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SAT Reading: Suggesting a Reason for Thoreau's Word Choice
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Thoreau wants our lives to be simplified. He claims that we gain less from life when we over-complicate things.

SAT Reading: Why Does Thoreau Use the Phrase "Mechanical Aids" in this Passage?
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Thoreau was all about simplicity; anything that took away from his vision was the enemy. Mechanical aids were one of them. Guess he had to train a...

SAT Reading: Analyzing the Effect of Mentioning the Patriots of 1776 on the Entire Speech
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Obama encourages everyone to participate in their own governance. He cites the Founding Father's interests as the big driver here. And that we shou...

SAT Reading: Analyzing How the Reference to Tulip Buyers Affects the Piece as a Whole
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Noble citizens were victims of TulipMania as well as the uneducated poor. Greed is not a class-divided emotional response. Anyone and everyone coul...

SAT Reading: Analyzing the Purpose of a Scientific Passage's Conclusion
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What is the purpose of a paragraph? What is the purpose of life? Jk, but this SAT Reading video will at least help you analyze the purpose of the f...

SAT Reading: Recognizing the Impact of One Paragraph on Twain's Entire Essay
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According to Mark Twain, working on a steam boat was the gig or all gigs and this SAT Reading video will tell you why.

SAT Reading: Understanding Why Twain Uses Certain Words to Describe a Character
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What's not to like about greased up, oily hair? Mark Twain goes over it in his memoires in this SAT Reading video.

SAT Reading: Tracking a Shift in Focus Throughout President Eisenhower's Speech
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Next up in the saga-of-Ik. Here's a different style of question that goes from A to B and you need to figure out the pattern of A to B. Not easy.

SAT Reading: Why Does President Eisenhower Reference the Past in This Speech?
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Watch this SAT Reading video on Eisenhower's final address for some info on his opinion of the military.

Using Word Connotations to Draw Conclusions
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Who is the mystery solitary invetor that was overshadowed in this SAT Reading passage? Sounds ominous enough.

SAT Reading: Noting the Impact of a Specific Paragraph on an Entire Scientific Text
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How does anthropogenic noise impact predator-prey interactions? Watch the SAT Reading video to find out.