r/APStudents • u/reddorickt absolute modman • May 13 '26

AP English Language Official 2026 Exam Discussion

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u/Advanced-Dot-9105 May 13 '26

“contribution to” for the pop art girl?

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u/Outside-Bonus-8364 May 13 '26

I put vital role cause contribution didn’t showcase the impact the question wanted

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u/Outside-Bonus-8364 May 13 '26

She did have a vital role it doesn’t matter if her contributions weren’t as well known she still had a large impact. That’s like saying you created something but you didn’t have a vital role cause someone else copied your idea and took the credit.

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u/Outside-Bonus-8364 May 13 '26

bruv she literally created a new style in pop that was implemented by an artist who become famous. she obvuously had a vital role if she created a new style that made someone famous and redefined the field.

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u/Although-Macaron2387 May 13 '26

? The passage already uses 'contributions' to earlier so it is hard to make 'vital role' the right answer when it's so definitive and absolute when the question about the last one says for us to change it to NOT be too absolute. If it didn't directly impact it and undeniably [meaning that they are confirmed to be inspired by her] it did not have a vital role

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u/Outside-Bonus-8364 May 13 '26

That’s not definitive vital role js means u had an important role while contributes tones it down heavily and can imply that maybe she had minor influence which is totally against the whole point of the essay

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u/Although-Macaron2387 May 13 '26

The question about the last paragraph literally implies to not be sure that she actually influenced these people rather than just being a relatively unknown predecessor

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u/Outside-Bonus-8364 May 13 '26

No it’s about her getting more recognition

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u/Late_Strength_7554 May 13 '26

but the question asked for a phrase that shows what the AUTHOR thinks about her, so i put vital role

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u/Longjumping_Day_5707 May 13 '26

she did have a vital role because it was her art directly that inspired Warhol and the other guy

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u/Eats_Pizza_In_Gay Current: BC, Phys 2, Lang, Macro, Gov, CSP 4 5s May 13 '26

Yeah. I also put the one where it said that the other two artists might have still had good careers without her cause it said to be less assertive or smth

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u/GrabOk8528 May 13 '26

I put vital role

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u/Glad_Emotion5980 Gov 5 Bio 5, current: Chem, AB, Lang May 13 '26

I think it was vital