A few days ago
gravytrain036

TERRILE WRITER! Need proofreading help! Help VERY much appreciated!?

Okay, I think this may be rambling, but I am trying to compare the British in the 1920;s and America today. I found I was confusing myself with the verb tense, so if you can figure out a better way to word it, or if you can give me some advice I would very much appreciate it! Thanks in advance ;~>

Thesis: Realistically, a lasting democracy in Iraq is not a feat the United States can accomplish.

The struggle of the U.S. today parallels that of the British during the early 20th century. After WWI the British attempted to liberate Iraq. The British lost support due to excessive loss of life and funds. Communication between the home countries and special crews in Iraq was minimal. The British and Americans failed to do thorough studies of Iraqi society before entering the country. This posed a threat to the troops in Iraq because they were interacting with civilians from a distorted stereotypical view. Troops needed no more hostility from Iraqi’s. To add to the problem troop

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A few days ago
Goldmind

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Jokes probably aren’t what you need right now. Actually not a bad start for your essay. A few suggestions: Might be better if your thesis read something like “It is unrealistic that the United States can create a lasting democracy in Iraq”

Fourth sentence should be revised to something like “The British and Americans failed to adequately study Iraqi society before entering the country.” It might also help to add in there what they should have studied. Also, I can see where it would lead to a distorted view, but what was the stereotype we had? May want to add that and explain specifically how they made things more dangerous – I don’t see where that’s mentioned but it’s important.

Sentence should read “does not change its strategy soon, we will …” instead of what’s there.

The word Stablized should be spelled Stabilized.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
I wouldn’t call you a terrible writer, because there isn’t much wrong with your writing. : )

I would organize this in a “compare-contrast” format (comparing what is similar and contrasting what is different). There are two ways you can do this:

1. Mention something the British did in one sentence, and then mention something America is doing now in the next. Use past tense for the British and present tense for America, unless America has already completed the thing in question (in which case you’d use past tense). Repeat this until you run out of points.

2. Make a paragraph about the British involvement with Iraq. Then make a separate paragraph about the American involvement with Iraq. This might be easier, plus you won’t end up with a super long paragraph.

Whichever of these you choose, it is a good idea to address counterarguments; this means contrasting the U.S. and Britain. You want to show that even though the U.S. is doing something different than Britain, it will still fail because of these things. If that’s too abstract, here’s an example (I don’t know how factually accurate it is):

Some say that the United States can establish democracy in Iraq [because it is a country made up of different ethnic groups, whereas 20th century Britain was not] (this is the contrast). However, this is not true, because [place argument here].

“Iraqis” needs no apostrophe. This is a common mistake, but easily fixed.

Spell out things like WWI and U.S. the first time you use them, if not every time.

Have fun!

May God bless you.

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A few days ago
Michelle
well if you start with a typo in the title, it’s pretty much downhill from there…
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