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dumi   
Jan 18, 2014
Writing Feedback / [IELTS] The traditional skills and ways of life dying out. [8]

Hi
It's good if you include the prompt also with the essay so that we can have a good look at it and align our comments more with what it asks :)

Actually I have difficulty brainstorming for this topic. Can you give me feedback on the above essay and some ideas? Thank you.

To answer this question, it is important to have an idea about your prompt. So include it in full in your future threads.
I feel your introduction follows a good structure. However, I like if you improved clarity more in the sentences. Give priority for clarity!
dumi   
Jan 17, 2014
Writing Feedback / AP English class, We need to write a 300-400 essay on WHAT HOME IS? [5]

It hurts to leave a home. It hurts to love and to lose. To leave something you have planted in the soil with love, hate, and happiness flowing the roots. A home is also protection, a bond between a human and their home. A bond between a human and something they love.

Ok.... this is my idea for this one;
Home is the only place where you can be yourself. At least it is the safest place where you can express yourself very honestly without any fear. It is also the place where you experience varying emotions ; Your home experiences include the moments of happiness, love, pleasure, sadness, fear, guilt, annoyances, thrill etc.
dumi   
Jan 17, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS Task 2 :Children need to eat a healthy meal at school! [4]

Most people agree with this statement that children have to eat a healthy food.

....Actually I think this is out of question. Everybody agrees with the statement and therefore this sentence sounds too obvious. Start the body paragraphs with giving your reasons because the reader is awaiting that.

It will be a problem for children when they are not getting enough nutritiousnutrients from healthy food.

nutritious food / nutrients in food / nutrients from food
dumi   
Jan 17, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS - Compulsory military service for men and women [8]

You can take either positive or negative side of the argument as you feel which is better. Then in the body paragraphs, keep supporting whatever the side you took by giving reasons for that opinion. In this essay you do not agree with the statement and therefore you have to give the reasons as to why you don't agree. Hope it's clear now :)
dumi   
Jan 17, 2014
Writing Feedback / TOEFL: Serious movies or comedies ? Which is better? [6]

there are many entertainments

there are many forms of entertainment

Obviously, movie is among them, and it does have a great popularity.

Obviously, movies are among the most popular forms among them.
dumi   
Jan 16, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS - Compulsory military service for men and women [8]

Then keep supporting your opinion. Have all body paragraphs to justify your position on the issue by giving reasons to show the negative side of the statement.

Start your body paragraphs straight with reasoning your opinion. I wish you re-do this essay and post it here. You write pretty good and can aim for a good score :)
dumi   
Jan 16, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS - Compulsory military service for men and women [8]

This is a pretty good introduction.Only you have not included the point about women servicing in the military. Your topic contains that too.

Also it makes people more accurately and disciplined as well as physically stronger and healthier.

Well, you are not favoring this idea. So, you better give reasons to justify why you do not agree with the idea. This paragraph is not really helping you to convince your reader about your position. If you are asked to discuss both view, then it's fine.

Note - I provide you with a structure for this task in your other thread.
dumi   
Jan 16, 2014
Writing Feedback / In democracy the media can be controlled in terms of avoiding misrepresentation of information [6]

Thank you very much for your advices. As I understand, from point of your view in this kind of essays (to what extent) I need to expand only the point which I'm agreeing or disagree and why? Is it right?

In the introduction, just mentioning your position is quite enough. If you have time, then you can mention the reasons for your opinion very briefly in the intro ( it's ok even without it)

Then in the body paragraphs, give one reason ( point) per body para to justify your opinion. Support them with a good example.
dumi   
Jan 16, 2014
Undergraduate / USC Supplement Essays for a hopeful computer science and business administration major [13]

In just 19 hours, the other interns and I would present our work in a board meeting to the company's executives.

In just 19 hours, our team of interns would have to make a presentation to the company's executives at a board meeting. .... generally, the directors meet at board meetings. I guess you refer to the directors and not the executives of senior management.

As my partners took leave for the night, I could not help but stay a little longer just to make sure our app was running smoothly

I feel this is a bit too detailed. I don't see much contribution by the idea of parents' leave to this sentence. If there's anything special about it you've got to tell them.

introducing myself to as many employees that had not left work yet to ask for their advice.

.... , introducing myself to many unknown employees who had not yet left work and asking for their advice.

In the world of academia, I've never felt like I completely fit under any one category or label.

.... label or category , one of them would be sufficient.
In the world of academic, I never found myself completely fitting with any particular label.

When asked what I do for fun, I would mention taking entrepreneurial classes and watching interviews of successful entrepreneurs every night before bed.

To answer what I do for fun, it is to take entrepreneurial classes and watch interviews of successful entrepreneurs every night before bed.
dumi   
Jan 16, 2014
Writing Feedback / Two limits for each crime type is needed: the upper and the lower - for equity [5]

You need to improve presentation of your essay. It seems you have just one sentence each paragraph. You do not comply with basic standard norms such as starting sentences with capital letters. You cannot expect others to read your essay and give feedbacks when you post it here so untidy. Please re-post this essay with a better presentation!
dumi   
Jan 16, 2014
Writing Feedback / Technology is huge part or our daily life [3]

I understand that you are new to this forum. So, I have a few admin requests for you;
First, you should have a meaningful title for your essay and this is a forum rule.(your title has been attended by us) It also helps you earn more feedbacks. Second, you should open your essay in the most appropriate forum. In this case, it should be "Writing Feedback" forum. (I transferred your essay from Undergraduate to Writing Feedback)

Also, it is better if you include the purpose, as Pahan mentions , in the title itself. It helps others to give you more meaningful feedbacks.
dumi   
Jan 16, 2014
Letters / Letter of Appeal - Being a part of the community! [3]

Last January 11, 2014, I saw the results of the __________ online and ascertained that I was in the waitlisted status.

On the 11th of January 201, I accessed my online results of the ??????? and found my status as "wait-listed".

Though I'm downcast upon seeing my status, I am still writing to inform you of my unceasing hopes of being accepted in ______________ as it remains my top choice.

Although I was very upset over having my status vague, I kept believing that I would be somehow accepted by ????? as it still remains my top most choice.

I've done my very best to be a deserving applicant.

Tell them what you've done to be a deserving applicant, otherwise they won't be convinced.
dumi   
Jan 15, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS Task 1 : Planning for the town [4]

Where is the map? You should have uploaded it for others to have a look before commenting on your essay. Use the "Attach file(s)" feature in the Message block for uploading your diagrams.

The map depicts a town named Garlsdon in which has a population of 65,000.

I think you should make another post with your map. I find it is difficult to help you without seeing it :(
dumi   
Jan 15, 2014
Writing Feedback / Has the widespread use of the internet influenced taken the world`s control? [4]

First of all it is important to know where do you need this writing essay?

This is a very important comment. Why have you written this? For IELTS, TOEFL? Or for a class room assignment?
Also, you very poorly present your essay to us.It's very difficult to follow because you start your sentences with simple letters. If you want to attract more feedbacks, you should present it in a more neat and tidy manner.
dumi   
Jan 15, 2014
Scholarship / Europe is the most popular place among the students! [15]

EMA2 give me a good opportunity to participate with European countries by give me a chance to apply for scholarship to cover my study, travel, and living expense in European universities which partnership with EMA2.

... I have a question, is EMA2 is a scholarship program? If not tell me!
[i]EMA2 would give me an opportunity to study in the Europe by offering me a scholarship to cover the expenses of my study, travel and living, which otherwise would only be a mere dream for me. By participating in this two year program, I intend not only to gain academic knowledge, but a greater exposure that would help me broaden my perspectives.[/i]

Tell me what your credentials ,(qualifications like Bachelors etc. and also your majors) , any achievements , extra-curricular activities etc. I'll try to help you align your response more with the prompt.
dumi   
Jan 15, 2014
Undergraduate / Facing the unknown is difficult; How Never Fear Change applies to me! [6]

Ok, don't worry....It's not a major thing. I just felt it didn't keep up with the rest because the rest was so impressive. But you really don't have to worry about it as that sentence itself is an ok one.... I personally like what you've written and kept giving you suggestions :) You've done a good job and hope for good results too :)

Good luck!
dumi   
Jan 15, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS; buildings often reflected the culture of a society ! [4]

First, you should open all IELTS essays in Writing Feedback forum. Also, mention the purpose (i.e. IELTS) in the title so that others would provide you with more relevant and task related feed backs.

Many centuries ago people used to build their buildings utilizing the materials available in their own land. Few decades ago, people have started to import materials from other countries in order to build their own buildings. This change of building materials has impacted in many people's opinion and views. Travelers who visit different cities around the world today found that famous buildings are similar to each other as if they have visited this city before.

Well, this paragraph cannot be accepted as your introduction. Introduction is a must for this task for you to earn a decent score. In the intro you should introduce the topic to the reader.This looks like as if you are answering a question and lacks the features of an essay.
dumi   
Jan 15, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS: Government's financial support for elderly people [5]

I have got one question though, based on the structure you provided, does it mean I only need two arguments to support my position? Is it enough?

Yes, you need to have at least two specific reasons (not arguments, but reasons) to support the position you take on the argument. You also need to support these reasons with appropriate examples. Have one reason ( + exmaple) per paragraph. There is no harm in have more reasons (that means more body paragraphs) , but considering the time factor, I'd suggest you to limit your body paras to two. If you've got more time left, you can add more body paras. However, there should be at least two body paras.
dumi   
Jan 15, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS Human's dependence in the modern world [5]

How I can express my opinion and follow a further discussion?
If I stated a strong opinion in favour of one side in intro, than it might be inappropriate to analyze another side in a following paragraph.
Could you please give me an example.

There is no harm in expressing your view in the introduction itself and still progress discussing both views. For example, you hold the view that people are now less dependent on one another. Here we go;

.... In my personal view, I too agree with the view that modern people are less dependent on one another.
People who argue that people today are more dependent on each other claim that the modern man is not as self sufficient as his ancestors. Due to increased practicing of division of labor, people today need to depend on others to complete a specific task unlike the people of previous generations. For example, in ancient farming societies, people produced their own food and they were self sufficient and did not depend on each other for their own food. However, in today's context, farming has developed into a major industry and not every single man produces his own food, but depend on the companies or individual farmers who produce food for masses.


Now move into the next body para to discuss the other view and then in the conclusion, make a comparison and re-instate your opinion.
dumi   
Jan 15, 2014
Writing Feedback / Essay about my classmate - English Essay [3]

studied at the architecture

she thinks that our goals in live can change us )).

... this is not clear to me :(
Well, like in any other essay you need to have an introduction for this essay too. There you have to introduce her as a person. Tell her name, what she does, where she comes from, what are her interests etc. , but very very briefly. Then move onto your body paragraphs to elaborate the points that you feel more important in discussing about her. Do your draft and post it here for us to help you improve it :)
dumi   
Jan 15, 2014
Writing Feedback / IETLS; Agree or Disagree on every year several languages die out? [5]

Actually, you do not introduce your topic to the reader very well. Your topic is not about classifying or defining the languages that exist in the world. It is about the case of several languages dying out on yearly basis that gives rise to the issue whether it is good to have fewer languages or not. Always stay with the prompt and do not go out of topic.
dumi   
Jan 15, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS; government´control on water´using. [11]

In a world where customers always rights,the controlling own needs can be necessary.

Wrong grammar - It should be ;
customers always have rights OR customers are always right
This is not a strong hook. It doesn't seem like a logical sentence :(

Yes,you are right, howeverIi cannot find a way to express my opinion in the intro and at the same time save a further discussion for both sides.
Could you please give me an example?

There is no harm in expressing your opinion and then move into the body paragraphs to discuss both views.

To begin with, there appears to be an argument over the people' notion that it is their right to spent as much water as they wish.

You have a problem with expressing ideas clearly. Do not bother about vocabulary. First, make simple clear sentences that gives your ideas across to the reader with better clarity!
dumi   
Jan 14, 2014
Scholarship / Europe is the most popular place among the students! [15]

Sure, I'll try my best to help you. But, what is your prompt or the question? Post it here.
For the moment, let me help you with some grammar fixes of the following part;

Europe is the most popular place for higher studies due to its highly reputed colleges that offer great opportunities for their students to excel in studies and research. However, though studying in Europe is the dream of many students, at the same time, most of them find it is an extremely difficult task due to the high costs of tuition, living and travel etc that are involved with these colleges.
dumi   
Jan 14, 2014
Writing Feedback / [TOEFL] higher education should be available only to good students or not [2]

No one can disagree that knowledge is the most important wealth for everyone.

College and university are playing in an important role toin providingprovide academic skills to people in order to pursue their goal.

Colleges and universities play an important role in providing students with knowledge and skills in order to help them achieve their academic goals.

There are an issue

.... There is an issue / There are issues

First of all, many people think that college and university should consider students to study with them only if they are good students

Well, you have already introduced the topic in the intro and there's no need in repeating the same in body paras. Start with the reason!
dumi   
Jan 14, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS: Government's financial support for elderly people [5]

First, you need to open all IELTS essays in the Writing Feedback forum (this has been moved from undergraduate to Writing Feedback). Please do so when opening future threads.

Pension, which is paid by the government,

Pension is not necessarily paid by the government always. There are private pension funds as well. However, I like the way you have written your introduction :)

You have issues with the structure of your body paragraphs.
dumi   
Jan 14, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS Human's dependence in the modern world [5]

To begin with, the major argument why people believe in the modern dependence of humankind is an ever-increasing rate of globalization.

Try to express your ideas with better clarity avoid being verbose. Clarity is number one priority in essays and it has much more value than displaying your vocabulary knowledge.

To begin with, the major argument why people believe in the modern dependence of humankind is an ever-increasing rate of globalization. As long as costumers opt for international items, they have been forced to depend on alternative countries' supplies. A perfect example of this would be the cinema industry, where people around the globe have anticipated the Hollywood productions.
In addition, the emerging of the Internet and allied connection devices has enabled people in one country work on international corporations in another. These devices have certainly put mankind in dependent position in term of the global employment. Hence, the dependence of people on each other can be clearly seen, as they expedite the level of globalization between cultures through contemporary devices.

... You do not have to give too many examples to support one reason. Instead have one specific example and elaborate on that.
dumi   
Jan 14, 2014
Undergraduate / USC SUPP - Benefit society /Geek or Nerds? [3]

First, it is not a good idea to have two essays in one thread. The forum rule is also to limit one essay per one thread. You are also at a disadvantage because you'll earn less number of feedbacks when everything is put together. So, always open a fresh thread for a different prompt.

The importance of petroleum in the society is undeniable, and since the oil industry is one of the most important sectors and main resourcessource of wealthrevenue of my country, I want to contribute to its development.

The importance of petroleum for our economies is undeniable. Being a citizen of a country where oil industry is the main source of income, I would be glad to make my share of contribution to the development of oil industry in my country.
dumi   
Jan 14, 2014
Undergraduate / Joycamp 2011 - Discuss an accomplishment or event [2]

First, I have some admin requests for you :)
You should open your threads in the most appropriate forum and this should have been opened in "Undergraduate essays" forum. I moved this from Writing Feedback to Undergraduate.

Next is that you should have a more meaningful title for your essay. This has been attended by us . It also helps you earn other's attention towards your essay and naturally, more feedbacks.
dumi   
Jan 14, 2014
Undergraduate / Life Changing Journey; Background/ Central to identity [3]

Well,today I kept checking several essays written for the same Central to Identity prompt and this is the best one that I read, I must say that! :)

Here you relate everything to say how your identity was formed. I don't find anything to comment for improvement and I feel you have done an excellent job.

Good luck with your application!
dumi   
Jan 13, 2014
Graduate / My patience, enthusiasm and flexibility ; SOP Speech Pathology [4]

I find this is pretty good. The only point I would like to suggest is that to include something to say (more specifically) about your future career plans, short or long term goals. Then show how this particular program would help you achieve them. The admission guys are interested to know how you are going to be benefited by their program in terms of reaching your goals.
dumi   
Jan 13, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS;"Responsible Tourist" - Agree or Disagree type essay [5]

To the extent of my observation, the former view holds water.

State your opinion more direct and clear....
Your body paragraphs do not contain any specific examples that are important for scoring marks. Try this essay structure and read the following sample essays.
dumi   
Jan 13, 2014
Undergraduate / IETLS - Today's youth have more power and influence! [3]

In the past, adults completely dominated the social activities , while adolescents were not allowed to strongly show their opinions.

In previous generations, the adults played a more dominating role in decision making while the youth were forced to accept their decisions.

Clearly, their voices were valueless.

Clearly their voices were not recognized.
Well, it is always good to express your opinion at the end of your introduction before concluding your intro. Introduction is meant for introducing your topic to the reader. You need to assume that readers do not know about this issue and first introduce the issue to them and then express your view on it.
dumi   
Jan 13, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS Task 2 : Obesity is a major disease prevalent among children [8]

First of all, increasingly majority of people tend to focus on becoming wealthy rather than being healthy.

.... well, these two words , increasingly and majority, tends to confuse the reader. Be careful when choosing words for your ideas because your priority should be to express the idea as clear as possible. Clarity of ideas matters more than showing your vocabulary knowledge. If your sentences are not clear to the reader, then that reflects much worst than having plain sentences with not many advance key words (but still the idea is clear to the reader)

First of all, increasingly majority of people tend to focus on becoming wealthy rather than being healthy. In the process of earning huge sum, people often fail to pay attention to their family life, in particular, children's unhealthy eating habits. Secondly, technology plays a vital role in encouraging adolescents to adopt sedentary life style. In addition, recent days schools emphasize more on academic curriculum and highly reluctant in motivating students to participate in physical educations and sports events.

Also, you should have more focus on what your prompt expects. It wants you to discuss -

What are its causes

... So tell them the more obvious reasons than vague or distant ones. Obesity directly deals with eating habits and physical exercises. So be straight and discuss them.
dumi   
Jan 13, 2014
Undergraduate / Facing the unknown is difficult; How Never Fear Change applies to me! [6]

Which line exactly do you mean that doesn't fit the rest?

Sorry.... this always happens to me when keep commenting on so many threads at a time. This is the one;

The words of encouragement coming from my peers and advisor did nothing for me.

This is not grammatically incorrect or even lacks clarity. I wish you presented it in a more creative way... Just a thought :)

If I added something like At first, I thought the change from my normal style to this type of rappelling was beyond my abilities, but once I experienced it, I knew I could handle unforeseen challenges. would that help clarify how I feared the change but I surpassed it?

I think it's better you tell about the change at the beginning of experience.I mean while you begin to talk about your experience (don't wait until you finish telling them the experience) Take the focus "need for changing your style"
dumi   
Jan 13, 2014
Undergraduate / Art Institute of Seattle Audio Production - Music has always been a part of me! [4]

Music has always been a part of me, most of my life I have been raised in a mostly musician family.As far as I can remember I have always had a strong passion for music. Growing up I remember our family gatherings seemed as if they where music festivals, I would always play the bongos and the congas and I would always try to match the rhythm.

.... You need to improve the organization of your ideas here. Some ideas get repeated several times and therefore some ideas become redundant.
Being raised by a mostly musician family, music has always been a part of my life. Growing up I remember our family gatherings seemed as if they where music festivals, I would always play the bongos and the congas trying my best to supplement and enhance the rhythm.
dumi   
Jan 13, 2014
Undergraduate / Why CARLETON? My fantasy of Carleton! [6]

Well.... I think you miss out one important aspect when answering why you are interested in this college. That is you need to tell them how it is going to help you achieve your goals. So, discuss about its features that you would see as helpful in your pursuit of short and long term goals. You may have to do a bit of research about the school for this purpose.
dumi   
Jan 13, 2014
Writing Feedback / IELTS: TECHNOLOGY affects the way we interact with other people! [3]

Advances in modern technology have definitely altered how people keep in touch closely with one another.

Communication across countries is now fast, effective and private, as opposed to letters and telegrams that took long and could often be intercepted and read by a third party.

Communication across countries is now fast, effective and private, as opposed to the traditional communication methods such as letters or telegrams that took long and could often be intercepted and read by a third party.

It seems you have excellent writing skills. Improve your essay structure a bit more to go for a higher band at IELTS.
dumi   
Jan 13, 2014
Undergraduate / I didn't know which way I should proceed with my education; Transfer Essay [2]

When I saw how my classmates crossed the graduation stage, it felt like I was nearly the only one who didn't know which way toI should proceed with my education.

When I saw my classmates crossing the graduation stage with pride and determination, I wondered whether it is only me who wasn't sure of which way I should proceed with my education.

Well, telling them that you are not so sure about your interest may sometimes get them to form a negative opinion about you. Having the company of a bigger community would not be sufficient for you to find out your interest in studies. It should come from you and you need to understand yourself better for that matter. Hope you give some thought about this fact.

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