Much if the certainty one develops comes from doubt. According to William Lyons Phelps, having certainty provided by powerful beliefs makes the impossible possible for one. In contrast, a British author by the name of Bertrand Russell believes some form of doubt should be established with your beliefs. Having doubt in certainties that were believed to be true has caused advancements in medicine, happiness within oneself, and has prevent failures. LGBTQ people experience doubt in their life everyday. Many of these members come from very religious households. What this means is, growing up, they were taught being gay or liking your same gender was a sin and anybody who felt attracted to their gender were the devils spawn. For this reason, they begin to hate themselves as they start to learn about themselves and realize that they may be bisexual, gay, or simply not comfortable in their own body. The ones who question their religion and search deeper into the bible learn that God loves them whether they’re homosexual, due to the fact he loves all his children the same. Developing this mentality influences people to accept themselves as they are, in the same way they see heterosexual people as normal. A big change in the health of everyone came from doubt. In 1955, 58,000 people in the U.S. were diagnosed with Polio. This sparked an interest in Dr. Jonas Salk and he began to research to find a cure for Polio. In 1958, Dr. Salk was able to find a cure to a so called “incurable” disease. By having curiosity in the health of citizens, Dr. Salk was able to save the lives of millions. Salk’s findings influenced other scientist to research cures for other deadly diseases. Imagine how many lives are currently being saved by just one scientist who challenged his curiosity. Also, I’ve had hands on experience with doubt causing my certainty to change for the better. During a quiz in my calculus class, I was working on a problem, but when I got my answer, I felt funny about it for some reason. As a result, I rewrote the problem out and solved it once more. By doing this, I realized that my answer was indeed wrong. Me allowing myself to question my certainty on my math skills saved me from getting points deducted from my quiz and earning a low score. Without people losing certainty in things we believe to be true, our world wouldn’t be the same. Members of the LGBTQ movement wouldn’t put themselves and their happiness first without it. Advancements in medicine may have never been developed and the U.S. population would have decreased drastically. Not going back over my answers would’ve caused me to fail my calculus quiz and face failure. In short, before one puts their full trust into a belief they have, they should consider the problems or doubts that come with them.
Revision
With this argument essay, my first draft was a little bit vague. I was just beginning to understand how to write an argument essay and what it requires. The problems with my first draft was that it was rushed considering the time constraints of writing an AP essay so in my last two body paragraphs, I was putting anything so I could finish my essay. In my final draft, I changed the structure of my sentences due to my original sentences being very vague.