[heartdrops]

What is your view of the claim that the greatest griefs are those that we cause ourselves?

Can someone please help me on that question. I need to include examples from current events, history, literature, etc, etc.
I got no idea what to write ;x

Thank you<3

[erure]

It looks like you're practicing for the SAT, right? Well if you ask for help on the internet for your SAT prompt, then you won't do well on the actual exam. I'm sorry if I sound condescending, but I highly suggest that you try to do it yourself - no matter how bad it is, at least you wrote it and you can improve.

[Yuki]

As the above poster said, it's best that you at least try to write this essay by yourself.

But you can try some of these suggestions:
literature- Othello, Wuthering Heights, and The Poisonwood Bible.
history- WWII

Good luck

[heartdrops]

Oh well.. it's actually an assignment for class.
So I guess it's similar to an SAT question? Okies, I shall try to write this myself then.

[Zealain]

soompi has a million examples of somewhat current events... heh

college students forum: rooming with best friend from hs/not studying/getting a low gpa in hs
health, beauty, & fashion: being skinny/buying designer clothing
current events: george w. bush/doing stuff you know you shouldnt do, but you do it anyway and end up getting caught
love & relationships: love & relationships
humor: being married... lol
selling & trading: scamming and losing trust
soompi entertainment: addiction and loss of social life (think of all the WoW players you know) xD

and so on...

maybe not "greatest" griefs, but definately stuff people experience through their lives...
and of course, they are very vague and dont apply to everyone...

you just need to be a bit creative and make it interesting.. ^^;