innovation management and technology commercialization are not yet popular in Indonesia.

My university initiated engineering management department, which became the first engineering management program in South East Asia.

This line comes abruptly without having a link to the previous idea. I guess you better establish some link between the two lines. Connect this idea with the previous one :)

This department aims to accommodate the needs of engineer that focused on creating innovative product and system. In order to escalating the quality of this new department, it needs more academicians with deep knowledge on technology and innovation management.

It is not very clear as to why you suddenly start talking about this department .... Better bridge the gap :)
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Scholarship / Women in Science and Engineering/ Educational and Career Goals [6]

Since childhood I always imagined myself with a worthy career and being a professional.

Since childhood, I always longed for being a professional in a worthy career field.

Currently that desire has not changed.

... this sounds a bit rough and also it does not add much value to your essay as an idea. This idea is already said in the previous line.

My biggest goal is to obtain a career where I can express my love for science and at the same time help people around the world. After considering career opportunities such as Psychology and Dance I realized my true passion was science.

I wish if you directly expressed what you now want to be.;
After evaluating all my passions and giving serious consideration to all of them, I finally decided a career in Psychology would be the right choice for me.
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Undergraduate / Love for music, photography, literature, fine art to dance; Art -statement of intent [4]

ForasAs long as I can remember I've always had a great love for all types of art froms; music, photography, literature, fine art to dance. ... Pay attention to the punctuation I introduced :)

I'm not the best when it comes to using words but as a photographer I feel that I truly know what it means to have a sense of freedom of expression or F.O.E., as I like to put it.

.... but as photographer I truly understand the meaning of FOE, the freedom of expression, which is an integral part of my all my creative work.
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Undergraduate / Art has always been a part of my life - Interior Design College App [2]

Ever since I was young my passion has been to create.

I have been a creative person ever since I was young.

I would buy arts and crafts books and challenge myself to finish each project no matter how difficult it was.

I feel this does not sound a strong reason for you to prove that you are creative... Why not come up with a really creative experience? :)

I ditched my dolls, and stuffed animals to help my brother with his architecture projects.

... This sounds better.... I wish you have left the previous line away and brought this line in its place :)
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS - making money would never replace a teddy bear for a child [6]

Follow the four para structure; Introduction + 2 body paras + conclusion
You at least need four paras if you aim at a good score... You find loads of good essays on similar topics here. Read them to get the knack of this structure and pick up good points :)
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Graduate / Technology Commercialization; Motivation Letter- Masters;Innovation Management [4]

Indonesia has a low score in Business sophistication aspect and market sophistication aspect.

Indonesia has a low score in the aspects of Business and Market sophistication.

It is mean that all this time Indonesia's economy mostly driven by natural resource exploitation without further effort to create more value through innovation.

It means that all this time Indonesia's economy had mostly been driven by natural resource exploitation without any further effort to create more value through innovation.

I believe Indonesia did not lack of brilliant or creative people that able to invent an innovative product.

.... people who are capable of inventing innovative products.
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Undergraduate / RESEARCH ON CANCER; SOP - Texas A&M'S Bio-medical Eng [8]

Since I was fourteen, I have always been intrigued by cancer research.

Since I was fourteen, I've always been intrigued by the research on cancer.

The fact that cells can mutate, simply by an accident in the DNA replication, and can set off a chain reaction, creating a large tumor, spreading to various parts of the body, even capturing its own personal blood vessels, is, essentially, just another struggle for survival.

.... Why do you have so many commas? I think this punctuation makes it looking more complex :(.... This looks confusing for me to understand :( .... Wish you split this sentence and make it more clear.
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Undergraduate / Racial diversity & Bullying; Issue of importance to me [8]

Many of us preach about what we believe in. We believe that this is no longer a conservative society. We believe that we are able to make changes to this world as people are said to be more open to opinions.

I feel you can present this idea with more clarity. Though you write three sentences to get to your point, it seems it does not flow properly. I wish you said it more direct and clear.

This is my strong opinion when cultural diversity is brought up.

... I wish if you put forward this idea slightly differently;
In my view, encouraging people to appreciate cultural diversity needs the support from the system itself.
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Undergraduate / CHILDCARE QUEEN; My important or rewarding Activities & Why? [4]

As the daughter of a preschool and a kindergarten teacher, I was destined to become a childcare queen.

Awesome opening :) .... Impressive statement :)

Wow... you are a very talented writer and I must commend you :).... You really bring in the whole scene so lively in this para... Very beautiful writing :)...I'm sure you are terribly good with children :D

This is really great and wish you good luck with your application :)
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Writing Feedback / Book vs Experience; Which is more important? [4]

but human could not have the right answer for that question

....but we have still not found the right answer for this question.

Many people prefer experience to books because theyfavour specific skills over theoretical ideas.

.... I think the subject you need to deal here with is not about skills... It's the practical approach or the theoretical approach; Experience contributes to practical approach while Books contribute to theory :)
dumi   
Jan 24, 2013
Graduate / Reliance on Fossil Fuel in Bangladesh; KIC InnoEnergy SELECT letter of motivation [2]

In Bangladesh, most energy consumption still relies on fossil fuel; almost 70 percent of electricity is produced by natural gas. However, due to environmental pollution especially in industrial estates and higher awareness of global warming Bangladesh government plans to invest in alternative sources of energy. My interest in developing my research skills and knowledge in energy efficiency has motivated me to apply for Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems (SELECT).

Our country, Bangladesh relies on Fossil Fuels (natural gases) for over 70% of its electricity generation. However, due to escalating environmental concerns such as high level of pollution in industrial zones and global warming, the government now plans to divert to alternative sources of energy. In this background, my research interests in Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems gain more significance as more meaningful research efforts than before that would help achieve my personal goals while contributing my share to the needs of my motherland.
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Writing Feedback / Governments should ban smoking in all public places and also build some places for smokers there [3]

Hi,
Have a small request for you; Please post your writing task essays in the "writing feedback" forum. That would help you earn more comments too :)

All mankind have created free but they are social creations.

.... This sentence fails to give a clear idea as to what you mean. Is it;
Every man is entitled to a free life, yet he should live in within the social norms.

They are free to do everything when they are alone, but not in a public place.

...now the idea is getting clearer :D
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Scholarship / Diverse Academic Intersts, Responsibility, my Culture; HMC President's Scholar-SOP [3]

Being rich & successful, making my friends & family proud, really changing the world, stuff like that.

Being rich and successful, making my friends and family proud and changing the world into a more meaningful one had been some of those big dreams.

And until recently, it's always been just that, a dream.

However, they all stopped at the dream status until very recent.

But now I have the opportunity to use my diverse academic interests, my sense of leadership, and my culture's traditions & values to turn my dream into a reality.

You make a statement to indicate us that you've had your dream realized. However, it is not descriptive enough. :)
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Scholarship / Diverse values and morals, blue collar houehold/U.S. Naval(NROTC) [3]

I come from a family background that has instilled in me a diverse range of values and morals.

I come from a family that has instilled diverse values and morals in me.

Raised in a blue-collar household, my father instilled in me the values of hard work, responsibility, a strong moral character, and self-reliance by setting example.

Raised in a blue-collar household, I learned the values of hard work, responsibility, self-reliance and a good moral from my father who was very exemplary. ... I changed its presentation as the word "instilled" is used repeatedly.

My multilingual mother who worked with Mexican children, aroused my keen interest in learning about other languages and cultures. She was instrumental in sharpening my analytic and critical thinking skills through our conversations based on politics and social justice.
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Essays / ACHIEVEMETNTS AMIDST TOUGH ENVIRONMENTS [16]

By the first sentence I mean: The amount of achievements and hard work the person makes from the beginning of his life, shapes his future and make him what he is.

Okkkkkkkkkkkk... this is my suggestion for that;
Achievements of one's early life, contribute positively for his personal growth and lay the foundation for the success of his future.

After two years I moved to United Kingdom, a completely new place and experience for me.

When I was six, we moved to UK, a totally new and different world for me.

First, I learnt a whole new language rapidly.

....
The first challenge was to learn English language.

My passion to learn amused all my teachers, this was a big achievement for me. I was studying seven days a week, from Monday to Friday in a British school and from Saturday to Sunday at a Libyan school.

It was not easy as my English knowledge at that time was almost zero, but I quickly developed a great passion for learning this beautiful language. My teachers were amused at my speedy improvement and appreciated my hard work. I attended school almost everyday of the week; From Monday to Friday, the British school and the Libiyan school during the weekend.
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Writing Feedback / What would I prefer- long hours more money or short hours less money-critique [5]

Well... you display good writing skills. But I think you need to grasp the easy and appropriate essay structure for this task. I have stated that in many other threads.

First , I am still in the prime of my youth and I recognise this as the time I need to work the hardest to build experience and to grow professionally.

... For me, this looks more like a specific example. If I wrote this essay, this is how intro and the first body para would go;

People have different preferences with regard to careers. For some, it is the salary that gets the highest priority over everything else. However, others look for comfort and convenience the most.(up to this point, it is the introduction) In my case, I would choose a job that pays me high though I have to sacrifice my personal life for long hours it demands me to work. (this is your opinion) .... INTRO

First, the phase of life that a person undergoes influences his or her choice of job. (1st reason)For example, I am still young and have less commitments. Therefore, I recognize this as the time I need to work the hardest to build experience and to grow professionally. (specific example)

Hope you understand my point :) .... However, you are really good at writing and get hold of this structure that would help you a lot in tackling this task :)
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Undergraduate / Woody Allen's life; Transfer to Reed College [4]

I am easily influenced by those I admire (sometimes not in the best of ways), and after watching the 2011 documentary of Woody Allen's life,

sometimes not in the best of ways.... Why you say so? What do you mean? You better be a little descriptive about that :)

where as a writer I best fit in.

where I best fit in as a writer.

while learning the subjects that do not come as easily to me

while learning the subjects that would not come so easy
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Essays / ACHIEVEMETNTS AMIDST TOUGH ENVIRONMENTS [16]

The accomplishments that are made by a person from the beginning of his life, determines his future.

... I really cannot figure out what you try to mean by the highlighted part.... Is that "hardworking" you mean... Can you give me an example to understand this idea?

InOn the day of my birth, my grandmother who passed away 2 years ago said that I will be a magnificentprominent person in the future.

On the day of my birth, my grandmother had said that I would make a mark on this world. ... I removed some parts(her death) as I find them irrelevant to your essay.

when I was three years old I saw two men from our balcony stealing from a shop down the street.

... hey... three years seem too small to perform such action :D... Add at least another ten years to make it more conceivable :D
Proving her prediction about my character, at the age of ????? I became instrumental in catching two thieves; I caught the sight of these men stealing from a shop down the street while I was walking in our balcony. I quickly ran to the police station which was in vicinity and informed about these two thieves and the police caught them.
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS - making money would never replace a teddy bear for a child [6]

Recently there have been a lot of arguments about engaging children in variablevarious types of paid work.

There are different views about engaging children in paid work.

Some people are considered consider this is notshould not be allowedallowable while others have profoundly converse conviction.

Some people consider this should not be allowed while others support this idea.

This challenge is assumed to be quite controversial

... this sounds irrelevant and hence does not add any value to your essay. Say it simply;
This is a controversial issue and therefore it needs a deep understanding.
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Speeches / HOW TO MAKE AN AVOCADO FLOAT [3]

The ingredients are al-vocado,milk,ice cream,water,biscuit,and astor

... Hey.... don't you have to mention about the quantities of each ingredient :p

.Throw the peel and the bean.

... I think this is not necessary.

Throw the peel and the bean.Put alvocado into a blender. The third step is make a alvocado juice.

.... I think you can avoid all three lines and tell this;
Blend avocado with water and ice cubes.
"ice cubes"is the right usage.

favorite favor.

.... favorite flavor
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Undergraduate / GIRLS WITH TATTOOS; Transfer to UT Austin- Issue of Importance [6]

Great suggestions indeed :) ... I too feel Didgeridoo's suggestions would make your essay more conceivable.
I too feel your contents are quite powerful and it is only the presentation that you need to improve further. Pay attention to what Didgeridoo suggested and I find he's done really good editing for you :)

Good Luck!
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Undergraduate / "Dill mill Gayya" - Why i want to be a nurse [3]

I always wanted to do a profession where I can helpshelp people with any kind of problems.

I always looked forward to a profession by which I can help people in need.

When I was young, I wanted to become a doctor because it is the center profession of the heath science.

As a child, I dreamed of becoming a doctor because that is the profession with the highest regard in Health Sector.

The idea of becoming a doctor was due of an Indian serial, Dill mill Gayya.. Through this serial, the actors who play the doctor role were awesome.

Dill mill Gayya, the Indian TV series is the one that inspired this desire of mine. Those actors did an awesome job with their doctor roles in the series.
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Graduate / Appreciation towards Buildings and Structures; PERSONAL STATEMENT; Colombia U [3]

I knew I would inevitably become an engineer in the future.

... this does not sound very logical. It is better you present your passion for engineering in a more convincing way to them.

When I was young, I knew I would inevitably become an engineer in the future. It was because my father was a civil engineer and dedicated his life to that field.

I guess you can combine these two ideas and present one interesting sentence. Tell them you got inspired by your father.

The genes of engineering just happened to be in my blood.

... this does not sound good either as an idea... Fails to make much impression and sometimes they may take you wrong thinking that you try to boast
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Writing Feedback / Higher petrol price solve growing traffic and pollution problems-- IELTS [2]

Some people suggested to increase the price of petrol to solve the problems

.... keep it in present tense; it sounds better :)

Though it is easy for the governors to carry out, I however do not think it is the best way .

Although this action may look as an easy measure to address this issue, I personally believe increasing petrol prices is not the best solution to arrest pollution and traffic problems.

At the beginning, it cannot be denied that higher price to some certain extent is helpful to decrease the number of transports and the amount of pollution produced by factories.

First, it is true that higher prices encourage people to curtail petrol consumption for their transportation by considering other options available for them.
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Writing Feedback / advantages & disadvantages of high rise apartments - (IELTS essay) [5]

Due to the increased demand of high rises and decreased availability of space

Demand increased because the population grew at a high speed.
Due to increased population and scarcity of land, the demand for high rise apartments began to graw.

Undeniably, high rises satisfy the drastic demand of rentals in cities to an extent, they are excellent places for short stay.

Undeniably, high rise apartments offer solutions for the booming demand for shelter in cities.
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS-Do children behave better when they are rewarded or punished? Discuss both view [4]

Children are given remuneration for their excellent work and penalty for their bad activity by the parent.

remuneration is generally linked with payment (salary/ wages etc.) ... Here the best key word is "rewarding"
Children are rewarded for their good behavior and punished for behaving bad. .... It's nice to start with a tone that is interesting and simple. :)

Compensation and penalizingmakesmake children in abehave better way of life

Compensation and penalizing are two things, so it's plural

Children are motivated by prizes given inboth school and at home.

...the most important idea is that prizes motivate children... the rest sounds irrelevant
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Essays / ACHIEVEMETNTS AMIDST TOUGH ENVIRONMENTS [16]

I doubled my effort to gain high scores in each school.

I worked really hard to maintain high grades.

two of my cousins passed away immediately

two of my cousins succumbed to death on the spot.

Losing my beloved ones is definitely the hardest moment I had faced . However, I never stopped from achieving my goals.

Loosing loved ones with whom I shared most part of life was the most painful experience in my life. However, I did not let that keep me away from reaching my goal.
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Writing Feedback / Which kind of friendship and respect is required? [4]

First of all, I would like to say that this is my first essay ever, so please cooperate to improve it. Thanks in advance

Welcome to Essay Forum! :)
When you make your next post on this task, select "writing feedback" forum so that you can expect more feedbacks . Also include the prompt of your essay because it helps others to provide you with more relevant comments.

In spite of those problems there is a problem which affects us inside which is friendship and respect.

This sentence has several issues; grammar, vocabulary, clarity etc.
dumi   
Jan 23, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS-Elder people should be looked after by family members or professionals? [7]

Reading is the most confusing task for me..

I agree with you.... That's pretty tough and I guess it is the toughest :)

Can you tell any resourecs to collect speaking vocabulary to improve speeaking.

I had lots of help from JASON RENSHAW's , english-itutor.com site while I was preparing for TOEFL. Since IELTS too follow very similar task structures, you may be able to get help and tips from this site. I think you can get free help too.
dumi   
Jan 22, 2013
Writing Feedback / TOEFL: "I cannot wait back to my job"- social life vs job happiness [4]

Also .... you need to have a concluding para at the end. There you need to sum up everything you said above and reinstate your opinion. It is missing here.

I strongly recommend you to stick to the four para essay;
Introduction
1st Body Para
2nd Body Para
Conclusion
This is the preferred structure for this task :)
dumi   
Jan 22, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS-Wealthy nations should share wealth among poorer? Yes, but in a feasible manner [3]

The world around us is not the one we are always dreaming of. It is devided between rich countries and poor ones. There is always an argument about whether wealthy nations should share their wealth among poorer nations.

This is pretty good, but it is even better if you state your opinion in the introduction itself. That would help your examiner to follow you in your desired direction.

The answer is yes but, in a very feasible and controlled way.

.... Ok.... your opinion has come in the first body para... Take this to the introduction and start with the first reason why you say "it is a conditional yes" :D .... Then support this reason with an example :)
dumi   
Jan 22, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS-Elder people should be looked after by family members or professionals? [7]

Perfect introduction :)

Elder people in their young life have faced a lot ofmany hardships to bring up their children.

.... the way you've written is not incorrect, but I introduced these changes in hope they improve its presentation more :)

They are the ones who let us walk, speak and face the world.

They are the people who got us walk, speak, learn manners and face challenges in the world.

I think you are quite good with this task now.... You may keep practicing until last day to keep yourself ready for the exam and we will surely keep providing comments to your essays.

But now you can concentrate on other tasks too :) You are now quite prepared :D
dumi   
Jan 22, 2013
Graduate / I have a DREAM. Chennai to Deutschland. [4]

During my school days, I was living in the suburbs of Chennai. With rapid modernization and infrastructure development in the late 1990s, I used to be surrounded by large road-laying machines, new automobiles whizzing past our house and constant news about opening of new factories and manufacturing facilities.

... this is awesome :) Very impressive beginning :)

Both of which left beme amazed and kept me wondering about the powers of machinery.

.... typo :D
Very good introduction that well presents how your passion for mechanical engineering developed :)

When I was first introduced to finite element analysis, I was intrigued by the flexibility of creating a mathematical model to solve various structural problems in multiple ways by using numerical methods. Consequently my interest converged on grasping the various types of finite element methods and mastering the meshing software of ANSYS, NASTRAN etc.

This interest about different materials and their applications and deep desire to use design software, made me choose "Design and vibration analysis of main rotor blade of a trainer helicopter" as my final year project. The design of the rotor blade was made using CATIA V5 R17 and stress and vibration analysis were made using NASTRAN.

.... Why not you merge these two paras to one? I feel they can be merged :)

I believe that my passion for mechanics, systematic hard work and positive energy will make me a prospective student to your graduate program.

Yep... I wish you good luck with this application and hope you'll make your way through :)
dumi   
Jan 22, 2013
Writing Feedback / 'quite arguable question'; should kids begin learning foreign language early? [4]

Hi :)
I have a small request for you before giving you my comment :)
When you open a new thread for your new essays for this writing task, post them in the "Writing feedback" forum. It is the forum dedicated for these essays and you'd get more feedback when your essay is there :)

Ok.... let's come to your essay;

The question is indeed a quite arguableoneand it involves innumerable number of factors which cause to escalate the level of issue to a debate.

.... the part I highlighted sounds too complex and confusing. It's nice when you present your ideas more clearly with simple, yet interesting sentences.
question is quite arguable/ question is a quite arguable one

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