<p>I wasted a good 4-5 minutes mulling over the prompt and thinking of which side to take.......and I ended up going over time limit by about 4-5 minutes lol. Please do NOT factor that in as you grade this. I personally have already critiqued my performance, but won't post until 2-3 solid replies so that I do not place a bias on the reader.</p>
<h2>This is from the March 2005 QAS (fully legal).</h2>
<p>PROMPT: Is a person responsible, through the example he or she sets, for the behavior of other people?</p>
<p>RESPONSE: By simply demonstrating certain types of behavior, a person should not have to assume responsibility over the actions of others influenced. Rather, it is the responsibility of the person to shape his or her actions in the way he or she sees fit. This can be seen both in historical context as well as in current events.</p>
<p>In World War II, Adolf Hitler launched and oversaw a plan devoted to the extermination of a race, the Nazi regime. In modern day, the outcome of this event, the Holocaust, is taught to every high school student in the hopes that mankind can learn from, if not atone for, its mistakes. However, there are members of a worldwide group called the Neo-Nazis, who still uphold Hitlers ideologies and are devoted to the head of the Nazi regime. They, too, wish a painful death to all who do not fit Hitlers specific requirements as a member of the perfect Aryan race. Most of the people opposed to this new regime fault Adolf Hitler himself for the actions of the Neo-Nazis. In reality, the ones at fault are the Neo-Nazis themselves. Adolf Hitler is not responsible for the actions of people who lived more than sixty years after him. Every member of the Neo Nazis were brainwashed into the sense of perfection either by other members, themselves, or their parents. Hitlers ideologies might be the root of their values, but the Neo-Nazis are culprits responsible for their own sins. </p>
<p>A current and ongoing fiasco with national media over the lyrics of certain rap artists, specifically Eminem, is the epitome of the correct assignment of responsibility. Many children, often neglected by their parents and seeking attention, listened to rap music to heighten their broken down self-esteem and feel the presence of another person who had felt the same emotions they did. Unfortunately the kids started to follow some of the more insane lyrics that advocated causing harm to oneself or others. The parents would then file lawsuits to the rappers, claiming it was the music that had put them into a state like the one they were in. In reality, it was the parents responsibility to have nurtured their child in ways that would make them feel like they had a place to live in the world. Because of the neglect shown, children had no choice but to believe the words of rappers who were simply appealing to public trends with the lyrics of their songs. The heavy majority of kids heavily swayed by rap music seemed to be those from divorced or often intoxicated parents. The kids of parents that HAD paid attention to their children and assumed responsibility responded much better to lyrics of such music.</p>
<p>As seen from the Neo-Nazi regimes emulation of Hitlers philosophies and the unfortunate actions taken by kids with neglecting parents, it can be seen that responsibility is, indeed, not always on the original person who demonstrated the behavior.</p>
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<p>Thanks! Praying for a 12 :P</p>
