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SAT Essay Prompt Bank2005-2007

SAT Essay Prompt Bank-2007年

Prompt1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Manypeoplebelievethatourgovernmentshoulddomoretosolveourproblems.Afterall,howcanoneindividualcreatemorejobsormakeroadssaferorimprovetheschoolsorhelptoprovideanyoftheotherbenefitsthatwehavecometoenjoy?

Andyetexpectingthatthegovernment—ratherthanindividuals—shouldalwayscomeupwiththesolutionstosociety'sillsmayhavemadeuslessself-reliant,underminingourindependenceandself-sufficiency.

Assignment:

Shouldpeopletakemoreresponsibilityforsolvingproblemsthataffecttheircommunitiesorthenationingeneral?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt2

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Mosthumanbeingsspendtheirlivesdoingworktheyhateandworkthattheworlddoesnotneed.Itisofprimeimportancethatyoulearnearlywhatyouwanttodoandwhetherornottheworldneedsthisservice.Thereturnfromyourworkmustbethesatisfactionthatworkbringsyouandtheworld'sneedofthatwork.Incomeisnotmoney,itissatisfaction;itiscreation;itisbeauty.

AdaptedfromW.E.B.DuBois,TheAutobiographyofW.E.B.DuBois:

ASoliloquyonViewingMyLifefromtheLastDecadeofItsFirstCentury

Assignment:

Isitmoreimportanttodoworkthatonefindsfulfillingorworkthatpayswell?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt3

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Theeducationpeoplereceivedoesnotoccurprimarilyinschool.Youngpeopleareformedbytheirexperienceswithparents,teachers,peers,andevenstrangersonthestreet,andbythesportsteamstheyplayfor,theshoppingmallstheyfrequent,thesongstheyhear,andtheshowstheywatch.Schools,whilecertainlyimportant,constituteonlyarelativelysmallpartofeducation.

AdaptedfromMihalyCsikszentmihalyi,"EducationfortheTwenty-FirstCentury"

Assignment:

Iseducationprimarilytheresultofinfluencesotherthanschool?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt4

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Ifwearedissatisfiedwithourcircumstances,wethinkaboutchangingthem.Butthemostimportantandeffectivechanges—inourattitude—hardlyoccurtous.Inotherwords,weshouldworrynotabouthowtoaltertheworldaroundusforthebetterbutabouthowtochangeourselvesinordertofitintothatworld.

AdaptedfromMichaelHymers,"Wittgenstein,PessimismandPolitics"

Assignment:

Isitbettertochangeone'sattitudethantochangeone'scircumstances?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

March2007SAT®EssayPrompts

Prompt1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Fromthetimepeopleareveryyoung,theyareurgedtogetalongwithothers,totryto"fitin."Indeed,peopleareoftenrewardedforbeingagreeableandobedient.Butthisapproachismisguidedbecauseitpromotesuniformityinsteadofencouragingpeopletobeuniqueanddifferent.Differencesamongpeoplegiveeachofusgreaterperspectiveandallowustomakebetterjudgments.

Assignment:

Isitmorevaluableforpeopletofitinthantobeuniqueanddifferent?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt2

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Itiseasytoimaginethateventsandexperiencesinourliveswillbeperfect,butnomatterhowgoodsomethingturnsouttobe,itcanneverliveuptoourexpectations.Realitynevermatchesourimaginations.Forthatreason,weshouldmakesureourplansandgoalsaremodestandattainable.Wearemuchbetteroffwhenrealitysurpassesourexpectationsandsomethingturnsoutbetterthanwethoughtitwould.

AdaptedfromBaltasarGraciányMorales,TheArtofWorldlyWisdom

Assignment:

Isitbesttohavelowexpectationsandtosetgoalswearesureofachieving?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt3

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Everyeventhasconsequencesthatarepotentiallybeneficial.Wemaynotalwaysbehappyaboutanexperience,butweshouldatleastgaininsomewayfromit.Forexample,theworldwidegasolineshortageintheearly1970'screatedmanyhardshipsbutinspiredeffortstoconserveenergy.Whetherthegainsarelargeorsmall,thereissomethingpositiveorusefulforusineverythingthathappenstous.

Assignment:

Dowereallybenefitfromeveryeventorexperienceinsomeway?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

May2007SAT®EssayPrompts

Prompt1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Materialism:

it'sthethingthateverybodylovestohate.Fewaspectsofmodernlifehavebeenmorecriticizedthanmaterialism.Butlet'sfaceit:

materialism—acquiringpossessionsandspendingmoney—isavitalsourceofmeaningandhappinessinourtime.Peoplemaycriticizemodernsocietyforbeingtoomaterialistic,butthefactremainsthatmostofusspendmostofourenergyproducingandconsumingmoreandmorestuff. 

AdaptedfromJamesTwitchell,"TwoCheersforMaterialism"

Assignment:

Shouldmodernsocietybecriticizedforbeingmaterialistic?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt2

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Knowledgeispower.Inagriculture,medicine,andindustry,forexample,knowledgehasliberatedusfromhunger,disease,andtediouslabor.Today,however,ourknowledgehasbecomesopowerfulthatitisbeyondourcontrol.Weknowhowtodomanythings,butwedonotknowwhere,when,orevenwhetherthisknow-howshouldbeused.

Assignment:

Canknowledgebeaburdenratherthanabenefit?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt3

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Wedonottakethetimetodeterminerightfromwrong.Reflectingonthedifferencebetweenrightandwrongishardwork.Itissomucheasiertofollowthecrowd,goingalongwithwhatispopularratherthanriskingthedisapprovalofothersbyvoicinganobjectionofanykind.

AdaptedfromStephenJ.Carter,Integrity

Assignment:

Isitalwaysbesttodetermineone'sownviewsofrightandwrong,orcanwebenefitfromfollowingthecrowd?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt4

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Itisoftenthecasethatrevealingthecompletetruthmaybringtrouble—discomfort,embarrassment,sadness,orevenharm—tooneselfortoanotherperson.Inthesecircumstances,itisbetternottoexpressourrealthoughtsandfeelings.Whetherornotweshouldtellthetruth,therefore,dependsonthecircumstances.

Assignment:

Docircumstancesdeterminewhetherornotweshouldtellthetruth?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

June2007SAT®EssayPrompts

Prompt1

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Peoplearehappyonlywhentheyhavetheirmindsfixedonsomegoalotherthantheirownhappiness.Happinesscomeswhenpeoplefocusinsteadonthehappinessofothers,ontheimprovementofhumanity,onsomecourseofactionthatisfollowednotasameanstoanythingelsebutasanendinitself.Aimingatsomethingotherthantheirownhappiness,theyfindhappinessalongtheway.Theonlywaytobehappyistopursuesomegoalexternaltoyourownhappiness.

AdaptedfromJohnStuartMill,Autobiography

Assignment:

Arepeoplemorelikelytobehappyiftheyfocusongoalsotherthantheirownhappiness?

Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.

Prompt2

Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepre