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<p>heres a crappy essay i wrote earlier >< please score and help me improve on certain areas, such as rewording or so.
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<p>Prompt: Are we free to make our own decisions or are we limited in the choices we can make?</p>

<pre><code> ==We are free to make decisions on our own. Though sometimes the decisions we make are yielding positive results, most of the time we have to be responsible for our "bad" decisions. This notion is exemplified by examples from my person anecdote and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter".

== It was a sunny day as I recall, I actually made into the school's varsity basketball team. To be on such "prestiguous" team means a lot to me, for I can pursue my athletic dreams. However, the training in the varsity team was like an alien reading English, it was difficult. I couldn't handle it; I never thought I'd be making a decision against my will, despite my interests. Two weeks later, could not bear any longer, I told my coach, "I quit." This is indeed a decision I regret, but it's my decision, I'm responsible for it, therefore, I accept this harsh reality.

== Another compelling example serves to back up my argument is Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter". Hester Prynne, a woman living in a puritanical society, commited adulteration(ops used wrong word, should be adultery lol), which was regarded, in the Puritan's views, as a shameful crime. Hester Prynne, along with her secret lover, Dimmesdale, made their decision of breaking the society's regulations. As a result, both of them face the cruel punishment, though Dimmesdale was tortured spiritually. Hester Prynne decided to lessn her sins by helping the society to become a better place. She, at last, was forgiven, with the Letter "A" standing for "Able" instead of "Adultery".

== We have absolute liberty to make decisions on our own, though we might regret for making such decision later on.
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