<p>I'm pasting a link to the essay I did yesterday so you can compare it to the one I did today (below). Please tell me what I'm consistently doing wrong, whether I'm improving, and what I should do. Here is the essay I did yesterday: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/664359-please-grade-my-essay.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/664359-please-grade-my-essay.html</a></p>
<p>Here is what I did today (different prompt):</p>
<p>*People are taught that they should not go back on their decisions. In fact, our society supports the notion that to change your mind is evidence of weakness and unreliability, leading many people to say, "Once I decide, I decide!" But why do people make such a statement? If factors, feelings, and ideas change, isn't the ability to make a new decision evidence of flexibility, adaptability, and strength?</p>
<p>Should people change their decisions when circumstances change, or is it best for them to stick with their original decisions?*</p>
<p>In a world in which events are always occurring nonstop, circumstances will always be changing. Whether or not the doctor's appointment was cancelled, we have to learn to make decision when new circumstances arise. This can be demonstrated in Alexander the Great's conquest and through Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.</p>
<p>Alexander the Great, one of the world's most eminent leader in ancient times, was intent on conquering the entire known world. When arriving in India with around 20,000 cavalry, he wasn't planned on meeting great resistance by the enormous Indian elephants. Because of this change in circumstances, Alexander had to devise other plans if he were to succeed. By separating his cavalry, thus separating his foe's forces, he eventually defeated his enemy. Had he not devised this second plan, the Indian elephants would of most definitely forced Alexander to retreat. It was only because Alexander changed his decision when unexpectedly meeting elephants that he was able to conquer the Indians.</p>
<p>Just as how changing decisions when circumstances change benefited Alexander, so too has it benefited Huck Finn in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. When Huck ran away from home, he went to live in a deserted island. After disguising himself as a girl, he obtained information of people who would be searching the island for a reward. Huck had previously though he was safe and decided to say on the island, but now his circumstances changed. He had to leave. Had he not made the decision to leave the island by raft, Huck would have been caught. Therefore, it can be seen that by changing his decision, Huck was able to remain missing.</p>
<p>After a careful analysis of Alexander the Great and Huck Finn, one can see that changing decisions when circumstances change is, indeed, the best course of action to take.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>