<p>Could you grade this essay for the SAT ,so i can have an idea how i am writing ? Here it is ...</p>
<p>Prompt : America was founded on a paradox. The founding fathers of this country simultaneously stood for rugged individualism and a government by the people and for the people .This contrast has long made the American spirit, to the extent that there is one , one of the most fascinating to sociologists and political scientists . It seems logical that one cannot stand for both individualism and community . </p>
<p>Assignment :Do you agree with the claim that the needs of the individual and the needs of the community must always be at odds ?</p>
<p>My essay -
A famous psychologist theorized that the needs of any person are in the form of a pyramid . First comes the most basic needs- air , to breathe . Then comes food , then shelter . And only after such life sustaining needs met come more complicated ones like that of affection and respect . In this way ,logically we can see that the needs of the individual always precede the needs of the community . Evidence of this exists in everyday life . You will look in you wallet before you begin to get concerned about the economy of the country .</p>
<p>However,such a comparison need not always be in such crude terms . For example , in setting up of any society , the needs of everyone is attempted to be accommodated and rules are set up ,which limit the amount of freedom a person has so as to prevent a breach of someone else's rights. These rules are however almost always agreed upon by the individual as well as the society as they are both affected by it .</p>
<p>This argument can be further substantiated with an example of the revolution for civil rights in The United States of America in the twentieth century .
A revolution takes place when a large group of people com together to fight for something they all want ,which is being unfairly denied by the oppressors . In the protest for Black rights , the needs and concerns of Rosa Parks , Martin Luther King ,and all the members of the African American community were the same . In such an example , the needs of the individual and the community are the same , and this leads to a more peaceful and harmonic way of living .</p>
<p>I will conclude my argument by saying that , in the most crude terms ,the individual and the community will always be distinct , but in times of struggle ,they will unite to achieve their common goal</p>
<p>//On typing this , i noticed i was a bit repetitive and bland</p>