Well, I am preparing for the SAT and I wonder if you guys can give me some feedbacks and correct my Essay and grade it out of 12. I really need help. Thanks for advance!!!
Prompt:
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
Independent people-those who rely on themselves rather than on others-get what they want through their own efforts. Interdependent people combine their efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their goals. To be most effective, people need to be interdependent. People who do not think and act interdependently may achieve individual success, but they will not be good leaders or team players.
Adapted from Stephen R. Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Assignment: Is it necessary for people to combine their efforts with those of others in order to be most effective?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.
My Essay:
In a jungle of cement, people sharing ice-cold relationships are the marks of modern society set of values. At this level, successive setbacks make humanity aware of how fruitless individualism is. As far I am concerned, I see that individualism can be by no mean as effective as collectivity.
I do believe that some dilemmas cannot be solved without a close knit union between all members of the community. For instance “The Plague” by Albert Camus is a gripping tale of survival and resilience, of horror and madness and of the ways in which human kind, from doctors, to nurse, to fugitives, to vacationers confront death and poverty. In Oran, a coastal city in north Algeria, plague appeared and turned, rapidly, into an omnipresent reality. There was no room for hope without Men’s united strong will, fraternity and compassion. With efforts combined, Oran survived finally, with a huge losses, and reborn after rising from ash and dust. Oran demonstrated through its brave people that persistence and dedication from a whole society is the only heal for such an uprooted evil.
Furthermore, I think that a combined human force is enough to preserve the vigor, the pride and the honor of a nation. That’s why successful politicians and activists owe their success to the mass of a compact citizens .Winston Churchill through his two famous speeches “We Shall Fight On The Beaches” and “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat and” addresses to a British people , experiencing a state of grief, sorrow and stupefaction regarding the rapid collapse of Allies’ forces against Nazis German invasion of Europe. He, the one who never lost his vision and foresight, rely on human resilience, resistance and unity. Besides, by a collaboration of intellectuals and labor forces he defeated the, so-called, invincible Germany and won , alongside the Allies, WWII. So, a strong united human capital is key ingredient to guide a nation from dark to light. Another example has to do with the fight for Civil Rights in the U.S. In fact, “The Bill Of Rights” written in the late 1600s was a giant a stride for the U.S in the road of Democracy, liberalism and freedom. This dream, which comes true, was achieved by a cooperative work including lawyers, social activists, law pundits, politician, journalists and citizens. It demonstrates how vital the combination of forces was for U.S. modern history.
To conclude, I must underline the fact that every collective work has its limitation but success, glory and achievements remains eternally the fruit of combined forces. So, individuality, no matter how proficient it may be, cannot match the quality of collective work and perform brighter.