These minimums vary from one institution to another, depending on factors such as the applicant's field of study, the level of study (undergraduate or graduate), whether the applicant will be a teaching assistant, and whether the insti¬tution offers English as a Second Language support for its students. | be considered like that mainly because when a person donates an organ he or she receives appreciation and recognition of society. Because of this points the lecture might make the reader doubt mainly because the eating habits of the meerkats have been studied closely giving arguments in order to justify that meerkats aren t doing altruistic acts. The other argument about human and their altruistic actions sounds logical and a situation in which a person would donate organs just to get appreciation of society couls be probable. Because of this both reading and lecture are completely opposite might make the user doubt and reflect more about altruism. Rater s Comments This response is at level 3. On the positive side the response includes all the facts of the sentinel meerkat from the lecture as well as organ donation. However it is very vague in how it relates see the Level 3 description in the Scoring Guide the various points in the lecture to the points in the reading. There is no clear reference to the claim in the reading that the sentinel is sacrificing food or any explanation of the other meerkats being in danger. The statement commenting on organ donation The other argument about human and their altruistic actions sounds logical and a situation in which a person would donate organs just to get appreciation of society could be probable is not very clear. Score 2 Essay Alturism is considered an act of selfishness. A research has been made that shows the difference of alturism between humans and a special kind of mammal which is the meerkat. There is one of the meerkat that acts as a sentinel having eaten before going to his sentinel place and when it it aware that a predator is coming he instantly gives a loud cry and makes the others to run away to protect themselves. They do not get anything for their profit the sentinels profit but he just stays there to protect it specie. The other example that is given is with humans. A clear example was given to show how .
