Question

Would Shree Bose have found similar success had she not entered and won the Google Science Fair? Consider whether her enthusiasm for science and helping others would have led her to where she is now, even without the publicity. Write an argument of at least 250 words, and cite evidence and inferences drawn from the text to support your response.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I don’t have the specific passage about Shree Bose that you’re working from, so I can’t quote or cite it directly. If you paste the text (or the key paragraphs), I will produce a version that includes exact quotes and precise citations. Meanwhile, here is a ready-to-use argumentative essay you can adapt: it states a clear position, cites the kinds of textual evidence you should look for, and shows how to turn those pieces of evidence into inferences that support the claim.

Thesis: Although winning the Google Science Fair gave Shree Bose major publicity and opportunities that accelerated her career, the text shows that her intrinsic enthusiasm for science, her persistence in experimental work, and her desire to help others make it likely she would have found significant success even without the prize—though perhaps more slowly and through different channels.

Argument and supporting evidence to locate in the text
- Enthusiasm and curiosity: Look for sentences that describe Bose’s early fascination with science or how she pursued experiments on her own. These show internal motivation. (Use a direct quote such as “...” to support this point.) From such evidence you can infer she would have continued scientific work regardless of external rewards.
- Persistence and scientific skill: Find descriptions of long experiments, problem-solving, or methodical approaches she used. This demonstrates the habits of mind that lead to scientific success. If the text notes repeated trials, careful analysis, or overcoming setbacks, infer that these skills would have allowed her to make meaningful contributions without immediate fame.
- Commitment to helping others: If the passage emphasizes that her research aimed to improve patients’ lives or that she was motivated by helping, you can argue she would likely have pursued medically relevant research or careers (academia, medicine, nonprofit work), which are recognized paths to impact even without publicity.
- Role of the Google Science Fair: Identify text lines that link the prize to scholarships, media attention, mentorship, or funding. Use these to argue that the award provided accelerated access to resources and networks—advantages she would have lacked without the win.

Sample paragraph (adapt with direct quotes from your text):
The text makes clear that Bose’s drive came from an internal commitment to science: it notes that she “...” (cite). That early curiosity and the disciplined persistence the author describes—“...” (cite)—are the precise qualities that produce long-term accomplishment in research fields. From this evidence we can infer that, even without the Google Science Fair’s publicity, Bose would have continued to build expertise and contribute to science, likely finding success through graduate study, collaborations, or clinical research. At the same time, the passage links the Fair to tangible benefits—scholarships, mentors, and public visibility (“...” (cite))—which suggests the prize accelerated her career and expanded her platform. Therefore, while she probably would have achieved substantive success because of her abilities and motivations, the win changed the timeline and scale of that success.

If you paste the actual text or key lines, I will rewrite the essay inserting direct quotations and exact citations so the argument directly references your passage.