<p>I'm contemplating getting it rescored. Lets see what others think. I know there are a few gramatical mistakes, but this is the actual essay I wrote for the May topic : How does work school and other activities shape a person's interactions with others.</p>
<p>Wake up, get dressed, have a cup of coffee, and leave for the office. This routine may sound familiar to many Americans. Our culture has become so centered around the workplace, school, and other activities. These places all shape individuals into how they act and behave socially. Life long relationships often begin in the place a person spends most of his or her life.<br>
One example of how the workplace has shaped a relationship is my grandfather. My grandfather was drafted into the Army at the tender age of eighteen. He never could have guessed what a great experience lied before him. His whole life became centered around the army, and fighting for America. Through his stint in the army, he has made many friends he still speaks with today. His best friend actually saved his life during The Battle of the Bulge. His friend George carried him off the battlefield after he was hit by shrapnel from a German artillery shell. After that incident, George and my grandfather became so close that my father calls him Uncle George. My grandfather still walks with a limp, but he says it was well worth the injury to have met people like George. He has told me if there was ever another draft, he would be the first to go.
Another more malevolent example of how the workplace can shape social interaction can be seen in James Thurbers short story The Catbird Seat. In this story, the star employee of F+S, Mr. Martin, has become extremely fixated on his daily routine. When a new employee, Mrs. Barrows, is hired, she tries to get in the way of Mr. Martins routine by ordering changes around his office. Mr. Martin becomes so enraged that Mrs. Barrows disrupted his routine, that he goes as far to try to murder her. This example clearly shows how important work has become in ones daily routine.
Although the workplace may shape endless friendships, it can also cause acrimonious dissensions. However, it is clear that indeed the workplace shapes a persons interactions with one another. My grandfather and James Thurbers The Catbird Seat prove the powerful effects the workplace can have on ones social interactions.</p>