SAT作文素材:progress and sacrifice
<p> <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="excerpt">excerpt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span> <span word="below">below</span>.</p><p> <span word="Topic">Topic</span>: <span word="Progress">Progress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span></p><p> <span word="Sample">Sample</span> <span word="Essay">Essay</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="professions">professions</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="toil">toil</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lifes">lifes</span> <span word="worthwhile">worthwhile</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="Kill">Kill</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Mockingbird">Mockingbird</span>, <span word="Atticus">Atticus</span> <span word="Finch">Finch</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>, <span word="defends">defends</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raping">raping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disparaged">disparaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="community">community</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>, <span word="consequence">consequence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="unconventional">unconventional</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="Atticus">Atticus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="client">client</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clear">clear</span><span word="without">without</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="savaged">savaged</span>; <span word="without">without</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span>, <span word="humanity">humanity</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verge">verge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="devastation">devastation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vanish">vanish</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ray">Ray</span> <span word="Bradbury">Bradbury</span> <span word="conveys">conveys</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="Fahrenheit">Fahrenheit</span> 451. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="Guy">Guy</span> <span word="Montag">Montag</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fireman">fireman</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="book">book</span>-<span word="lovers">lovers</span>, <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span>, <span word="Montag">Montag</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boredom">boredom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unhappiness">unhappiness</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="intellectually">intellectually</span>.</p>
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