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Write an essay about the following topic:

The article explains different ways to develop a sense of purpose in life. Of the ways the author identifies to develop a sense of purpose in life, which do you think are the most useful to you personally, and why?

£±¡¥First, people need to reconnect with the curiosity they experienced as children and rediscover their sense of uniqueness.

£²¡¥Second, once the connection has been established, people need to re-evaluate the choices they have made in life regarding career, hobbies, partner, and current job. (This stage can be very difficult for most people because it can lead them to make life-changing decisions.)

£³¡¥Finally, people need to change the way they see their career and life, going from a straight line to a journey with surprises and learn to plan for such events.

1. at least 300 words (minimum)
2. four paragraphs (minimum) including an introduction and a conclusion
3. Answer the question being asked with a clearly stated main idea/opinion
4. Include relevant examples from your own knowledge and/or experience
5. Not quote directly from the reading text

Your essay will be evaluated on content, organization, vocabulary and grammatical usage.

¡¡We are born to be unique and individual, but as we grow up, we are educated to conform to the society or expectations of the people around us such as parents and teachers. As a result, we decide to go to school or choose career which does not really suit our unique individuality. In order to prevent us from choosing a wrong path in life, the author of the passage emphasizes the importance of having a sense of purpose in life. She suggests three ways to develop a sense of purpose. Of the three she mentions in the passage, I think to re-evaluate the choice we made is most useful in order to nurture a sense of purpose in life.

Although to re-evaluate the choice is very difficult as the author says in the passage, it is very effective in avoiding regret for our life. We tend to think important choices or decisions are made on our own, but in fact, in many cases, it isn¡Çt the case. We just try to meet the expectancy from the society or the people around us. We don¡Çt take into consideration who we really are, what we really want to do and what we really can do. These considerations are closely connected to our unique personality. Without considering our unique traits, we may regret our choices and decisions, because what we learn at school or what we do as work is not interesting to us at all.

In my experience, I dropped out of college. I once entered the department of economics of a certain college, because it seemed that I might have a good job after studying economics and graduating from the department. Also, my parents and the high school teacher recommended to me going to the department. However, lectures in the college were boring to me because they didn¡Çt satisfy my true curiosity. Then, I stopped going to college, and thought about my childhood and look into what curiosity I really had. I¡Çve found out that what really interested me was the fascination and wonder of unknown cultures or foreign countries. Thus, I¡Çve re-evaluated my career and decided to take an entrance exam of the university where we can study foreign languages, cultures and communication.

In summary, if we ignore our own uniqueness, we would be in agony with the choice and the career. We need to re-evaluate our choices and decisions in order not to feel regret. To re-evaluate them is very difficult, but once we succeed in reevaluation, we live our life with a sense of purpose, leading to great satisfaction and happiness of our life. If we find out the real connection to the curiosity in childhood, it would teach us what we really want to do. To re-evaluate the choices is the most useful way to have a sense of purpose in life. (476 words)