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A Study on the Expensive Price of College Textbooks

In this expository essay, a student discusses the costliness of college textbooks. The student explains why publishers feel the need to charge such high fees for their textbooks and how the system is set up in such a way that all parties involved, writers, publishers, and students, end up on the losing end.
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Angela's feedback:

"You provide a balanced discussion of the problem with costly college textbooks. It's notable that you dedicate a large portion of your essay to explaining why the current situation exists and how it is a financially damaging cycle. Though it may be outside the scope of your work, adding some thoughts on how this situation could be remedied or alleviated would strengthen your essay because then you wouldn't simply be stating a problem but also providing some potential solutions. While you have a great handle on writing conventions overall, note that use of singular "they" is still discouraged in academic writing. Recasting sentences is often the easiest way to take care of the issue. For example, instead of pairing "the student" with "they," you can use the plural "students" with "they.""

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