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5、llyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexccrpandtheassignmentbelow.FromtalentconteststotheOlympicstotheNobelandPuliuerres.Weconstantlyseektorewardthosewhoare*numberone.”Thisemphasisonrecognisingthewinnercreatestheimpressionthatothercompetitors,despiteworkinghardandwell,havelost.Inmanycases,however,(
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11、Ihei&suercbenedinhefollowingcxccrpandtheassignmentbelow.Therearethosewhobelievethateverythingwcdoisinspiredbythedesireforpowerinsvariousforms.TheymaintainthatouractionsarenothingbutexpressionsofastrivingforpowerInthisview,evenwhenweactkindlytowardotherpeople,wearemotivated,whetherweknowitorno.by&des
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15、avoidwidemargins,andkeepyourhandwritingtoareasonablesize.Rememberthatpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwithyourhandwritingwillreadwhatyouwrite.Trytowriteorprintsothatwhatyouarewritingislegibletothosereaders.ImportantReminders:Apencilisrequiredfortheessay.Anessaywnttenininkwillreceiveascoreofzero.Donotwriteyour
16、essayinyourtestbook.Youwillreceivecreditonlyforwhatyouwriteonyouranswersheet.Anofftopicessaywillreceivescoreofzero.Ifyouressaydoesnotreflectyouroriginalandindividualwork,yourtestscoresmaybecanceled.Youhavetwenty-fiveminutestowriteane&sayonthetopicassignedbelow.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedint
17、hefollowingexcerptandheassignmentbelaw.Commonsensesuggestsanobviousdivisionbetweenthepastandpresent,betweenhistoryandcurrentevents.Inmanycases,however,thisboundaryisnotclear-cutbecauseearliereventsarenotlockedawayinthepast.Eventsfromhistoryremainalivethroughpeople*smemoriesandthroughbooks,films,ando
18、thermedia.Forbothindividualsandgroups,incidentsfromthepastcontinuetonuencethepresentsometime*positivelyandsometimesnegatively.Assignment:Doincidentsfromthepastcontinuetoinfluencethepresent?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestaken
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