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Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018

Idea for blog post or webinar: Best practices for balancing studying for the lsat and applying to law school with other life responsibilities i.e. a full time job, family, health, etc. The post or webinar could discuss choosing a study timeline, scheduling studying, how to manage breaks, mental fatigue, etc.

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Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018

I think question 21 trips westerners up because in D we read diversity of ancient sources and think it's diverse simply because it's a different culture from ours. But really it's not diverse because diversity requires more than one kind of item in the group and here the item of ancient sources only includes China. That highlights the second problem with 21, there is only one source (China) not source(s) as D states. It may seem as if the passage shows diversity within the Chinese sources when it states in line 13 "Traditionally performed in the dialects of various ethic enclaves," but that line could simply mean similar stories are told in various dialects not that the stories being told in different dialects contain differences enough to be considered diverse sources. We just don't know that clearly from the passage, but it is more clear that all talk-story falls within the source of China.

Ultimately, something that helped me looking back at this question is first recognizing my western influence and second looking at the question type again. It is a "MOST accurately" question and while D raises all the questions above, A raises no such questions and matches the passage better--- The author shows appreciation for its longstanding (dating back to the Sung dynasty) artistic (line 27 "Kingston herself believes that as a literary artist") sophistication (displayed, for example, by the many different forms talk-story utilizes listed in the last paragraph).

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