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Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.
Manypeoplebelievethatourgovernmentshoulddomoretosolveourproblems.Afterall,howcanoneindividualcreatemorejobsormakeroadssaferorimprovetheschoolsorhelptoprovideanyoftheotherbenefitsthatwehavecometoenjoy?
Andyetexpectingthatthegovernment—ratherthanindividuals—shouldalwayscomeupwiththesolutionstosociety'
sillsmayhavemadeuslessself-reliant,underminingourindependenceandself-sufficiency.
Assignment:
Shouldpeopletakemoreresponsibilityforsolvingproblemsthataffecttheircommunitiesorthenationingeneral?
Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.
Prompt2
Mosthumanbeingsspendtheirlivesdoingworktheyhateandworkthattheworlddoesnotneed.Itisofprimeimportancethatyoulearnearlywhatyouwanttodoandwhetherornottheworldneedsthisservice.Thereturnfromyourworkmustbethesatisfactionthatworkbringsyouandtheworld'
sneedofthatwork.Incomeisnotmoney,itissatisfaction;
itiscreation;
itisbeauty.
AdaptedfromW.E.B.DuBois,TheAutobiographyofW.E.B.DuBois:
ASoliloquyonViewingMyLifefromtheLastDecadeofItsFirstCentury
Isitmoreimportanttodoworkthatonefindsfulfillingorworkthatpayswell?
Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.
Prompt3
Theeducationpeoplereceivedoesnotoccurprimarilyinschool.Youngpeopleareformedbytheirexperienceswithparents,teachers,peers,andevenstrangersonthestreet,andbythesportsteamstheyplayfor,theshoppingmallstheyfrequent,thesongstheyhear,andtheshowstheywatch.Schools,whilecertainlyimportant,constituteonlyarelativelysmallpartofeducation.
AdaptedfromMihalyCsikszentmihalyi,"
EducationfortheTwenty-FirstCentury"
Iseducationprimarilytheresultofinfluencesotherthanschool?
Prompt4
Ifwearedissatisfiedwithourcircumstances,wethinkaboutchangingthem.Butthemostimportantandeffectivechanges—inourattitude—hardlyoccurtous.Inotherwords,weshouldworrynotabouthowtoaltertheworldaroundusforthebetterbutabouthowtochangeourselvesinordertofitintothatworld.
AdaptedfromMichaelHymers,"
Wittgenstein,PessimismandPolitics"
Isitbettertochangeone'
sattitudethantochangeone'
scircumstances?
Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.
March2007SAT®
EssayPrompts
Fromthetimepeopleareveryyoung,theyareurgedtogetalongwithothers,totryto"
fitin."
Indeed,peopleareoftenrewardedforbeingagreeableandobedient.Butthisapproachismisguidedbecauseitpromotesuniformityinsteadofencouragingpeopletobeuniqueanddifferent.Differencesamongpeoplegiveeachofusgreaterperspectiveandallowustomakebetterjudgments.
Isitmorevaluableforpeopletofitinthantobeuniqueanddifferent?
Itiseasytoimaginethateventsandexperiencesinourliveswillbeperfect,butnomatterhowgoodsomethingturnsouttobe,itcanneverliveuptoourexpectations.Realitynevermatchesourimaginations.Forthatreason,weshouldmakesureourplansandgoalsaremodestandattainable.Wearemuchbetteroffwhenrealitysurpassesourexpectationsandsomethingturnsoutbetterthanwethoughtitwould.
AdaptedfromBaltasarGraciá
nyMorales,TheArtofWorldlyWisdom
Isitbesttohavelowexpectationsandtosetgoalswearesureofachieving?
Everyeventhasconsequencesthatarepotentiallybeneficial.Wemaynotalwaysbehappyaboutanexperience,butweshouldatleastgaininsomewayfromit.Forexample,theworldwidegasolineshortageintheearly1970'
screatedmanyhardshipsbutinspiredeffortstoconserveenergy.Whetherthegainsarelargeorsmall,thereissomethingpositiveorusefulforusineverythingthathappenstous.
Dowereallybenefitfromeveryeventorexperienceinsomeway?
May2007SAT®
Materialism:
it'
sthethingthateverybodylovestohate.Fewaspectsofmodernlifehavebeenmorecriticizedthanmaterialism.Butlet'
sfaceit:
materialism—acquiringpossessionsandspendingmoney—isavitalsourceofmeaningandhappinessinourtime.Peoplemaycriticizemodernsocietyforbeingtoomaterialistic,butthefactremainsthatmostofusspendmostofourenergyproducingandconsumingmoreandmorestuff.
AdaptedfromJamesTwitchell,"
TwoCheersforMaterialism"
Shouldmodernsocietybecriticizedforbeingmaterialistic?
Knowledgeispower.Inagriculture,medicine,andindustry,forexample,knowledgehasliberatedusfromhunger,disease,andtediouslabor.Today,however,ourknowledgehasbecomesopowerfulthatitisbeyondourcontrol.Weknowhowtodomanythings,butwedonotknowwhere,when,orevenwhetherthisknow-howshouldbeused.
Canknowledgebeaburdenratherthanabenefit?
Wedonottakethetimetodeterminerightfromwrong.Reflectingonthedifferencebetweenrightandwrongishardwork.Itissomucheasiertofollowthecrowd,goingalongwithwhatispopularratherthanriskingthedisapprovalofothersbyvoicinganobjectionofanykind.
AdaptedfromStephenJ.Carter,Integrity
Isitalwaysbesttodetermineone'
sownviewsofrightandwrong,orcanwebenefitfromfollowingthecrowd?
Itisoftenthecasethatrevealingthecompletetruthmaybringtrouble—discomfort,embarrassment,sadness,orevenharm—tooneselfortoanotherperson.Inthesecircumstances,itisbetternottoexpressourrealthoughtsandfeelings.Whetherornotweshouldtellthetruth,therefore,dependsonthecircumstances.
Docircumstancesdeterminewhetherornotweshouldtellthetruth?
June2007SAT®
Peoplearehappyonlywhentheyhavetheirmindsfixedonsomegoalotherthantheirownhappiness.Happinesscomeswhenpeoplefocusinsteadonthehappinessofothers,ontheimprovementofhumanity,onsomecourseofactionthatisfollowednotasameanstoanythingelsebutasanendinitself.Aimingatsomethingotherthantheirownhappiness,theyfindhappinessalongtheway.Theonlywaytobehappyistopursuesomegoalexternaltoyourownhappiness.
AdaptedfromJohnStuartMill,Autobiography
Arepeoplemorelikelytobehappyiftheyfocusongoalsotherthantheirownhappiness?
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