<p>I'll read one of yours if you want! Let me know and I'll pm mine to you!</p>
<p>Please post it here. Don’t be ashamed, we’re all here to help.</p>
<p>Okay, I will! Just a preface though: it’s my first practice essay and, with a username like iwriter, someone might actually go into this thinking I can write analytically… not the case. i’m basically a creative writer (yes there’s a huge difference hahah). when i wrote this i thought it was good, but i read this over and i’m pretty sure it’s terrible, but… yeah. now that i look like i have no confidence haha:</p>
<p>Topic: The discovery that someone we admire has done something wrong is always disappointing and disillusioning. Yet even when people we consider heroes have been tarnished by their faults, they are no less valuable than people who appear perfect. When we learn that an admired person, even one who is seemingly perfect, has behaved in less than admirable ways, we discover a complex truth: great ideas and great deeds come from imperfect people like ourselves.</p>
<p>Assignment: Do we benefit from learning about the flaws of people we admire and respect?</p>
<p>ESSAY:
When an admirable person errs, we as a body of people feel as if we too can be admirable. This unveiling of a secret mistake can be manifested upon examining the revealing of Tiger Woods’ extra-marital affair as well as the character of Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter”. A source of inspiration can be awarded accompanying the disclosure of a statement that someone we admire has made a mistake, as it gives hope that ‘erring people’, encompassing almost all humans, can still be admirable and viewed positively in society.</p>
<p>Just as Tiger Woods’ secret string of mistresses harmed his reputation initially, so a secret is capable of affecting the public view of a person previously accepted as an admirable hero. Although many criticized Tiger Woods for his perhaps unethical decision, some of these people later dictated that they innately latched onto Tiger’s faults for personal reasons. Many chose to forgive him for his mistakes and instead admire him for his significant contributions to the sport of golf. Adopting this mindset, rather than criticizing Tiger for his unwise decisions, fosters within a human being the positive growth of uplifting hope that perhaps even those of us who regret personal mishaps similar to those of Tiger Woods can be accepted by society as admirable.</p>
<p>Like Tiger Woods, the character of Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” initially faces criticism from disapproving members of the pious Massachussets Society in which she lives. Also similar to Tiger’s situation, however, the fact that Hester Prynne returns to an unprecedented state of grace, as the ‘A’ on her bosom is accepted to stand for ‘Angel’ rather than ‘Adulteress’. Hester Prynne, as a result of those in her society who choose to recognize her for her extensive accomplishment in the fields of community service and embroidery, rather than her temporary lapse of judgment, is given back her dignity, and is viewed by many members of society at the end of the novel as the encompassment of renewed admiration. Thus, the character of Hester Prynne, like Tiger Woods, manifests the ability of humans to not only exhibit forgiveness and sympathy for their idols, but also foster a hopeful sense that perhaps, even though they may have erred in the past, they will be admired just the same.</p>