It is neither time nor opportunity that is to determine intimacy.

What causes two people to become friends?

Assignment:

In her novel Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen wrote, 'It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.''

What are your thoughts on the idea that neither time nor opportunity can determine intimacy? What causes two people to become friends? Compose an essay in which you express your views on this topic. Your essay may support, refute, or qualify the views expressed in the excerpt.

Essay:

It is neither time nor opportunity that can determine intimacy. This is a crucial topic and here the bond between two people(as friends or enemies) will be discussed.

What causes two people to become allies? Is it time or opportunity? Is it the high status, wealth and authority that one can give to someone close to them? Of course not, when we talk about the bond of friendship we say that there is an understanding and good chemistry. One can feel the joy or suffering that the other person is going through.

In the series of Harry Potter, it clearly tells us that Harry trusts his two friends, Ron and Hermione and depends on them. They have a bond so beautiful, it is hard to describe it in words. This was not possible because they spent seven years or more with each other but because they were able to express themselves and be honest. They were comfortable around each other and were always there for each other.

In the contrary, the quote,"It is neither time nor opportunity that is to determine intimacy. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others," holds true meaning to the reality that is expressed between the acquaintance of two people.

Hi! Can you grade my essay and tell me how much marks I might get if the total number of marks were 6. Thanks

"They have a bond so beautiful" what do you mean?
"They have a bond so beautiful, it is hard to describe it in words" --> "their bondings are beyond your wildest imaginations."
Honestly, it is very difficult for me to understand what you are trying to say. You tried too hard on this essay, try to write more easy english first. The presentations of points are very poor, I cannot understand what the story is about, grammatic and sentence structure are poor, you can change it by using short sentences. Try it step by step before using complex sentence structures.

You won't be happy with the score that this essay might get. Mostly because you did not really discuss the quote as it applies to the Jane Austen novel. The insertion of Harry Potter was misplaced. The discussion should only borrow justifications or refuting sentences from the novel Sense and Sensibility. That is the basis of the essay discussion. The professor is asking you to analyze the friendship or adversary relationship of the characters. Your response failed to borrow from the book in terms of analysis and discussion points. It would most likely get a 0 score because of it.

You posed a series of questions in the response, yet your response to these questions did not borrow from the discussion of time or opportunity as the creator of intimacy among people. In other words, your essay does not respond properly to the given prompt. You have to read the novel in its totality, borrow specific passages from it to use in your discussion in relation to time intimacy. Do not lose focus of the discussion points. Do not use non-related novels for your justification. You may refer to your personal experience though. This essay calls for a personal analysis of the passage and the professors normally appreciate it when students relate the passage to their personal involvement in similar situations.