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<p>Hey everyone, I just wrote a practice SAT from Gruber's. Can you guys mark my essay? I have left the original spelling/grammar as they are. Please be honest: I don't want something too brutal or too nice. Thanks!</p>

<pre><code> Happiness exists in a myriad of forms and is obtained in many more methods. There is "self-contention", where one receives satisfaction from one's own actions; there is "social appeasement," where the quarrels of society is quelled and an air of agreement wafts about; there is "prophetic satisfaction, where knowledge of forthcoming events allows for precautionary measures to be taken so that imminent disasters may be avoided.
The Roaring Twenties was an era of jocularity, non-agression, and automic change for many countries; horrors of the Great War still remained, and people welcomed the new years of prosperity. However, this ignorance blinded them from the tumultuous economic disaster that was to follow: the Great Depression. Like the Great War, it was to be an era of intense hardship for many people, but this unfortunate economic pandemic could have been avoided with prior knowledge. Economists claimed, by 1928, that the rising stock values was to come crashing down eventually, yet the ignorance of society, reinforced by the I-don't-care-what-happens-to-us attitude, led to a dramatic economic upheaval.
Coming forward in time, nearing the edge of the eve of the Second World War, the happiness and satisfaction of one person was due to his knowledge of clandestine activities worthy of reprobates. Stetson Kennedy's ultimate destruction of an enormous faction of the Ku Klux Clan was a result of his initiative and discernment that the power of knowledge had its advantageous uses. Kennedy's ingenious plan of anonymously contacting the local radio and exposing the secrets of the Klan is a demonstration of the enormous value of knowledge. When he was a child, he witnesses a scene where his maid was beaten and raped by Klan members; by choosing not to ignore the heinous crime he was able to infiltrate and damage the Klan from within. This act demonstrates how knowledge, not innocence and ignorance, can ultimately incite change and resolve turmoil into peace and happiness.
The two cited historical examples are but a mere teaspoon of the pool of historical instances when knowledge's power was used to its maximum. By taking advantage of the opportunity, we can progress further.
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<p>Giving us the assignment question would help…</p>

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<p>Uhhhh my prompt was: </p>

<p>Many people believe that our government should do more to solve our problems. After all, how can one individual create more jobs or make roads ssafer or improve the schools or help to provide any of the other benefits that we have come to enjoy? And yet expecting that the government - rather than individuals - should always come up with the solutions to society’s ills may have made us less self-reliant, undermining our independence and self-sufficiency.</p>

<p>Should people take more responsibility for solving problems that affect their communities or the nation in general? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.</p>

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<p>Whoops, wrong prompt! The correct one is as follows: </p>

<p>*The well-known proverb “ignorance is bliss” suggests that people with knowledge of the world’s complexities and its limitations are often unhappy, while their less-knowledgeable counterparts remain contented. But how accurate is this folk wisdom? A recent study showed that well0informed people were more likely to report feelings of well-being. In fact, more knowledge leads people to feel better about themselves and more satisfied with their lives. </p>

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<li>adapted from Lee Sigelman, "Is ignorance bliss? A reconsideration of the folk wisdom*</li>
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<p>What is your belief that more knowledge makes one happier? Support your position by citing an example or examples from history, science and technology, literature the arts, politics, current events, sports, or your observation or experience.</p>

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