<p>In order to achieve something worth fighting for losses must be sustained. The reason why things rarely change is that people have trouble accepting the sacrifices that need to be made and are more content to remain in their comfort zone. Any major change in history is chronicled with many setbacks and problems; the successful changes where the ones in which the people kept fighting for what they believed in. The nature of progress calls for a change in the state of things and in order to create a change people must compromise the complacency of their situation; history and literature attest to this theory.
Where would America be if certain spunky men had not decided to break off from monarchy rule? Branded traitors, men like Benjamin Franklin created the creed by which this nation still resembles. Even against terrible odds and with sticky situations like convincing loyalists and evading British embargoes, these men fought on and defeated Great Britain. History is loaded with these examples because only important improvements in humanity occur when people sacrifice their comfort.
Literature often provides examples of singular characters improving tough problems with themselves or people around them. Nathanial Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter provides an example of a character that had to give up her pride to achieve peace with herself and her volatile community. The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne was forced to wear represented her sacrifice of her privacy; her deepest sin was out for all to see. This allowed her to expunge her soul of the black plague and move on into what would become a very meaningful life. The story of the character that benefits from adversity is nothing out of the ordinary because it reflects the method of change in real life.
People often have a hard time letting go of certain things that give them comfort, but if people want to improve their situation they must be willing to sacrifice something. The success of a certain endeavor can usually be measured by judging how adept a person was to the discomforts that came along the way.</p>
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<p>I'd give it a 4</p>
<p>By my grading standards, I'd give it a 2.</p>
<p>By CB grading standards, it'd probably be a 3 or 4 (so a 6 or 8 combined). I just think the ideas are very surface level and basic. Your vocabulary is pretty basic, "The reason why things rarely change..." words like "things" seem kind of awkward in an essay.</p>