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RememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarWithyour*handw"ingWiilreadwhatyouwriteTrytowriteorplitsothatwhatDonotWritjeyouressayinyour,test、book.YouwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouWriteonyour*answersheetAndTtopicessaywillreceiveascoreofzeroIfyouressaydoesnotreflectyourOriginaIandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceledhandhriuli11gheavylri<ndwalkinglongdistancesandkvegivenpeopleincreeisedaccesstoinfermatnandentertainmentYet,whengivenaChoiCCmanypeoplestillresistusingnotusingtechnologytheuseoftechnolog¾evenwhenusingitwouldmakelifeeasier?PlanandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointCfViQWonthisissueSupportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakentrotnyourreadingstudiesexperienceorohsenrations,I图ESSAYE=JSSAYaIESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanopportunityu>showhov½effectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takeearctodevelopyourpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.YouressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonWhiChtowrite.Youwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.RememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfaruHarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowitcorprintso(batwhatyouarcwritingislegibletothosereaders.ImportantReminders:Apencilisrequiredortheessay.Anessaywenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtesthook.YouwillreceivecreditonlyforWhaiyouwriteonyouranswersheet.noff-topicessaywillreceiveascoreofzero.Ifyouressaydocsnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwo*yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteanessayonthetopicassignedbelow.l*hinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexccrpandtheassignmentbelow.FromtalentconteststotheOlympicstotheNobelandPuliuerres.Weconstantlyseektorewardthosewhoare*numberone.”Thisemphasisonrecognisingthewinnercreatestheimpressionthatothercompetitors,despiteworkinghardandwell,havelost.Inmanycases,however,(hedifferencebetweenthewinnerandthelosersisslight.Tliewrongpersonmayevenbeselectedasthewinner.AwardsandprizesmerelydistractusfromvaluablequalitiespossessedbyothersbesidesthewinnersAssignment:Dopeopleplacetoomuchemphasisonwinning?Planandw(eanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.BEGINWRITINGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEET.Ifyoufinishbeforetimeiscalled,youmaycheckyourworkonthisectiononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.I.5WMVM46JJpyM5，W3«IU*V三“,；Ipypoftisp9e<smegafL1ESSAYTime25minutesTheessagivesyouanI)PPortUniIyICshowhowCfrCCliVeIyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,therefore,takecare(developyourpointofveu.presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduseUnguagepreciselyYouressaymustbewriIlcnonthehuesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowriteYouwillhaveenoughspaceifyouwriteoneveryline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingioareasonablesize.RememberIhalpeopleWhUarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadWhIHyouwnteTryiowriteorprintsothatwhatyouareWnlingislegibletothosereaders.ImportantKeminders:Apencilisrequiredfurtheessay.AnessaywrittenininkwillreceiveaSCorCofzero.l)onotwriteyouresMyinyourtestbook.YouwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheerAn0fT0pkessMywillreceiveascoreofzero.IfyouressaydocsnotreflectyourOriRiluilandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmayhecanceled.Youhavetwenty-veminuiestowriteanessayontheICPiCassignedbelow.ThinkcarefullyaboutIhei&suercbenedinhefollowingcxccrpandtheassignmentbelow.Therearethosewhobelievethateverythingwcdoisinspiredbythedesireforpowerinsvariousforms.TheymaintainthatouractionsarenothingbutexpressionsofastrivingforpowerInthisview,evenwhenweactkindlytowardotherpeople,wearemotivated,whetherweknowitorno<.by&desiretohaveSomecontrolovertheirlives,forouractOfkindnessputsthempartiallyinourpower.AdaptedfromLeszekKotakowski,Freedom,Fame,Lying,andBetrayal:Essavs“EverydayLifeAssignment:Arcpeople'sactionsmotivatedprimarilybyadesireforpoweroverothers?PlanandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonIhhissue.Supportyouroitionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservaions.BEGlNWRI11NGYOURESSAYONPAGE2OFTHEANSWERSHEETHyoufinishbeforetime6called,youmaycheckyourworkonthissectiononly.Donotturntoanyothersectioninthetest.Ig匚3JAIR5冲”CMI/IESSAYTime25minutesTheessaygivesyouanopportunitytoshowhoweffectivelyyoucandevelopandexpressideas.Youshould,IherCforUlakeCarCtodevelopyurpointofview,presentyourideaslogicallyandclearly,anduselanguageprecisely.Youressaymustbewrittenonthelinesprovidedonyouranswersheetyouwillreceivenootherpaperonwhichtowrite.YouwillhaveenoughspaceifyouWriSonCVefyline,avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImportantReminders:Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywnttenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyouressayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswer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