<p>Please grade my essay- and feel free to leave any comments on how I might improve.
I don't think my facts are right, but I heard that does not impact score.</p>
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<p>Is it important to question the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority?</p>
<pre><code> In todays world, the proletariat submits to the decisions made by those in positions of authority. However, this situation becomes dangerous only if the common people do not review the decisions made, calculating the appropriateness of a decision. It is important to question the decisions of our leaders today, as failure to do so will undoubtedly lead to catastrophe, as evidenced by two devastating events that crippled America.
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<p>The major financial firm Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, and soon after, the rest of the economy followed suit. Unemployment rocketed past 10% and the Dow Industrial Average plummeted over 5000 points since its peak in 2007. The impact of the USA economy collapsing made Iceland go bankrupt, with Italy and Greece almost facing the same fate. The cause of this devastation rests with the major financial institution, among them Lehman Brothers. The leaders of the big banks invested in toxic assets, houses that could not be paid for. Thus, the banks were forced to forclose the houses, a deleterious task that lost 50% of the house value. The banks lost billions because of these toxic assets; many financial reviewers and officials called the investment the worst decision of all time. This decision was made by the top officials of the banks, people of authority. When the decision was made, the decision did not meet any resistance, especially from the proletariat. As a result, the decision passed overwhelmingly and the possible consequences of such a decision was not explored. As shown by the 2008-2010 recession, we must question the decisions made by people in authority.</p>
<p>Furthermore, another disaster was created as a result of the lack of review of executive decisions. In April 2010, a BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, spewing billions of gallons of oil into the gulf. The environment was destroyed, as well as the sea food industry losing billions of dollars. Even more appalling is that BP did not inspect the rig properly, frequently skipping inspection days and not thoroughly exploring the rig. CEO Tony Heyward gave a decision not to run the inspection thoroughly, yet no one questioned his decision. The consequences of such a decision show we must always question the decisions of our leaders.</p>
<p>As seen in two previous catastrophes, the recession and the BP oil spill, we must always question the ideas and decisions of people who have authority today. This way, we can have more time to reflect over possible consequences from a decision and eventually prevent more calamities from happening.</p>