The Medical College - Page 45

Part 1

Consider this statement:

Probably all laws are useless; for good men do not

want laws at all, and bad men are made no better

by them.

Demonax

Write a unified essay in which you perform these tasks.

Explain the meaning of the above quote. Give specific

examples of a time when good people would want laws

and when bad ones would be made better by them. Dis-

cuss the purpose of a set of imposed laws, what makes

them useful or useless in serving this purpose.

Part 2

Consider this statement:

And thus your freedom when it loses its fetters becomes

itself the fetter of a greater freedom.

Kahlil Gibran

Write a unified essay in which you complete the fol-

lowing tasks. Explain what you think the above state-

ment means. Describe a specific situation in which

freedom that has lost its fetter does not become the fet-

ter of a greater freedom. Discuss the manner in which

one type of freedom might put a restraint or a confine-

ment on another type of freedom.

WRITING SAMPLE

2 ESSAYS--TOPICS

60 MINUTES (30 MINUTES/TOPIC)

DIRECTIONS:

Your response must be a unified, organized essay; it should contain fully developed, logically

constructed paragraphs. Remember, quality is more important than length. Before you begin

writing, make sure you have read the item carefully and understand what is being asked.

Write as legibly as possible. Because your essays will be scored as first-draft compositions,

you may cross out and make corrections on your response booklet as necessary. It is not nec-

essary to recopy your essay.

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