SAT歷年真題作文題目

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SAT歷年真題作文題目匯總

No.1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandthe

assignmentbelow.

Nowadaysnothingisprivate:ourculturehasbecometooconfessionaland

self-expressive.Peoplethinkthattohideone'sthoughtsorfeelingsistopretend

nottohavethosethoughtsorfeelings.Theyassumethathonestyrequiresoneto

expresseveryinclinationandimpulse.

AdaptedfromJ.DavidVeHeman,“TheGenesisofShame”

Assignment:Shouldpeoplemakemoreofanefforttokeepsomethings

private?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthis

issue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,

studies,experience,orobservations.

No.2

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assignmentbelow.

Everyimportantdiscoveryresultsfrompatience,perseverance,and

concentration—sometimescontinuingformonthsoryears—ononespecific

subject.Apersonwhowantstodiscoveranewtruthmustremainabsorbedbythat

onesubject,mustpaynoattentiontoanythoughtsthatisunrelatedtotheproblem.

AdaptedfromSantiagoSantiagoRamonyCajal,“AdviceforaYoung

Investigator^^

Assignment:Areallimportantdiscoveriestheresultoffocusingonone

subject?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthis

issue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,

studies,experience,orobservations.

No.3

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assignmentbelow.

AcolleagueofthegreatscientistJamesWatsonremarkedthatWatsonwas

always“l(fā)oungingaround,arguingaboutproblemsinsteadofdoingexperiments.^^

Heconcludedthat“Thereismorethanonewayofdoinggoodscience.MItwas

Watson'sformofidleness,thescientistwentontosay,thatallowedhimtosolve

“thegreatestofallbiologicalproblems:thediscoveryofthestructureofDNA."It

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isapointworthrememberinginasocietyoverlyconcernedwithefficiency.

AdaptedfromJohnC.Polanyi,''UnderstandingDiscovery^^

Assignment:Dopeopleaccomplishmorewhentheyareallowedtodothings

intheirownway?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofview

onthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyour

reading,studies,experience,orobservations.

No.4

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assignmentbelow.

Idonotfeelterribleaboutmymistakes,thoughIgrievethepaintheyhave

sometimescausedothers.Ourlivesare"experimentswithtruth,“andinan

experimentnegativeresultsareatleastasimportantassuccesses.Ihavenoidea

howIwouldhavelearnedthetruthaboutmyselfandmycallingwithoutthe

mistakesIhavemade.

AdaptedfromParkerPalmer,“LetYourLifeSpeak”

Assignment:Isitnecessarytomakemistakes,evenwhendoingsohas

negativeconsequencesforotherpeople?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyou

developyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningand

examplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

No.5

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandthe

assignmentbelow.

Anactor,whenhiscuecame,wasunabletomoveontothestage.Hesaid,"I

can'tgetin,thechairisintheway.^^Andtheproducersaid,uUsethedifficulty.If

it'sadrama,pickthechairupandsmashit.Ifit'sacomedyfalloverit."Fromthis

experiencetheactorconcludedthatinanysituationinlifethatisnegative,thereis

somethingpositiveyoucandowithit.

AdaptedfromLawrenceEisenberg,uCaineScrutiny^^

Assignment:Cananyobstacleordisadvantagebeturnedintosomethinggood?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.

Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,

studies,experience,orobservations.

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No.6

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assignmentbelow.

Wedon'treallylearnanythingproperlyuntilthereisaproblem,untilwe

makeamistake,untilsomethingfailstogoaswehadhoped.Wheneverythingis

workingwell,withnoproblemsorfailure,whatincentivedowehavetotry

somethingnew?Weareonlymotivatedtolearnwhenweexperiencedifficulties.

AdaptedfromAlaindeBotton,“HowProustCanChangeYourLife:Nota

Novel”’

Assignment:Doestruelearningonlyoccurwhenweexperiencedifficulties?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.

Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,

studies,experience,orobservations.

No.7

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandthe

assignmentbelow.

Therearetwokindsofpretending.Thereisthebadkind,aswhenaperson

falselypromisestobeyourfriend.Butthereisalsoagoodkind,wherethepretense

eventuallyturnsintotherealthing.Forexample,whenyouarenotfeeling

particularlyfriendly,thebestthingyoucando,veryoften,istoactinafriendly

manner.Inafewminutes,youmayreallybefeelingfriendlier.

AdaptedfromabookbyC.S.Lewis

Assignment:Candeception—pretendingthatsomethingistruewhenitis

not—sometimeshavegoodresults?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelop

yourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningand

examplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

No.8

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandthe

assignmentbelow.

Ifwearedissatisfiedwithourcircumstances,wethinkaboutchangingthem.

Butthemostimportantandeffectivechanges—inourattitude—hardlyoccurto

us.Inotherwords,weshouldworrynotabouthowtoaltertheworldaroundusfor

thebetterbutabouthowtochangeourselvesinordertofitintothatworld.

AdaptedfromMichaelHymers,"Wittgenstein,PessimismandPolitics^^

Assignment:Isitbettertochangeone'sattitudethantochangeone's

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circumstances?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofview

onthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyour

reading,studies,experience,orobservations.

No.9

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandthe

assignmentbelow.

Manypeoplebelievethatourgovernmentshoulddomoretosolveour

problems.Afterall,howcanoneindividualcreatemorejobsormakeroadssafer

orimprovetheschoolsorhelptoprovideanyoftheotherbenefitsthatwehave

cometoenjoy?Andyetexpectingthatthegovernment—ratherthanindividuals

—shouldalwayscomeupwiththesolutionstosociety'sillsmayhavemadeus

lessself-reliant,underminingourindependenceandself-sufficiency.

Assignment:Shouldpeopletakemoreresponsibilityforsolvingproblemsthat

affecttheircommunitiesorthenationingeneral?Planandwriteanessayinwhich

youdevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoning

andexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

No.10

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandthe

assignmentbelow.

Materialism:it'sthethingthateverybodylovestohate.Fewaspectsof

modernlifehavebeenmorecriticizedthanmaterialism.Butlet'sfaceit:

materialism—acquiringpossessionsandspendingmoney—isavitalsourceof

meaningandhappinessinourtime.Peoplemaycriticizemodemsocietyforbeing

tomaterialistic,butthefactremainsthatmostofusspendmostofourenergy

producingandconsumingmoreandmorestuff.

AdaptedfromJamesTwitchell,t4TwoCheersforMaterialism^^

Assignment:Shouldmodernsocietybecriticizedforbeingmaterialistic?Plan

andwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Support

yourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,

experience,orobservations.

No.11

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assignmentbelow.

Knowledgeispower.Inagriculture,medicine,andindustry,forexample,

knowledgehasbecomesopowerfulthatitisbeyondourcontrol.Weknowhowto

domanythings,butwedonotknowwhere,when,orevenwhetherthisknow-how

shouldbeused.

Assignment:Canknowledgebeaburdenratherthanabenefit?Planandwrite

anessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyour

positionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,

orobservations.

No.12

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assignmentbelow.

Wedonottakethetimetodeterminerightfromwrong.Reflectingonthe

differencebetweenrightandwrongishardwork.Itissomucheasiertofollowthe

crowd,goingalongwithwhatispopularratherthanriskingthedisapprovalof

othersbyvoicinganobjectionofanykind.

AdaptedfromStephenJ.Carter,ttIntegrity^^

Assignment:Isitalwaysbesttodetermineone'sownviewsofrightand

wrong,orcanwebenefitfromfollowingthecrowd?Planandwriteanessayin

whichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwith

reasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observations.

No.13

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandthe

assignmentbelow.

Itisoftenthecasethatrevealingthecompletetruthmaybringtrouble一

discomfort,embarrassment,sadness,orevenharm—tooneselfortoanother

person.Inthesecircumstances,itisbetternottoexpressourrealthoughtsand

feelings.Whetherornotweshouldtellthetruth,therefore,dependsonthe

circumstances.

Assignment:Docircumstancesdeterminewhetherornotweshouldtellthe

truth?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthis

issue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,

studies,experience,orobservations.

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No.14

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandthe

assignmentbelow.

Apersondoesnotsimply“receive“hisorheridentity.Identityismuchmore

thanthenameorfeaturesoneisbornwith.Trueidentityissomethingpeoplemust

createforthemselvesbymakingchoicesthataresignificantandthatrequirea

courageouscommitmentinthefaceofchallenges.Identitymeanshavingideasand

valuesthatonelivesby.

AdaptedfromThomasMerton,"ContemplationinaWorldofAction”

Assignment:Isidentitysomethingpeoplearebomwithorgiven,orisit

somethingpeoplecreateforthemselves?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyou

developyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningand

examplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

No.15

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandthe

assignmentbelow.

Wevalueuniquenessandoriginality,butitseemsthateverywhereweturn,we

aresurroundedbyideasandthingsthatarecopiesorevencopiesofcopies.Writers,

artists,andmusiciansseeknewideasforpaintings,books,songs,andmovies,but

manysadlyrealize,"It'sbeendone/5Thesameistrueforscientists,scholars,and

businesspeople.Everyonewantstocreatesomethingnew,butatbestwecanhope

onlytorepeatorimitatewhathasalreadybeendone.

Assignment:Canpeopleeverbetrulyoriginal?Planandwriteanessayin

whichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwith

reasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observations.

No.16

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assignmentbelow.

Allpeoplewhohaveachievedgreatnessinsomethingknewthattheyexcelled

at.Thesepeopleidentifiedtheskillsthatmadethemspecial-goodjudgment,or

courage,oraspecialartisticorliterarytalent—andfocusedondevelopingthese

skills.Yetmostpeopleachievesuperiorityinnothingbecausethefailtoidentify

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anddeveloptheirgreatestattribute.

AdaptedfromBaltasarGracianyMorales,t4TheArtofWorldlyWisdom^^

Assignment:Dopeopleachievegreatnessonlybyfindingoutwhattheyare

especiallygoodatanddevelopingthatattributeaboveallelse?Planandwritean

essayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourposition

withreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observations.

No.17

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assignmentbelow.

Havingmanyadmirersisonewaytobecomeacelebrity,butitisnottheway

tobecomeahero.Heroesareself-made.Yetinourdailylivesweseenodifference

between“celebrities"and“heroes."Forthisreason,wedepriveourselvesofreal

rolemodels.Weshouldadmireheroes—peoplewhoarefamousbecausetheyare

great—butnotcelebrities—peoplewhosimplyseemgreatbecausetheyare

famous.

AdaptedfromDanielBoorstin,“TheImage:AGuidetoPseudo-Eventsin

America^^

Assignment:Shouldweadmireheroesbutnotcelebrities?Planandwritean

essayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourposition

withreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observations.

No.18

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assignmentbelow.

Itisbettertotrytobeoriginalthantomerelyimitateothers.Peopleshould

alwaystrytosay,write,think,orcreatesomethingnew.Thereislittlevaluein

merelyrepeatingwhathasbeendonebefore.Peoplewhomerelycopyorusethe

ideasandinventionsofothers,nomatterhowsuccessfultheymaybe,havenever

achievedanythingsignificant.

Assignment:Isitalwaysbettertobeoriginalthantoimitateorusetheideas

ofothers?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthis

issue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,

studies,experience,orobservations.

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No.19

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assignmentbelow.

Oftenweseepeoplewhopersistintryingtoachieveaparticulargoal,even

whenalltheevidenceindicatesthattheywillbeunlikelytoachieveit.Whenthey

succeed,weconsiderthemcourageousforhavingovercomeimpossibleobstacles.

Butwhentheyfail,wethinkofthemasheadstrong,foolhardy,andbenton

self-destruction.Tomanypeople,greateffortisonlyworthwhilewhenitresultsin

success.

AdaptedfromGilbertBrim,“Ambition”

Assignment:Istheeffortinvolvedinpusuinganygoalvaluable,evenifthe

goalisnotreached?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointof

viewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfrom

yourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

No.20

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assignmentbelow.

Newnesshasbecomeourobsession.Noveltyismoreinterestingtousthan

continuingwithwhateveris“triedandtrue.^^Wediscardtheoldsowecanacquire

themostrecentmodel,thelatestversion,thenewestandmostimprovedformula.

Often,wereplacewhatisusefuljustbecauseitisnolongernew.Notonlywith

materialgoodsbutalsowithculturalvalues,wepreferwhateveristhelatesttrend.

Assignment:Shouldpeoplealwaysprefernewthings,ideas,orvaluesto

thoseofthepast?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofview

onthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyour

reading,studies,experience,orobservations.

No.21

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assignmentbelow.

Sinceweliveinaglobalsociety,surelyweshouldviewourselvesascitizens

ofthewholeworld.Butinstead,peoplechoosetoidentifyandassociatewith

smallerandmorefamiliargroups.Peoplethinkofthemselvesasbelongingto

families,nations,cultures,andgenerations—orasbelongingtosmallergroups

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whosemembersshareideas,views,orcommonexperiences.Allofthesekindsof

groupsmayofferpeopleafeelingofsecuritybutalsopreventthemfromlearning

orexperiencinganythingnew.

Assignment:Isthereanyvalueforpeopletobelongingonlytoagroupor

groupswithwhichtheyhavesomethingincommon?Planandwriteanessayin

whichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwith

reasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observations.

No.22

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assignmentbelow.

Technologicaladvanceshavefreedsocietyfromtiresomelabor,suchas

washingclothesbyhand,haulingheavyloads,andwalkinglongdistances,and

havegivenpeopleincreasedaccesstoinformationandentertainment.Yet,when

givenachoice,manypeoplestillresistusingmodernconveniences.Theremustbe

somethingtobegainedfromnotusingtechnology.

Assignment:Aretherebenefitstobegainedfromavoidingtheuseofmodern

technology,evenwhenusingitwouldmakelifeeasier?Planandwriteanessayin

whichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwith

reasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observations.

No.23

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandthe

assignmentbelow.

FromtalentconteststotheOlympicstotheNobelandPulitzerprizes,we

constantlyseektorewardthosewhoare“numberone."Thisemphasison

recognizingthewinnercreatestheimpressionthatothercompetitors,despite

workinghardandwell,havelost.Inmanycases,however,thedifferencebetween

thewinnerandtheelosersisslight.Thewrongpersonmayevenbeselectedasthe

winner.Awardsandprizesmerelydistractusfromvaluablequalitiespossessedby

othersbesidesthewinners.

Assignment:Dopeopleplacetoomuchemphasisonwinning?Planandwrite

anessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyour

positionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,

orobservations.

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No.24

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assignmentbelow.

Therearethosewhobelievethateverythingwedoisinspiredbythedesirefor

powerinitsvariousforms.Theymaintainthatouractionsarenothingbut

expressionsofastrivingforpower.Inthisview,evenwhenweactkindlytoward

otherpeople,wearemotivated,whetherweknowitornot,byadesiretohave

somecontrolovertheirlives,forouractofkindnessputsthempartiallyinour

power.

AdaptedfromLeszekKolakowski,“Freedom,Fame,Lying,andBetrayal:

EssaysonEverydayLife”

Assignment:Arepeople'sactionsmotivatedprimarilybyadesireforpower

overother?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewon

thisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyour

reading,studies,experience,orobservations.

No.25

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assignmentbelow.

Commonsensesuggestsanobviousdivisionbetweenthepastandpresent,

betweenhistoryandcurrentevents.Inmanycases,however,thisboundaryisnot

clear-cutbecauseearliereventsarenotlockedawayinthepast.Eventsfrom

historyremainalivethroughpeople'smemoriesandthroughbooks,films,and

othermedia.Forbothindividualsandgroups,incidentsfromthepastcontinueto

influencethepresent—sometimespositivelyandsometimesnegatively.

Assignment:Doincidentsfromthepastcontinuetoinfluencethepresent?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.

Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,

studies,experience,orobservations.

No.26

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assignmentbelow.

Weoftenhearthatwecanlearnmuchaboutsomeoneorsomethingjustby

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casualobservation.Wearenotrequiredtolookbeneaththesurfaceortoquestion

howsomethingseems.Infact,weareurgedtotrustourimpressions,oftenourfirst

impressions,ofhowapersonorasituationseemstobe.Yetappearancescanbe

misleading.What“seems"isn'talwayswhatis.

Assignment:Isthewaysomethingseemstobenotalwaysthesameasit

actuallyis?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewon

thisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyour

reading,studies,experience,orobservations.

No.27

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assignmentbelow.

Foravarietyofreasons,peopleoftenmakechoicesthathavenegativeresults.

Later,theyregretthesechoices,findingouttoolatethatbadchoicescanbecostly.

Ontheotherhand,decisionsthatseemcompletelyreasonablewhentheyaremade

mayalsobethecauseoflaterdisappointmentandsuffering.Whatlookslikea

wonderfulideaatonetimecanlaterseemliketheworstdecisionthatcouldhave

beenmade.Goodchoices,too,canbecostly.

Assignment:Arebadchoicesandgoodchoicesequallylikelytohave

negativeconsequences?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpoint

ofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestaken

fromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

No.28

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assignmentbelow.

Thepeoplewecallheroesdonotusuallystartoutasunusual.Oftentheyare

ordinarypeoplesubjecttoordinaryhumanweaknesses—fear,doubt,and

self-interest.Infact,theyliveordinarylivesuntiltheydistinguishthemselvesby

havingtodealwithaninjusticeoradifficultsituation.Onlythen,whentheymust

respondinthoughtandinactiontoanextraordinarychallenge,dopeoplebeginto

knowtheirstrengthsandweaknesses.

Assignment:Dopeoplelearnwhotheyareonlywhentheyareforcedinto

action?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthis

issue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,

studies,experience,orobservations.

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No.29

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assignmentbelow.

People'slivesaretheresultofthechoicestheymake-orfailtomake.Thepath

onetakesinlifeisnotarbitrary.Choicesandtheirconsequencesdeterminethe

courseofeveryperson'slife.Allpeoplewhatevertheircircumstances,makethe

choicesonwhichtheirlivesdepend.

Assignment:Arepeople'slivestheresultofthechoicestheymake?Planand

writeanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyour

positionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,

orobservations.

No.30

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assignmentbelow.

Manypeoplebelievethat“closeddoorsmakeuscreative.^^Thesepeople

arguethatobstaclesandrestrictionsarenecessary,forwithoutthemwewould

neverbeforcedtocomeupwithnewsolutions.But“closeddoors,“eitherinthe

formofspecificobstaclesoralackofopportunities,oftenpreventpeoplefrom

reachingtheirfullcreativepotential.

Assignment:Docloseddoorsmakeuscreative?Planandwriteanessayin

whichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwith

reasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,or

observations.

No.31

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assignmentbelow.

Peoplewholiketothinkofthemselvesastough-mindedandrealistictendto

takeitforgrantedthathumannatureis“selfish“andthatlifeisastruggleinwhich

onlythefittestmaysurvive.Accordingtothisview,thebasiclawbywhichpeople

mustliveisthelawofthejungle.The“fittest“arethosepeoplewhocanbringto

thestrugglesuperiorforce,superiorcunning,andsuperiorruthlessness.

AdaptedfromS.I.Hayakawa,"LanguageinThoughtandAction^^

Assignment:Dopeoplehavetobehighlycompetitiveinordertosucceed?

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Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.

Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,

studies,experience,orobservations.

No.32

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assignmentbelow.

Giventheimportanceofhumancreativity,onewouldthinkitshouldhavea

highpriorityamongourconcerns.Butifwelookatthereality,weseeadifferent

picture.Basicscientificresearchisminimizedinfavorofimmediatepractical

applications.Theartsareincreasinglyseenasdispensableluxuries.Yetas

competitionheatsuparoundtheglobe,exactlytheoppositestrategyisneeded.

AdaptedfromMihalyCsikszentmihalyi,"Creativity:Flowand