<p>This topic struck me as rather odd: </p>
<p> Are established rules too limited to guide people in real-life situations? </p>
<p>What examples would you guys use for something like this?</p>
<p>Lord of the Flies?</p>
<p>I think you can interpret 'established rules' in a larger sense, as the set of beliefs and actions that people usually approve of. </p>
<p>So, for example, in Crime and Punishment, a character named Sonia becomes a prostitute to support her family. General society would look down on that, but Sonia's decision to prostitute herself was borne out of her love for her siblings and mother, so her actions are justifiable.</p>
<p>Another example might be the old George Bush, whose father told him to go to college after high school. Instead, Bush defied his father and joined the army. He went off to fight in World War II. His bravery in that war helped him to win his presidential election later on. </p>
<p>These examples may be a stretch, but I think we need to look for examples of people who have made decisions that others would condemn them for, but that paid off for them in the end.</p>
<p>An example that automatically came to my mind was that of MLK and other civil rights activists, who broke the law when they began the Montgomery bus boycott.</p>
<p>You could give a bunch of historic examples?</p>
<p>--senatorial misconduct examples
....presidential misconduct.... Nixon Clinton etc...</p>
<p>I think is the weiredest topic that I've seen in my life.</p>
<p>SAT essay topics can be pretty hard to come up with examples for on the spot, which is why I prefer the ACT essays!! Anyway, as far as SAT essays go, I've seen much stranger...</p>
<p>like what?</p>
<p>Well, this topic was harder for me:</p>
<p>"Do memories help or hinder people in their effor to learn from the past and succeed in the present?"</p>
<p>Strange, because fits in a "popular" category. The "Do mistakes help us prosper?" one.
You could say that yes, memories of past failures and achievements help people shape their future and make sound decisions.</p>
<p>oh my, this is the thing im worried about the most for tommorow, getting a topic which has be stumped and i cant think of anything to right...</p>
<p>actually i just thought of one; could you talk about a child that's being abused at home or something and is behaving badly in school/grades dropping etc; and the rules are too limited to take that into consideration?
or is this a weak point? gosh im freaking out now :(</p>
<p>i also dont like ones where they ask stuff like " do we need others the help ourselves; or anything about discovering who we are etc; what do you guys write for these topics?</p>
<p>bump </p>
<p>(10 char)</p>
<p>If I can't come up with any examples, what should I do?</p>
<p>make up some.</p>
<p>it's not like they're going to check to see if that book and that author really existed or had that exact plot....</p>
<p>what do you guys write for that "help discover yourself" essay things?</p>
<p>anything u cant think of.</p>
<p>Hey 714nD1: I like your idea about "popular" categories. </p>
<p>What do you think are some other popular categories of writing topics?</p>