<p>^^Solid 3 to me.
Prompt 1: Should we admire celebrities but not heroes?
Prompt 2: Is originality always better than imitation or using the ideas of others?</p>
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<p>Prompt: Should all people’s opinions be valued equally, or should only informed opinions be taken seriously?</p>
<p>Essay:</p>
<p>Opinions are always in our minds. However, not all opinions are uttered out. This implies that some opinions are not worthy to say and sometimes as senseless as jokes. Informed opinions, on the other hand, are pondered well before they are uttered. Thus, these opinions are rather reasonable and realistic which make them more valuable than any other opinion. There are literary evidences and personal evidences to support my thesis. </p>
<p>In Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes is the protagonist who is the very renowned consulting detective. His job as a consulting detective is unique from all others. Holmes has his work when the Scotland Yard and ordinary citizens are stupefied by mysteries that they could not solve and so come to consult him. Holmes merely listens from his clients’ opinions and , in many cases, can solve the mysteries easily. We could see that clients’ informed opinions are contemplated before they are given. These opinions, therefore, are invaluable. Had the clients told all frustrations that are in their minds, Holmes may not maintain his job. </p>
<p>In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, informed opinions are very important. Macbeth the villain assassinates King Duncan so that he could get the throne. Lennox, the king’s royal noble, is suspicious that Macbeth is the murderer and later made sure. Lennox, then, go to Malcom, the king’s heir, and Macduff, the royal Thane, and informs them his knowledge. This message urges Malcom and Macduff to take revenge and finally defeat Macbeth. Scotland, at least, gains peace and the righteous ruler again. If Lennox did not inform his message, Scotland will still be ruled by Macbeth. Thus, an informed opinion is more essential than other opinions. </p>
<p>Another example is from my own experiences. At my school, I have many friends both boys and girls. Some girls I meet are not beautiful at all which makes me form opinions in my thought that they were unattractive. Nevertheless, I never utter these potentially precarious opinion because I know I would be in trouble. I speak only unoffensive things so I could form camaraderie with others. As a result, informed opinions, beside from logical, help people get along and therefore are essential. If we speak everything in our minds, the world will be in chaos. </p>
<p>From literary and personal evidences, we can see that informed opinions, being reasonable and creating harmony, are more essential than anything else. An old Thai saying goes, “we are masters of our words only before we say them.”</p>
<p>Thank you so much! :)</p>
<p>Prompt: Should heroes be defined as people who say what they think when we ourselves lack the courage to say it? (Over someone who basically just braves physical danger- context of question)</p>
<p>A hero can be anyone- someone who fights crime, one who stands up for another, and maybe even one who silently defends. In my opinion, and Im sure many would agree, a hero is one who defends, protects, and stands up for what he/she believes in. Whether they have braved physical danger or not, heroes come in all different types, include those who protect with words over actions. Therefore, a hero should also be defined as one who says what he/she thinks when others lack the courage.</p>
<p>One of the finest examples of this is the ever famous black woman Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus in the times of racial segregation. Parks did what many other blacks were unable to do and stood up for her beliefs , that a black woman is no different than a white woman. She was spurned by the entire community of whites, yet she stuck to her beliefs and brought about change. To this day, she is hailed as a hero, even though she did not brave physical danger. Parks sstood up for her beliefs when others lacked the courage to do so and is definitely a true American hero.</p>
<p>Another example of a hero comes from a renowned piece of American literature, To Kill a Mockingbird . In this story, a lawyer by the name of Atticus Finch is to defend a black man who allegedly assaulted a white woman. Throughout the story, the reader can see that the prosecution is based off of the racist towns inability to choose a black mans word over a white womans. Atticus Finch stands up against the segregation and defends the black man wholeheartedly, regardless of the towns complete and utter disapproval. He is known as one of literatures greatest heroes for that very reason- even though he did not go through any physical danger experiences. This man had the courage to say what he believed in, even through others scorning, and that is what makes him a hero.</p>
<p>Lastly, a hero can be a simple as one who stands up to a bully or threatening force. Personally, I have witnessed a scene where someone confronted a student who was threatening another. The bully was frightened enough to leave, and in the victims eyes, the student who approached was a hero. Most everyone else had lacked the courage to stand up to the bully, and although the approacher feared rejection, he was able to squelch those fears and summon his courage. Even such an act as simple as that makes one a hero, without braving physical danger.</p>
<p>In conclusion, it is not always braving physical danger that makes one a hero. A hero has a broad definition- and one who has the courage to say what they think when others cannot definitely fits the description of a bold and courageous hero.</p>
<p>Thanks!! This is from the SAT Blue Book practice test #10</p>
<p>Assignment: Should all people’s opinions be valued equally, or should only informed opinions be taken seriously?</p>
<p>Essay </p>
<p>We give opinions in accordance to our wisdom. This is something that can be identified from a person through his or her attitude and way of life. For instance, each of my classmates has different levels of wisdom, judging from each of their personality and attitude. If it were to ever happen that I need to take a decision and consult my classmates by listening to their opinions, I would only value the most wise from the crowd of students. Through a personal account that I have witnessed, I believe that we should only value specific peoples opinion, of those we think are wise enough compared to the rest. </p>
<p>During my summer vacation in 9th grade, I have planned with my classmates a trip we could all go to. We decided that we meet on a Saturday at a public forest called Oroko Park. After spending a long time enjoying and exploring the different places, we decided that we play a final game which was hide-and-seek. It seemed perfect since there were plenty of places to hide in the vast forest. Later, it seemed that the game went out of the norm because no one could find the other for a long time. It took for most of us to gather for about 2 hours of tiresome searching. However, we couldnt find the last of our classmate. It was getting dark and we had to leave by then; at night there were a lot of criminals who would stroll and cause problems. We had to take a course of action and very fast. I informed the others that we shall not leave until we find the other classmate and started to consult some of my classmates. These few agreed upon the idea that we split, look for the missing boy and reunion at a close, known building. Suddenly, the majority of my classmates were yelling, Its getting late; lets just leave him and Yes. Yes. He will be able to go back to his house if he seeks help from the pedestrians. It wouldve been a problem if I had asked these people any of their opinions from the first place because they would want their opinions to be followed and implemented. We then told the others of the plan and were successful in finding the missing classmate.</p>
<p>In short, we should never commit the mistake of asking everyone, his or her views and should be eclectic. Always, the best views and opinions are from people who are known from their personality and way of life; therefore, we should only seek their opinions. In any case, it is highly unlikely that someone who used to be of a terrible hooligan-like nature will give a wonderful idea at critical moments.</p>
<p>Please grade</p>
<p>Prompt-people who like to think of themselves as tough minded and realistic tend to take it for granted that human nature is “ selfish” and that life is a struggle in which only the fittest may survive. According to this view the basic law by which people must live is the law of the jungle. The “fittest” are those people who can bring to the struggle force, superior cunning, and superior ruthlessness.</p>
<p>Adapted from S.I. Hayakawa, Language in thought and Action</p>
<p>Assignment: Do people have to be highly competitive in order to succeed? Plan and write an essay in which you developYour point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observation.</p>
<p>To succeed in any goal, a person must be highly competitive attitude towards a goal, their can be no drive or motivation strong enough for a triumph.</p>
<p>At the start of the American revolution, the American patriots were vastly outnumbered an undersupplied against their British enemies. The British had more money, guns, soldiers, war for American independence. But the British didn’t have was a competitive attitude. When the war escalated, the patriots sole clear advantage was a strong drive for freedom, fueled by the words of John Locke, Voltaire, Paine, and others, a drive that out matched the drive of the British by a landslide. Without this desperate, yearning, competitive attitude the Patriots could never have even raised enough troops to win one skirmish, let alone stand against the greatest army in the world and achieve the freedom they strived hard for.</p>
<p>Even in strictly nonviolent protest is a strong competitive attitude necessary to succeed. In the Civil rights movement numerous protesters were thrown in jail and kicked by police in their efforts to secure equal rights for all. Mile’s long marches were held for protest, some that could last for days without a strong competitie attitude and desire to secure civil rights for all, no one would have peacefully been thrown in a jail cell or voluntarily been attacked by dogs. The protesters strong competitive attitude led many bystanders and moderates to side with them and force authorities to desegregate society and promote and equal and free society rather than stifle it.</p>
<p>Without a highly competitive competitive attitude, nothing momentous nor minor could be accomplished, because without strong motivation to achieve goal the effort to succeed enough to achieve it.</p>
<p>Question: Do we really benefit from every event or experience in some way? </p>
<pre><code> “It is better to have tried and failed than to be in the earkness of never doing.” Theogore Roosevelt said these words (or something like it.) It is only when we try doing something and failing that we best learn how to do it correctly.
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<p>Question: Do we really benefit from every event or experience in some way?</p>
<pre><code> “It is better to have tried and failed than to be in the darkness of never doing.” Theodore Roosevelt said these words (or something like it). It is only when we try doing something and failing, that we best learn how to do it correctly.
One case where it is imperative to try, even if said effort is terrible, is when learning a new language. Many people learning a new language refuse to actually use it, with excuses such as, “I’m not ready” or “I still suck at it.” However, it is by actually using it that one learns the finer points of grammar and usage, and especially the rhythm and cadence of it. If you study only through books of software, you will never speak at that level.
A specific example where someone was successful through trial and error was Thomas Edison. Though his moral integrity is in doubt (he stole quite a few inventions from others, like Tesla), he still unquestionably invented many things, like the phonograph and (possibly) the light bulb. He invented these by brute force, trying everything until he found a method that worked. For example, while working on the lightbulb, he tried at least hundreds of filaments before finding one that worked. He himself admitted he made things through brute force, since he had no formal training or knowledge on the matter. Indeed, Edison said, “I have not discovered how to succeed, only 1,000 ways to fail.”
Thus, it is manifest that to err is human, and that it is indeed needed to learn. Confucius said on this matter, “There are three ways to learn what is right: through training, which is longest, through invitation, which is easiest, and through trial, which is bitterest.” It is only by eating bitterness that people learn the most.
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<p>WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN MY ENTIRE LIFE?!
i have been waiting for so long on my thread… LOL
here you go…</p>
<p>Prompt: Is identity sth ppl are born with or given or is it sth ppl create fro themselves?
Ever since the dawn of history, every human has been inclined to set a certain objective, no matter what it may be. It’s in our blood! Setting goals gives us a sense of significance. And in turn our lives are nothing but rigorous coarses to our goals, our definition of success. And it is the choices we make along that path that define who we are. We create our identities by what path we choose to traverse and what choices we make along that path.</p>
<p>If identity were something we receive, then most of the eminent figures, who helped pave the path for many generations to come, would not have had the chance to “make the change they wished to see in the World” like Gandhi put it. This quotation of his was inspired by his own experience in trying to change what appeared to be his chosen fate. Gandhi was like many other Indians who were under the British oppression at the time. As a human first and a believer in Buddhism second, Gandhi did not believe in fighting fire with fire. But instead of submissively giving in to the British dictatorship, Gandhi decided to shape his future, and later his entire nation’s future, by starting peaceful strikes, starting with the Salt March. Gandhi faced countless obstacles, and made a lot of missteps along the path, but nevertheless, he persevered, knowing that with every adversity comes hope, and that creating one’s identity is not an easy task. And indeed, it was his everlasting will to keep moving forward, that eventually led to India’s freedom from the British oppression, all by peaceful means. And led to Gandhi gaining the identity as a n advocate of peace and liberty, an identity of a person who gained eternal life in the hearts of the millions he has inspired worldwide.</p>
<p>Even in contemporary life, it is proven constantly that identity is a person’s to shape. “Don’t tell me who your father is, but tell me who you stand to be” says an old Arab proverb. And this is the slogan that Dr. Ahmad Zoel decided to follow. He was born to a poor family with no electricity and barely and food to start with! Yet he decided to go against the conventional dogma and get the education he always dreamed of. He would study under street lights at times, he would work and study at the same time, but all the same, he would never give up. And indeed, he succeeded to make his own identity as a Nobel Prize winner for his discovery of the fimto second.</p>
<p>Identity is not congenital; it can’t be bought or sold; it is the one thing you have to make yourself- a firm belief all the successful hold.</p>
<p>the other…
The prompt: “We do not take the time to determine right from wrong. Reflecting on the difference between right and wrong is hard work. It is much easier to follow the crowd going along with what is popular rather than risking the disapproval of others by voicing an objection of any kind.”
Assignment: Is it always best to determine one’s own views of right and wrong, or can we benefit from following the crowd?</p>
<p>My essay:
Every human being on Earth has a certain goal. It is in our blood; we are bound to set objectives because it gives us a sense of significance, of existance. In turn, our lives in turn are nothing but rigorous courses to our goals, and it is the choices we make along that path that define who we are. Whether we make those choices on personal beliefs and principles or just to “go with the flow” or “follow the crowd” also defines our success from failure. Indeed, it has been constantly proven throughout History, Literature, and even our contemporary life that traversing that “Road Not Taken”, like Robert Frost put it, is the sure route to success.</p>
<p>I once read that “you cannot transform a sheep into man by making it stand on its hind legs, but by making a herd of sheep stand on their hind legs, you can make a group of men!” and I didn’t understand this statement until I read about how Hitler, the dictator of all time, made the “Black Shirts”, his “people”. He used what every advertising campaign uses, the general appeal because humans are inclined to go by what’s popular instead of what’s right. Hitler used that those people needed security, and that everlasting need to belong, against them. Basically, he convinced them that they were all “one” going after the same goal, following their leader’s commands, a leader who in turn satisfied their lust for power and significance. And indeed it worked! Hitler was eventually successful to transform so many young adults into advocates of his “cause” that he moved from the “ex-con” who just got out of prison to the leader of the World in no time! True, that the World then had to suffer for years to come, but it was all because of the human vice to “be lead”, to go with the fad. We give our oppressors the reason for their dictocracy simply because we are too afraid to stand alone.</p>
<p>Indeed, that need for security has led us to many failures thereafter, ending with the so-called “Arab Spring”, the series of revolutions the Arab people have started against their arbitrary governments, but at what cost! The Arab spouse are now paying for their anscestor’s missteps. It was that need for security from the people that led the leaders to put themselves in the positions of Gods just because the people were too cowardly to take a stand, because everyone was afraid of failing alone that they never said “No” to despair because the leaders brainwashed to think that “NO” means be left alone. And no one wants to be left alone do they?!</p>
<p>“Be the change you wish to see in the World” said Gandhi (a figure who is highly respected and who gained eternal life in the hearts of many just because he had the couarge to stand alone in the face of injustice and convince others to do so too).Indeed! It is your courage to stand by what you believe in, no matter it what may seem, that guarantees you success.</p>
<p>^now i know the black shirts weren’t Hitler’s -_-’'I hope i aint pushing it with 2 essay! Thanks a million!</p>
<h1>62 perhaps an 8. The examples are good, but the logic is somewhat lacking. Also, you have some tense errors.</h1>
<h1>63 perhaps a 10 or a 11? It is a little bit too repetitious. You use the same phrases over and over. However, otherwise your logic and examples are pretty good.</h1>
<h1>64 solid 6. Your example is a little bit confusing and doesn’t really support your thesis. You also don’t have excellent grammar, sorry bub.</h1>
<h1>65 I think a 7 or 8. You need to write a better beginning paragraph and conclusion.</h1>
<h1>67 Nice 8. You should elaborate on your first example more, as well as your introduction.</h1>
<h1>69 Definitely double digits; an 11. I like your way of writing and your examples.</h1>
<h1>70 a 9 or 10, perhaps. Your use of exclamation points and the use of parantheses doesn’t help your essay very much. For example, you shouldn’t try to explain Gandhi in parantheses. That’s not what parantheses are used for.</h1>
<p>I am no expert, so sue me if my advice is misleading. I don’t have the time to write detalied critiques. But I hope it’s at least a bit useful.</p>
<p>everyone who puts an essay up should grade the one above them.</p>
<p>Here are two essays I wrote. Basically, both essays respond to the same question but from different viewpoints. </p>
<p>Do memories hinder or help people in their effort to learn from the past and succeed in the present?</p>
<p>Memories can be useful at times. They can help people succeed in the present by helping them to learn from the past. However, these very past happenings can cause a hindrance to a person’s efforts to succeed. Therefore, memories can become hindrances that avoid people from succeeding and accomplishing the intended.</p>
<p>Through my ever biggest challenges in my life, ‘shyness’, I have realized that memories are obstacles that do not make a person successful. Ever since I was in middle school, I featured a habit of shyness. However, it is different from just shyness – it made me unable to speak effectively to unfamiliar people (I would stutter). Even when I would be prepared mentally, the moment I meet the person, my words would cringe of shyness. On my first year in high school, I started to become infuriated about the fact that I can’t speak to people; I began to make strong determinations to change with the help of my mother and friends whom I was comfortable to talk with. Unfortunately, trying to speak, I would remember my past failures in changing and, immediately, lose my determination and confidence. Besides, with time, I became immensely unable to speak with any outsider who I don’t know; I would start to tremble and lose my words. I started to really hate myself. All this is a result of the images that would come to my mind as flashbacks. These are what prevent me from changing and succeeding in my agenda.</p>
<p>Altogether, although memories can become useful, on the other hand, they can become troublesome at times. For instance, just like in my experiences to overcome ‘shyness’. Surely, all this asserts the truth of the infamous Indian proverb ‘If you really want to fix your toilet pipe, do it without thinking about it.”</p>
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<p>Do memories hinder or help people in their effort to learn from the past and succeed in the present?</p>
<p>Memories are like games where people play them several times and, finally, become experts in them by learning from their shortcomings. In other words, memories can become an asset to people by helping them in their effort to learn from the past and succeed in the present.</p>
<p>The best illustration to exemplify this is through my high school performances. Since I entered high school, I was an indolent person who always procrastinates. This was to an extent that I didn’t even study for exams until the last day or rather the last half a day. This was the time I would become serious and work hard. Luckily, I would achieve relatively pretty good, achieving Bs in most subjects and Cs in some others. During my first final semester exam of my first year, the usual miraculous happening never occurred. Continuing with my own lazy way of preparing for the exams, I failed badly and performed worse than the expected. This time round, I obtained Cs with a few Ds. I was infuriated. However, on my second year of high school, this memory of my mistakes has become a boon. Ever since then, I worked hard every week in studying although I couldn’t consummately eradicate all traces of procrastination. I was, then, able to accomplish not only what I desired, but also further much more. I started to obtain As for the first time in high school. This made my father glad and made him acknowledge my efforts. As a result, he inspired me that I could even enroll in AP courses which I would never had thought of. </p>
<p>In short, because of the memories of my mistakes in the first year of high school, I was able to learn from my previous mistakes and accomplish even more. Thus, memories are helpful as they help us in rectifying our mistakes and succeeding in the present.</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>Thanks tomatox</p>
<p>Prompt: Should people take more individual responsibility to solve problems that affect their communities or the nation? </p>
<p>Many people believe that the government should do more to solve our problems. People often believe that one individual cannot impact society or come up with solutions to society’s ills. Thus, people often look towards the government to improve society. However, people should take more individual responsibility to solve problems that affect their communities or the national in general because the government can fail to improve society and in the end, itis the individual that can make the greatest difference. </p>
<p>For instance, during the 1900s, Rwanda was experiencing a brutal civil war. Rwanda was split into two warring factions and their government was in shambles. When Rwanda pleaded for the United States government to intervene, we sent in the United Nation troops and then proceeded to turn a blind eye to the atrocities occurring in Rwanda. The United Nation troops are not allowed to use weapons unless they are attacked first. Thus, they were not very efficient in stopping the massacre occurring in Rwanda. Unfortunately, the United Nations and the United States were unable to help Rwanda. It was during this crisis that a bravel hotel owner in Rwanda stepped up and used his hotel to shelter and hide hundreds of Twandan refugees, at the risk of his own life. This courageous individual took responsibility to solve problems that was affecting his nation because his government was unable to solve these problems. He was ultimately able to save hundreds of refugees from death due to his willingness to take responsibility. </p>
<p>As another example, during the late 1800s, the United States experienced an economic downturn. Numerous banks were going bankrupt. During this time period, the government was not powerful enough and did not have enough money to stop this recession. However, J.P. Morgan took responsibility of this problem and used his money to bail out the banks. Without J.P. Morgan, this economic recession could have turned into another Great Depression. However, due to the actions of one individual who was willing to solve a problem that was affecting his nation, the recession ended and the economy became stable again.</p>
<p>People often look towards the government to solve all their problems. However, sometimes the government is unable to solve the problem and it is up to the individual to take responsibility of the problem. In the end, individual people should take more responsibility to solve problems that affect their nation because it is often the individual that can create the greatest meaningful change.</p>
<p>Prompt: Do changes that make our lives easier not necessarily make our lives better?</p>
<p>Ever since the industrial revolution, the pace of life of the average American has increased greatly. Despite daily tasks becoming easier, our lives have not always improved accordingly. This is evident from the devices we use to the very food we eat.</p>
<p>Today, there exists enough smartphones for every single person in the world. Since the first appearance of smartphones from IBM in 1991, we have grown more dependent on smartphones than any other tool in our lives. It has made simple tasks, such as note taking, reminders, and emailing significantly easier. But despite this, Americans are feeling busier than ever. According to polls conducted by labour unions across America, more than 70% of Americans feel they are being overwhelmed by daily tasks. How could this be? Shouldn’t the very changes to our lives make life easier, not harder? Not always, it appears. The fact of the matter is, we are a working society. The extra time that was spared has been translated into doing other tasks, such as picking up the kids or buying groceries. Today’s Americans are doing more things in a day compared to the working class half a century ago. Such seemingly “positive” changes aren’t always beneficial to the the normal person.</p>
<p>But it doesn’t end there! Many of the changes that have occurred over the last century revolve around saving time for Americans. It seems nothing is more valuable than time, especially in this day and age. Therefore, it is no surprise that fast food chains like McDonald’s and KFC have spread all over America and the world like bacteria in a petri dish. Today, over a third of Americans consume fast food at least twice a week. In turn, obesity rates are through the roof. According to the FDA, over 30% of Americans are obese. Has fast food made meals easier and more enjoyable? Sure! But it certainly hasn’t made life better.</p>
<p>Prompt: Can the daily actions of average people have a significant impact on the course of history? </p>
<p>Without initiative, events in history lack significance; revolutions and complete alterations of the status quo are frequently the result of grassroots movements. While a leader merely leads and directs the course of history, the general will of citizens is the driving force. No event can be attributed to a demagogue’s efforts alone. </p>
<p>Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks best exemplify this. Although their names have become synonymous with the Civil Rights Movement, they sprung from humble roots. Martin Luther King Jr was a preacher, and another face in the crowd of African-Americans seeking desegregation. His claim to fame lay not in his wish to become a household name, but his sincere wish for equality; he took the initiative to organize the movement and to advocate peaceful protestation. Likewise, Rosa Parks merely refused to give up her seat on a bus she had ridden for years, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and subsequent increase in proponents and fellow protesters. Both were average citizens who took action and paved the road towards racial equality. </p>
<p>Similarly, the French Revolution was a culmination of discontent brewing in the minds of disgruntled peasants. Surprisingly, the key players were not the nobility or clergy, but rather the third estate comprised of average citizens. It was not the men to cry for bread, but rather the crowd of over 6000 peasant women who felt the need to feed their families. As a result, the bloody Revolution resulted in a new France, where the common class had been elevated to the top. It all started with the grassroots protesters. </p>
<p>Average citizens make a large impact on the events in history; their raison d’etre was simply to live. Whether stated or not, they drive the decisions of a country. Great men merely act on the popular will, and are subservient to the people that run the machinery of society.</p>
<p>Prompt: Is an idealistic approach less valuable than a practical approach?</p>
<p>An idealist approach entails greater dedication and effort. It usually occurs through the completion of difficult feats while the practical approach merely involves smaller, more manageable goals. The idealistic approach is better, as shown throughout history, because it accomplishes a goal without ideals being compromised.</p>
<p>The actions of Mohandas Gandhi serve as an example of an idealistic approach. Gandhi first encountered discrimination when he visited South Africa. He was not allowed in a compartment of a train, despite his standing as an educated and civilized individual. The realistic approach would have been to accept this and simply leave South Africa. However, Gandhi refused and instead he began a campaign to end this discrimination through demonstrations. He would ultimately succeed. When he returned to India, he began a new crusade: end the British occupation of India. A more realistic approach could have entailed the usage of force, especially after the British massacred Indian women and children during a demonstration. Yet, Gandhi never used force. He practiced non-violent protest. He maintained his calm and never sacrificed his ideals. Gandhi resorted to demonstrations, even hunger strikes. This is an ideal approach in that Gandhi had a pure vision of independence in India and attempted to accomplish that through peace. Gandhi was able to witness the fruit of his labors and all because of his idealistic approach.</p>
<p>Another example of an idealistic approach would be Martin Luther King’s own method of ending racial discrimination in the South. He wished to end segregation and the Jim Crow laws which resulted from the Plessy vs Ferguson ruling. Malcolm X, another activist, advocated force and more militant measures. This was perceived as a pragmatic approach by many, especially since the African Americans faced threats, bombings, and various cruelties from the whites. The anger of Malcolm X and his supporters was justified. However, Martin Luther King continued his marches and continued to advocate peace rather than force. These methods, in turn, would succeed.</p>
<p>An idealistic approach is always more valuable than a practical approach. In the face of insurmountable odds, people’s spirits have been quelled and their own idealistic views may have been abadoned in favor of a more pragmatic view and an approach that makes the task simpler. Yet, those extraordinary individuals who remain disciplined and uphold their ideals in the face of all challenges bring about a sweeter victory and a brighter dawn.</p>
<p>Thanks. Enjoy lololol</p>
<p>Yeah, can we make it a rule that everyone who posts an essay has to grade an essay? We should share the load so tomatox isn’t struggling under that onus all by himself. </p>
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