Write a well-developed essay that argues your position on the extent of the importance of innocence. "When I grow up, I want to become a doctor, when I grow up, I want to be a professional athlete, and when I grow up, I want to marry a billionaire! " These are often sayings of young children who have yet to know the hardships and reality of what life actual entails. What children don't know is that people have to work vigorously to become a doctor or professional athlete and it isn't that easy to find a billionaire that wants to marry you. They don't realize that they might not achieve their dream job because they they didn't study hard enough or because that path was simply not fit for them. Children are often too innocent to understand the awareness of the "adult" world; however, I believe innocence is a characteristic that should be valued with age but the loss of innocence is important as well...
Take a clear position on whether or not pressure is beneficial towards success. "No pressure" is a commonly used phrase to sarcastically indicate that something is, in fact, very important and will put pressure on someone. Pressure seems to be a controversial topic on whether or not it can be helpful towards achieving success. So, does the "weight" upon our shoulders really reflect a favorable outcome or can it lead to unhealthy amounts of stress? I believe pressure is not beneficial towards success because it creates unnecessary expectations and may give rise to impulsive decisions that will result in the loss of morality. Despite pressure being a motivator to overcome obstacles, pressure generates a high level of undesirable expectations that can become a burden to restrict success. For an example in the book, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be, Frank Bruni expands on the idea that students should not feel pressured to attend high ranked colleges b...