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有位学生在美国著名机构Princeton Review 的SAT 短文训练班得到的成绩为6 分（满分12分）。
经过我们的训练后，每次考SAT都得到满分12分的成绩。下面是这位学生在一次真实SAT考试时写的作品。供大家鉴赏：
Essay Prompt （作文提示）
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below:
From the time people are very young, they are urged to get along with others, to try to "fit in." Indeed, people are often rewarded for being agreeable and obedient. But this approach is misguided because it promotes uniformity instead of encouraging people to be unique and different. Differences among people give each of us greater perspective and allow us to make better judgments.
Assignment （作文题目）
Is it more valuable for people to fit in than to be unique and different?（人的适应性与独特性及个性何者更有价值？） Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
Original
Essay（作文原文）
It is more valuable for people to be unique and different. Conformity is the bane of our existence— it is differences among people that gives each of us greater perspective and allows us to make better judgments. Throughout history and literature， numerous people have refused to “fit in”， which allowed them to do many things they could not have if they chose to “fit in”， such as Atticus Finch，Huckleberry Finn，and Copernicus and Galileo.
In To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee，Atticus Finch refuses to flow with society. When he is assigned to defend a black man accused of raping a white woman，he acts differently than most other lawyers would have. In a case of a white man’s word against a black man’s，the trial would only be a show because the black man would certainly been indicted. However，Atticus is aware that the defendant is innocent and fights a losing battle to reveal the truth，which is what all lawyers should do. He is considerably different from most other men of his time，who would have realized the outcome was inevitable and would not have struggled against it. Thus，he is able to open the peoples’ eyes to the truth，and although he does lose the case，he scores a moral victory. His refusal to go down without a fight marked him as different，but this difference opened the door for the truth，allowing the parochial townspeople to see a larger perspective，beyond their racial prejudices.
Huck Finn is also different，which allows him to see the truth and make better judgments. In
The Adventures of Huckle Berry Finn by Mark Twain，Huck shuns “respectable” society，preferring his free，unchained life. This refusal to obey society’s restrictions allows him to befriend a runaway slave，something that would be impossible in “respectable” society. His difference allows him to see the man as a person，not chattel to be sold at a whim. He begins to realize that slavery is wrong，that all men should be free. Therefore，when his new friend is captured，Huck decides to help him escape，going against all his society has taught him. He is described in glowing terms as a hero，simply because his differences allowed him a more encompassing view of his world，allowing him to make a very good decision.
Copernicus and Galileo also refused to “fit in” with their society； when they discovered the true structure of the solar system，they went against standard views and aired their own. Many scorned them for their discoveries and ostracized them，trying to make them conform and manipulate their discoveries to support the older view of the universe. However，they persevered in spite of all the obstacles they faced and continued to promote their discoveries. They were unique— they created a new theory and published it during a time when difference was feared and struck out against. Eventually，their discoveries were verified，opening a new perspective and eventually leading to even more important discoveries. Their discovery changed peoples’ perspectives of the world and led the people to become more open-minded，leading to the discovery of even more，wonderful ideas.
These examples illustrate how nonconformity is an essential quality for mankind. The greatest thinkers were unique— they did not try to “fit in” and follow society； instead，they led it. Differences among people give each of us greater perspective and allow us to make better judgments，such as the decision to be different. With conformity，there cannot be change or progress，an essential process for the human race- uniqueness and differences allow us to prosper and flourish.
中文译文
人的独特性和个性更有价值。一味的顺从是我们存在的毒瘤。人与人之间的差异给了我们更大的透视度，使我们能够对事物做出更好的判断。纵观历史和文学作品，许多人都拒绝“适应”，这种拒绝使得他们比选择“适应” 做出了更多的贡献，如埃提喀斯•芬奇，哈克贝利•费恩和哥白尼及伽利略。
在哈珀李撰写的《杀模仿鸟》一书中，埃提喀斯•芬奇拒绝与社会同流。当他被指定为一个黑人男子被指控强奸一名白人女子辩护时，他的行为不同于大多数律师。在白人的言辞与黑人的言辞对立的情况下，审判只是一出戏，因为肯定只会是黑人被起诉。不过，埃提喀斯知道被告是无辜的，他认为即使是打一场败仗也要揭示真相，这也是所有的律师都应该做的。那时候，他是公认的不同于大多数人的人，大多数人人一旦意识到结果不可避免便会放弃反对和抗争，而他能够让人们睁开眼睛正视事实。尽管他输掉了这场官司，但是他赢得了道义上的胜利。他拒绝不战而屈标志着他的与众不同，但这种不同为真理打开大门，让狭隘的人超越种族偏见看到了一个宽阔的远景。
哈克贝利•费恩也是与众不同的，这种不同让他看到真相，以做出更好的判断。马克•吐温撰写的《哈克贝利•费恩历险记》中，哈克贝利•费恩宁愿为了自由和摆脱社会的束缚而回避 “可敬”的社会，拒绝服从社会的限制而与一个逃亡奴隶做朋友，这在“可敬”的社会几乎是不可能的。他的这种个性让他看到，奴隶也是一个活生生的人，而不是心血来潮时用来出售的可动资产。他开始意识到奴隶制是错误的，所有的人都应该是自由的。因此，当他的新朋友被抓获时，哈克决定帮助他逃脱，反抗社会的观念。他被描述为一个光彩夺目的英雄，就是因为他的个性让他对他的世界有一个更具包容性的观点，让他做了一个很好的决定。
哥白尼和伽利略也拒绝“附和”社会。他们发现了太阳系的真实结构之后，就开始反对正统的错误观念，并宣传自己的新发现。很多人蔑视和排斥他们的发现，试图使他们放弃新发现，支持旧观点。然而，他们尽管面临着种种障碍，但还是坚持了下来。他们是独一无二的，他们创造了一种新的理论，摒弃了旧观念。最终，他们的发现得到了证明，为人们打开了一个新的视野，并最终导致更多重要的发现。他们的发现也改变了人们对世界的认知，并引导人们变得更豁达，更多更美妙的思想因此产生。
这些例子说明，独特性是人类的基本素质。最伟大的思想家是独一无二的，他们没有尝试在“配合”或与社会同流，相反，他们引导了社会。人与人之间的差异给我们每个人更大的视野，使我们能够更好地判断，做出不同的决定。如果只是一味附和，人类就会失去改变或进步这一基本进程，独特性和差异性使得我们能够繁荣昌盛。
