Sat Writing Sample

Jazmin Pettus

Jefferson / Internship

4 December 2012

SAT Writing Sample

Perfection

To be prefect at something would mean that the human could be capable of accomplishing anything without any imperfections or flaws. Therefore "perfection" itself is nearly impossible to achieve by mankind. The human can never be "perfect." Even things that appear to be perfect are actually not. That is why rather than aim towards perfection, one should simply admire the thought of being perfect instead. Being perfect, in a sense, is like being inhuman.

Every human has at least tried to do something perfectly in their entire life. While some do not succeed, others think or like to believe that they actually did. For example, if a painter paints a portrait of someone or another object for the first time, there is no possible way that the painter can replicate another piece of art like the original one; the only way to replicate this artwork would be through the use of technology such as computers, printers etc. Thus, it is in denial for a human to think that he/she could do something perfect. A human is not and should not try to act like a robot. It is okay to be imperfect. As a matter of fact, to be imperfect is much better than aiming towards being "perfect" because a person should not try to be something they are definitely not.

Aiming towards perfection can take over one's mind and soul. As the human continues to train the mind to do everything "perfectly," that person will only continue to deteriorate their life. Instead of simply living each day and appreciating the positive things they have in life, they dwell on certain situations, projects, events, and other things that he/she were not able to do perfectly. Trying to do things perfectly also takes a toll out of that person's life because of the time consumption. Instead of doing things as best as one can, a person aiming towards perfection will spend too much time on one thing and most likely not be able to get to their other tasks. The worst outcome of seeking perfection is that it becomes implanted in that person's mind. Once a person gets used to doing things very precisely, he/she become obsessed with doing every little thing with caution; it almost creates a type of fear within that person to do other things as well.

Rather than a person to try and be "perfect," it is better to simply admire it. People become so obsessed with being perfect that they fail to realize that because of the human condition, it is impossible to be perfect. Everyday of a person's life, he/she do things that may be morally wrong, forget to do things, trip or fall, and many other human-like things. Some of these things can be controlled, and some of these