SAT写作经典例子之Elon Musk
<p> <span word="Elon">Elon</span> <span word="Musk">Musk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entrepreneur">entrepreneur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PayPal">PayPal</span>, <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Exploration">Exploration</span> <span word="Technologies">Technologies</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span>/<span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="SpaceX">SpaceX</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="SolarCity">SolarCity</span>.</p><p> <span word="Musk">Musk</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="dietitian">dietitian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="modeled">modeled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Musk">Musk</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 10 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="program">program</span>; <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="software">software</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Blaster">Blaster</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="immigrated">immigrated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1989 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 17. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1992 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scholarship">scholarship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="physics">physics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undergraduate">undergraduate</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="bachelors">bachelors</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="physics">physics</span>. <span word="Musk">Musk</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1995, <span word="Musk">Musk</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enroll">enroll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="physics">physics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="Zip">Zip</span>2, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1999, <span word="Compaqs">Compaqs</span> <span word="AltaVista">AltaVista</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="Zip">Zip</span>2 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="US">US</span>$307 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="US">US</span>$34 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="options">options</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="March">March</span> 1999, <span word="Musk">Musk</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="X">X</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="email">email</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="X">X</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="Confinity">Confinity</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beam">beam</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Palm">Palm</span> <span word="Pilots">Pilots</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="entity">entity</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="email">email</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PayPal">PayPal</span> <span word="domain">domain</span>, <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Confinity">Confinity</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2001, <span word="X">X</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="PayPal">PayPal</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="October">October</span> 2002, <span word="PayPal">PayPal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="eBay">eBay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="US">US</span>$1.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stock">stock</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>, <span word="Musk">Musk</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companys">companys</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="shareholder">shareholder</span>, <span word="owned">owned</span> 11.7% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PayPals">PayPals</span> <span word="shares">shares</span>.</p>
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