Writing Feedback / sat esay: Does the process of doing something matters more than the outcome? [2]

Currently, utilitarianism has pervaded into our culture. It is generally borne in on people that the outcome of doing something is constantly more significant than the process. Admittedly, it is outcome that determines out social status. For instance, a clerk will be promoted by his or her boss when he or her has successfully signed a lucrative contract. Nevertheless, bon no account is outcome the only thing that matters. The process of trying to achieve something offers us more valuable experiences and pleasure than the outcome. Therefore, the process of doing something may matter more than the outcome. The support of my opinion comes from the reform of Franklin D Roosevelt and my preparation for a English speaking competition.

Franklin D Roosevelt, the US president from 1933 to 1945, had learnt the significance of governmental interference in the process of his earlier unsuccessful administration. In the Great Depression, Franklin D Roosevelt, taking the advice of several Yale economists, adhered to the 'laissez' style administration, namely, leaving market autonomy without any governmental interference. Nevertheless, one year later, no repercussion in market could be observed. The administration, though deemed as a fiasco, was by no means a bane. In the process, Roosevelt had witnessed the futility of 'laissez' theory. He realized that on no account is governmental interference negligible. Compelled by this belief, Roosevelt devised the creative 'New Deal', which was characteristic of intense governmental interference and revived the stock market to pre-depression level. Admittedly, Roosevelt didn't achieve a pleasant outcome in his earlier administration. However, in the process, he had learnt crucial lesson concerning economy, which served as the cornerstone for his successful 'new deal' .

Similarly, my opinion can also be illustrated by my previous experience of participating in a English speaking contest. In the contest, I had obtained more pleasure from the process of preparation than from the final victory. In ninth grade, diffident as I am, I was encouraged by my father to enroll in a English speaking contest. During the one month before the contest, I frequently went to the local English corner to talk in English with people all over. Every weekend, I went to my friends' for invaluable advices concerning my pronunciation and grammar. Eventually, I obtained the first prize in this competition. This victory, glorious as it was, didn't offer me as much pleasure as the process of preparing for it. In my preparation, I had found that I became extroverted and willing to talk to and help others. It is the process of preparing for the contest, rather than its outcome, that converts me from a diffident boy to a confident contestant.

From the examples of me and FDR, we can see how people benefit more from process than outcome. Admittedly, by no means should we ignore the outcome. However, the process may matter more than the outcome. While it's the outcome of SAT that pushes us to a good college, it is the process of studying for SAT that teaches me to think critically.

Writing Feedback / 'Luciano Pavarotti' - SAT ESSAY: Is it better for people to have limited choices? [NEW]

One's life is constantly affected by the choice he or she has made. It is generally borne in on people that one may benefit from multiple choices, which offer him or her more flexibility to handle novel situations. Nevertheless, multiple choices are not necessarily a boon. More often than not, human beings stubbornly insist upon having all choices available to them and end up making bad decisions. On the other hand, it is better for people to have limited choices, which compels them to focus on only one direction and raises them to prominence. My opinion can best be illustrated by the examples of Liz Murray and Luciano Pavarotti.

'From homeless to Harvard', the best-seller of 2007, relates the success of Liz, a girl from an indigent slut, who had no choice but to constantly better herself. From childhood, Liz had a miserable life, with both her parents drug-addicted. At the age of fifteen, Liz was made pregnant by her irresponsible boyfriend, who callously abandoned her and her child. There is only one choice in front of Lizïźto surmount all the difficulties to make a change. Otherwise, if she surrendered to the miserable life, she would have probably become drug-addicted as her parents. Fortunately, Liz, the indomitable girl, took the only choice and pulled every string to finish her ever-lasting dream to enter the university for high-quality education. Eventually, she successfully entered Harvard with the scholarship from New York Times. Facing the limited choices, Liz didn't hesitate to take her bright destiny.

My opinion can also be illustrated by the experience of Luciano Pavarotti, the king of high c's, whose success had been obstructed by multiple choices. After graduating from high school, Pavarotti, with a brilliant voice, had two career choicesïźan opera singer or a primary school teacher. Urged by his materialistic parents, Pavarotti reluctantly took the latter choice and became a teacher. Nevertheless, music was constantly calling to him. Therefore, six years later, Pavarotti quitted teaching and attended a local choir. However, though with great talent, Pavarotti, having wasted six years on teaching, found it extremely difficult to catch up with his contemporaries. Only by fifteen years' continuous endeavor did he stand out in the choir and rise to national prominence. Had Pavarotti been only offered the choice of singing, he would have succeeded much earlier.

Therefore, from the examples of Liz Murray and Pavarotti, we can see how in certain occasions limited choices benefit individuals more than multiple choices. Admittedly, when we made trifle decisions such as buying a computer, multiple choices are better. Nevertheless, when we are making big decisions which may affect our entire life, it is limited choices rather than multiple choices that help people to fulfill their full potential and raise them to prominence.