K.+SAT+Essay

__ Prompt __

Some people say you should be content with what you have and accept who you are. But it is

possible that too much self-acceptance can turn into self-satisfied lack of ambition. People should

always strive to improve themselves and to have more in their lives — friends, things, opportunities.

After all, where would we be if great people, both in history and in our own time, did not try to

have more and to improve themselves?

Assignment: Is it best for people to accept who they are and what they have, or should people

always strive to better themselves?

Source: www.collegeboard.com, 2009

Striving for more is good, it is what keeps a person going. Accepting things for what they are is just being lazy. I disagree with the fact that people can actually be completely satisfied. It is best that they always try to better themselves. If a person does not strive for more, then they may crumble and become worthless. It is best for humans to always strive for more because it gives you good work ethic, helps improve you, and it satisfies you.

When people strive to better themselves, it takes a lot of work. It therefore betters your work ethic. It teaches you that you are the only one that can change you. It shows a persons ambition, to get to where they want to be. If a person wants news things or wants to make a change then it is up to that person to strive and or work hard to get there. Striving is just another word for improvement.

Striving is a way of self-improvement. It can make you a better person or well-rounded human being. If you know what you want that is one thing, but knowing how to get there is another. In order to get something requires someone to improve them self as they go along. If a person sits around and does nothing, they will soon forget who they are and what they want to be. Humans make mistakes everyday, so improvement is always needed.

Another reason for people to strive for more is for satisfaction. No matter what you get a human is never completely satisfied, but kind of satisfied. We as humans always want more. Most people today do accept what they have and do, but that does not meant they do not want more. It is self-satisfying when a person accomplishes a goal or gets what they want all by themselves. It brings a whole new outlook to the world. At the end of the day if you feel like you have bettered yourself in at least one way, it gives you a feeling of self-satisfaction.

It is best for all humans to strive for more because it gives you good work ethic, helps improve you, and it satisfies you. Everyone is capable of some sort of improvement because no one is perfect. People will always need and want more than they have. It shows how strong we are as humans as we strive for more.