SAT Essay Paragraph 1
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Haley Muir
As a child, every kid sets a goal that he or she strives to accomplish
throughout the duration of their life. Some boys dream of a life
playing baseball or running into burning houses in order to save
lives, while girls want to be married with kids by a certain age. The
goals set by children are to be worked towards and achieved with time;
however these goals take more than effort and time, they take
perseverance and motivation.
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Rachel Ashley
Rachel Ashley
April 3, 2012
SAT Essay
How dose one achieve greatness? I s there a specific recipe, a formula by which one must align or is it simply through the time and toil that we put forth that we become great? As a young child I began to bake, I would spend hours in the kitchen pouring my heart out into my cooking. Despite all my efforts though, my diligence was not rewarded the cookies that I was baking tasted like ash, seeing as I had forgotten the sugar in my hast to please others. This lesson taught to my at a young age showed me that in order to achieve greatness in cooking one must put forth more than just time and effort, one must show diligence in research and applying different ideas to what it is that they are trying to do.
Rachel Treannie
Rachel Treannie
Honors English 10
April 3, 2012
The Sought for Dreams
As a young child I had struggled with Dyslexia. I remember words mixing and crawling across the paper into new positions. I would grow frustrated at math because the numbers were all backward. I look back and expel a great exhalation as though to relieve all those struggles that overwhelmed me. I reached my goal, of being able to understand, and I vouch that it is not only time and effort that is utilized. To achieve a goal it takes perseverance, a stubborn will that drives a person to never give up. Character is greatly needed, because goals are not just sought after, they are fought for.
Noah Kellem
04/03/12
Honors English 10, D
SAT Essay Intro Paragraph
One does not simply start at a new skill and instantly become good at
it. It takes a lot of time and effort to actually develop a skill and
become proficient in it. When I started playing drums four years ago,
I was extremely frustrated due to my inability to truly play the
instrument. However, as time went on, I practiced and practiced until
the day came where all my effort and persistence paid off. Over the
years I had become extremely proficient at playing drums to the point
that it became monstrously fun and exceedingly easy. Achieving a goal
takes a lot of time and an even greater amount of effort, and if a
person has the drive, that is all it takes to achieve that goal.
Garrison Oliver-Jones
Garrison Oliver-jones
April 3, 2012
In order tom achieve greatness you have to have had failures. Even the greatest professional athletes have had failures. Most athletes say that the road to the pros was not easy. For example Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and Maurice Jones- Drew- was told that he was too small to play football. Both players proved to themselves that they could play professionally in their respective sports. Michael Jordan is arguably the best basketball players to ever play and Maurice Jones-Drew has one a rushing title in the NFL. The greatest athletes have had to fight to become where they are today.
Jason Kay
will do whatever it takes to acquire their personal dreams. There are
many variables that must be put into play in order for one to acquire
success, but effort is just one of them. Part of succes, as well, are
one's connections, publicity, and individuality itself. Without these
qualities, one's road to success would be rather difficult and have a
very slim chance.
Brandon Sanders
Brandon Sanders
April 3, 2012
John Marcinkewich
Honors English 10
April 3, 2012
Lebron James grew up with the game of basketball being one of the
main things in his life. Not having a father, Lebron often found
himself playing ball in the driveway by himself. Being alone didn’t
stop him, it made him have more of a desire to get out and play and
gradually improve his skills. As a child, kids usually have a parent
figure to push them in the right direction and help them develop a
hobby that they can grow to love. Without a father and having a mother
that worked long hours to support them, Lebron needed to do more than
practice and put in a valid effort, he had to have dedication and a
desire to play the game.
Hailey Adams
April 3, 2012
H English 10
To achieve greatness it takes consistent hard work and effort. To
achieve anything at all takes hard work and effort. Michael Jordan for
example was cut from his high school basketball team and then
practiced every day and became an iconic NBA player. Even president
Obama grew up on welfare and his hard work and effort helped him to
come out on top. But, it is not only those two factors that determine
whether or not an individual will be successful. It comes down to the
drive, dedication, motivation, and desire that cause people to toil
for years to achieve a goal.
josh
4/3/12
H.English 10
Ms. Connors
Sat Essay
Henry Ford struggled before his Ford car industry succeeded and after
years of toiling his company became a world wide name. His first few
companies left him broke but he did not give up and this is important
in many walks of life. It’s practically impossible to succeed with
out practice and years of toiling with ideas and Henry Ford is a
perfect example and many others followed in his foot steps.
Jason Kay
Connors-D
Throughout centuries and centuries of hard work and success, people
many variables that must be put into play in order for one to acquire
one's connections and publicity. Without these qualities, one's road
success is Terry Kennedy. Terry Kennedy is a professional skateboarder
who came from a suburban neighborhood with not very much to qualify
him as a “successful” individual. However, at the very late age of 15,
Kennedy picked up a skateboard that a friend gave him and continued to
use it every day for a whole year. Kennedy’s passion for the sport
helped fuel his effort into the sport and within just one year Kennedy
became sponsored by Baker Skate Team. This is unbelievably impressive
considering that Baker is one of the largest skateboarding brands on
the market and most teenagers that get sponsored at the age of 16 have
been skateboarding for at least 3 years. It just goes to show how if
one can try as hard as they can and have the heart for something they
can do whatever they want. Without this hard effort Terry would
probably have been nothing more than what he is today and never would
have reached his career today.
Another quality of becoming successful is one’s connections to
certain individuals. An example of someone who became successful
through their connections is Rihanna. Rihanna lived in a 3rd world
country in Central America where she had amazing singing/musical
talent, but she did not know the right type of people that would help
her acquire her desired fame. However, one day Rihanna’s mother took
her to meet a record-company executive for Roc-A-Feller Records.
Rihanna rehearsed for them and rap artist Jay-Z shortly signed her for
a record deal. This connection with Jay-Z was a key aspect to her
success in terms of how she became known and got the right recognition
she deserved. Without connection’s, even the most talented person can
blend in with another street performer considering that they do not
know the “right people.”
In addition, another quality of becoming successful is the publicity
induced on something. Without publicity, nothing will be recognized by
the public. For example, when a product is made and is trying to sell,
commercials are made, billboards are put up, advertisements on the
internet are found, etc. The fact that these products are showed to
the buyers market puts the idea of them into one’s mind and in
essence, success is a majority of people “liking” something. Publicity
simply puts the idea into the people’s minds and its up to the people
to “like” said something. Without publicity, nobody would know about
anything new and products would not be sold.
In conclusion, the road to success is a rough but doable one,
considering anything is possible. With effort, connections, and
publicity, anyone can acquire their life time goal and be successful.
Without any one of these characteristics, one’s road to success would
be difficult and even more rigid.