<p>Topic: Can any obstacle or disadvantage be turned into something good?</p>
<p>Many people are obstructed by the sudden downfall. It is true that obstacles dishearten many ambitious people; however, truly original and determined pioneers in their field were able to transform an obstacle into an advantage. Thus, any obstacle can be turned into something good.</p>
<p>Consider, for example, King Se Jong, a respected king of ancient Korea in sixteenth century. King Se Jong perfectly exemplifies how one can transform a disadvantage into a success with originality and determination. In sixteenth century Korea, no commoners were able to read or write. Because previous kings chose to adopt somewhat foreign and abstruse Chinese alphabet and adjusted to meet Korean dialects, no commoners could afford to learn Chinese when they even could not eat full three meals a day. Such social problem was epitomized when regional aristocrats took advantage of the commoners whereby modifying national policy, imposing unfair tax and treating the common people poorly. Aware of this national obstacle which prevents affluent society, King Se Jong determined to rectify the problem. He gathered many reputed linguists and scholars around the country. After three years of spending time researching, King Se Jong published own unique and scientific Hangeul, Korean alphabets, that suit Korean dialect well. The significance of King Se Jong is that any determined leader can overturn the obstacle, even that may be national, and turn into something good.</p>
<p>Such notion extends beyond an eastern leader to a western literature. Consider, if you will, The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. The protagonists Huck and Jim both share harsh and disadvantaged background; Huck was treated poorly by his father, Pap, and Jim was runny away from the institution of slavery. While they faced the disadvantage as social outcasts, such shared obstacle turned them to look for each other to escape successfully and allowed them to become true friends. Despite such disparate backgrounds, Huck was able to reject the common southern idea (of back than) seeing blacks as a lower class and accept Jim as his friend. As evident in great American classical literature, such harsh advantage can be turned into something good like freedom and friendship.</p>
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<p>I timed myself (20 minute) and typed exactly how I wrote. If anyone willing to give a concrete feedback that would be great!
I am shooting for 10 on the real SAT (that means I have to study like I need to get 11 or 12 in order to get 10 on the real SAT)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>