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<p>So I've read the thread about how to get a 12 on the SAT essay, but let's talk about it in more detail. Looking over the 100 examples from the original list, I've decided that we should narrow it down to 10-15 solid examples that can be universally applied to these following topics. Here's a PDF of the article + the examples for viewing purposes <a href="http://freepdfhosting.com/118e1453f9.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://freepdfhosting.com/118e1453f9.pdf&lt;/a> (only valid for 30 days) and here's the DL link: [url=<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?5agay5cdw9t3eru%5DHow"&gt;http://www.mediafire.com/?5agay5cdw9t3eru]How&lt;/a> to Write a 12 Essay in Just 10 Days.pdf<a href="valid%20forever">/url</a>.</p>

<p>Individuality[ul]</p>

<p>[li]Following the Crowd</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Following Authority</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Following Creativity</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Motivation and Success[ul]</p>

<p>[li]Hardship and Success</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Self-Determination and Success</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Self-Expectation and Success</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Collaboration and Success</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Ethics and Success</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Quality or Quantity and Success</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Technological “Progress”[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>]Does a strong commitment to technological progress cause a society to neglect other values, such as education and the protection of the environment?
[</em>]Have modern advancements truly improved the quality of people's lives?
[<em>]Do newspapers, magazines, television, radio, movies, the Internet, and other media determine what is important to most people?
[</em>]Should modern society be criticized for being materialistic?</p>

<p>[/ul]Heroes[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>]Do we benefit from learning about the flaws of people we admire and respect?
[</em>]Should we limit our use of the term "courage" to acts in which people risk their own well-being for the sake of others or to uphold a value?
[li]Should we admire heroes but not celebrities?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Tradition[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>]Do all established traditions deserve to remain in existence?
[</em>]Do people need to "unlearn," or reject, many of their assumptions and ideas?
[<em>]Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present?
[</em>]Do memories hinder or help people in their effort to learn from the past and succeed in the present?</p>

<p>[/ul]Loyalty[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>]Should people always be loyal?
[</em>]Do circumstances determine whether or not we should tell the truth?
[li]Can deception—pretending that something is true when it is not—sometimes have good results?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Others[ul]</p>

<p>[li]Is compromise always the best way to resolve a conflict?</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Is the main value of the arts to teach us about the world around us?</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Can common sense be trusted and accepted, or should it be questioned?</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Should people let their feelings guide them when they make important decisions?</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Are decisions made quickly just as good as decisions made slowly and carefully?</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Is criticism—judging or finding fault with the ideas and actions of others—essential for personal well-being and social progress?</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Does having a large number of options to choose from make people happy?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>

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<ol>
<li>Steve Jobs, who can be used as an example for almost any category. </li>
</ol>

<p>Under Individuality, good evidence could include that his innovation and persistence with his company yielded him ~$8.3 billion. He saw potential in original ideas and took advantage of underexploited design ideas niche product marketing. A perfect quote could be: “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” Such a unique and individual person – sometimes he would go on fasts, living on apples or carrots for weeks on end. When working at Atari, he smelled from his diet and lack of hygiene that he was actually put on the night shift in his own division.</p>

<p>Under Motivation and Success, after being fired from the company he co-founded, he persevered and went on to create NeXT Computer and purchase Pixar, which he later turned in to an unbelievable success. His immense success later led to Apple purchasing NeXT Computer for $427 million and then naming him CEO of Apple. After getting fired he said, “I feel like somebody just punched me in the stomach and knocked all my wind out." </p>

<p>Anyone want to write something about Technological “Progress”? His waiting to use modern medicine to help him with his highly curable pancreatic cancer which ultimately led to death may be taboo but I’m sure there is something here.</p>

<p>Heroes: Jobs was a very flawed man. He was a hero to some and a cutthroat business man to others. Refused to acknowledge the paternity of his child and gave little of the company’s money to charity, contradicting his “Zen-Buddhist” image. </p>

<p>Tradition: Learned from mistakes after being fired from Apple. </p>

<p>Loyalty: Unloyal to Steve Wozniak – was a cutthroat businessman and didn’t mind his manners to advance in he world. Many anecdotes about his lack of loyalty online. His business mentality advanced Jobs and his company to financial riches.</p>

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<p>I LOVE YOU</p>

<p>This is exactly what I need! Do you have any more by any chance?</p>

<p>This is a great idea and I’d be more than happy to contribute. I have stared this same exact thing on a notebook of mine and I’m willing to scan it and link to the pictures here (I don’t have enough time to type the whole thing up)</p>

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<p>Anyone up for sharing another example?</p>