<p>Please score my essay and provide constructive criticism of it. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Prompt:</p>
<p>Sometimes it is necessary to challenge what people in authority claim to be true. Although some respect for authority is, no doubt, necessary in order for any group or organization to function, questioning the people in charge- even if they are experts or leaders in their fields- makes us better thinkers. It forces all concerned to defend old ideas and decisions and to consider new ones. Sometimes it can even correct old errors in thought and put an end to wrong actions</p>
<p>Is it important to question the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority? 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 you reading, studies, experience, or observations.</p>
<p>Essay</p>
<pre><code> If man were to never question the ideas of those in authority, then how could he ever advance? It is clear through a vast collection of scientific and literary means that reformation is vital to improvement.
It was once said that the universe revolves around man, that the earth is flat, that imbalances in blood levels leads to sickness, and that gravity is only present on earth. These theories were accepted as fact. It was not until Copernicus said that the earth revolves around the sun, and that the earth was round; or until Newton proposed that sickness is the result of microscopic parasites, and that gravity is universal that things changed. Without such prominent individuals to question the precedented ideology, how would there be improvement?
"He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past." George Orwell embodies the horror of a world with no opposition to authority in his novel 1984. Such a world controls the populus by decimating anyone who even thinks to undermine the present authority, Big Brother. This suppression is ultimately the cause of widespread poverty, hunger, and despondency. It is not until word of a secret group in rebellion, the brotherhood, reaches the protagonist that hope returns. Ultimately, the brotherhood does not exist and the nation remains how it is: hopeless, joyless, and changeless.
Without someone to question the current ideas, there is no change. There is no improvement. What has been always will be, and that is nothing to celebrate. Let the tragedy of 1984 demonstrate this. We need opposition to authority to thrive.
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<p>Meh, quality of quantity, right? >.< Perhaps I'm too used to writing concise essays for my English class, or perhaps I just fail at essays. Regardless, please provide criticism, preferably beyond its length.</p>