<p>Prompt: Is it important to question the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority?</p>
<p>Essay: In society today some hold the presumption that questioning their authorities is a crucial necessary move while others believe it is completely absurd; An attempt to altering the status quo has been a polemical topic. Thought it may seem blasphemous to attack authoritative ruling, it is the only way humanity learns and succeeds. "A Lesson Before Dying", Martin Luther King's movement, and a story of how my AP Calculus book all illustrate the neccesity of questioning our authority.
In the book, "A Lesson Before Dying, an African American, Jefferson, is placed in jail for a crime he did not commit; He was only charged because of his race. Although many were put in a dilemma, no one spoke up because they all believed that there was nothing to do. If all the people had questioned the authority, then Jefferson could have escaped this predicament.
In the 1960s, a man named Martin Luther King Jr. spoke out to the United States about racism. In some of his works such as "I Have A Dream" and "A Letter to Birmingham", King takes an uprise to the government's belief on racism. He spoke about how African Americans have waited too long for racism to end to only hear "wait". King's defiance against the government's values helped end racism and segregation. If King did not question his authorities, then segregation might be still alive today.
In my AP Calculus class many of the problems in the book felt abstruse because I would always check the back of the book and I was wrong. I grew tired of the being wrong, so I questioned my teacher if these answers were right. After speaking to my teacher, I realized that the answers in the back of the book were wrong. My class was also having a problem, so my teacher sent the books back in for correction. If I did not question the scholastic book, then many of the kids in my class room would have had trouble on the AP test.
"A Lesson Before Dying", Martin Luther King's movement, and my trouble with my AP Calculus book all demonstrate the potent power that can come out of questioning your authorities.</p>
<p>Comment: This is my first essay I have done for practice. It was definitely hard not to change the mistakes I could see while typing because they seemed so simple. With that being said, please grade my essay and give me a score. Tell me the pros and cons of my essay. p.s. I know " a lesson before ding is suppose to be underlined but college confidential would not allow me to underline. I underlined it in my essay. Thank you.</p>