今天的essay (Nov. 25, 2008)

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Prompt:
( q' ~' I% p" m+ f  N1 }A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he is not a man of action. It is as if a tennis player before returning the ball stopped to think about his views of the physical and mental advantages of tennis. You must act as you breathe.
Georges Clemenceau

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Is it true that acting quickly and instinctively is the best response to a crisis? Or are there times when an urgent situation requires a more careful consideration and a slower response? Plan your response...

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, z# U& L5 T8 i. k2 V( D. h9 [When faced off with a crisis, we have various choices, to act immediately to flee, or to stop and think. In dire situations, our actions are influenced by adrenaline and innate character. Although there is no best way out of the crisis, our character and judgement can layout a better path for us to take. In view of history characters and learning lessens from fallen heroes, I strongly agree with the notion that careful consideration and slower response is necessary for people in urgent situation.
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2 e% {) H  m; I! cIn studying ancient Greek culture, we come across Oedipus the King, Oedipus is King of Thebes and has risen to become a great hero after defeating the Sphinx. However, Oedipus’ hubris propelled him to act instantly to many situations. In the play, we see Oedipus in constant motion, judging people and the circumstances too quickly. He acts at his instincts with overwhelming pride, never stopping to think soon, Oedipus becomes the tragic hero, falling from great heights to complete doom, blinding himself after he discovered the truth of his birth. His downfall is undoubtedly caused by his swift instinctive actions and hubris. Thus we learn a lesson from the play, as Oedipus is such a great example that proves acting instinctively is indeed disastrous.
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5 {% H' @9 P5 x/ zAlthough in certain life or death circumstances, we may never need to think, I will like to emphasize that most emergencies still require careful judgement. When it is now or never, we must act without doubt, but such encounters do not require much brainpower or decision making. For example, we see a person drowning in a lake, such encounters requires good physique and instincts. However, it is still a golden rule that we should stop and think in most situations, or we will probably end up being Oedipus or Macbeth.
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2 ^% h6 c& K' V2 _0 m; H$ lIn all, it is never wise to act on our instincts, as lots of history’s tragic characters have proven this paint. We have an endless list of tragic heroes, or normal characters in our literature; Macbeth, Oedipus, Romeo and Juliet and a lot more. We have a lot to learn from such lessons and I would like to say, stopping to think is surely a wise man’s decision.
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topgoerUID: 2563731

为了写快，字写得是不太好，但不知道这样子是不是会扣分。

一步一杀UID: 2368111

LZ试试写连笔啊~~我看你都是一笔一划的。。。

那样你就不会超时了

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谢谢你们的意见。
, q* G' d+ k% b" d# W5 S& k字写得不好主要还是平时不太注意。养成了坏习惯。