<p>This is the exact essay I wrote in March, 2013. The topic was “does looking at details disadvantage us?”. I got a score and I just want to see generally how accurate CC is at predicting grades to help all of us! </p>
<pre><code>>>Words alone cannot express the prodigious extent to which our lives are filled with significant situations. One would do well, therefore, to appreciate that success is the sole product of recognizing the benefits of looking at the general. By paying attention to details, we drive ourselves into the ground, constantly minding sometimes unimportant intricacies. As shown in Mary Shelly’s “Frankenstein” and George Orwell’s prophetic novel “1984,” looking at the details will disadvantage one, driving them to misfortune and failure.
>> We need look no further than the novel “1984,” the story of a subversive young man named Winston Smith. Deemed as a dispensable member of society, and therefore treated as such, he contrived to undertake recalcitrant actions. Rather than looking at each specific instance in which the government had prevaricated or wrongfully exercised its extreme power, Winston contrived to bring about anarchy by simply maintaining that the government was always in the wrong. Minding that he was the sole individual with the capacity to take down the hostile “Big Brother,” he continuously strived for perfection, realizing that trying to solve each individual situation can be highly conducive to capture and unfortunately, defeat. Remarkably, the young man invaded the capitol building’s halls with rabbid animals, sending the thought-police, or government officials, fleeing. Had Winston tried to undo, say, the fact that the government duplicitously stated its current state in a war with Eurasia, he surely would have been discovered.
>> Yet another great example of the fact that looking at the general situation breeds success is shown in the story of “Frankenstein.” Victor Frankenstein, a genius in his own right, contrived to create a wretched creature by playing God. Remaining in recluse for months on end, the scientist held that every detail of his project was important. In so doing, his endeavor backfired, as his fatigue from endless toiling over the laboratory bench caused him to forget one main element of his project: to inject a chemical with the remarkable ability to breed kindness and compassion in living things. This mistake resulted simply from focusing on the intricacies of his unfortunately selfish and fallible project.
>>It is an indisputable reality of life that intricate aspects are ever-present in our lives. A final analysis, however, reveals that one must not toil over such details. Looking at a general situation causes one to succeed as people are burdened by an ever-strengthening tempest of swirling thoughts. In our modern world where careless mistakes can cost us our homes, fortunes, or even families, we must follow individuals like Winston Smith and learn from his capacity to understand. Heaven knows we need these examples now.
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<p>thanks for reading!</p>