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Please read my essay and rate it in terms of grammar, written expression and content. Any input from seniors will be highly appreciated.

"Anticipation is often Greater than Realization”

1- Introduction
2- Anticipating Just for the Joy of anticipation
3- Why Anticipation is greater than realization?
i. Anticipating Just for the Joy of anticipation
ii. People Anticipate Pleasant Realizations
iii. Anticipations allows one to analyse outcomes of actions
iv. Anticipation can prevent war
v. The terrorist attacks on World Trade Centre – a case of failed anticipation
vi. Failure of Soviet Union to Anticipate her Debacle in the Soviet-Afghan War
vii. The War on Terror and George Bush’s Inability to anticipate outcomes
viii. Anticipating Nuclear War and its Dangers of Realization
ix. Anticipation can prevent crimes

4- Examples Where Anticipation is greater than realization
i. Anticipating Events and Occasions
ii. A student’s anticipation
iii. A lover’s anticipation
iv. Anticipation of an Unemployed and a Newly Employed Person

5- Conclusion



“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get next.”
(From the movie, ‘Forrest Gump’)

The pleasure is not in doing the thing; the pleasure is in planning it. Similarly, the idea for wanting something makes it more exciting. Anticipation is a product of curiosity and expectation. It drives people and forces them to strive for the realization of a goal or an objective. Once a goal is realized, the fervour fades and a sense of normality makes its way into the life. Anticipation breeds enthusiasm, which provides impetus for achieving a goal. Without anticipation, life would be colourless and monotonous. Anticipation is a norm of life. From a student to a teacher, from lover to a hater and from a friend to an enemy, everyone anticipates in one form or another.
It is said that those who are rich will never again know the pleasure of becoming rich, for the pleasure of anticipation are often greater than the pleasure realization. A poor man believes that money can buy him happiness, as money will allow him to fulfil his desires. So he devises different strategies and works hard to get rich. For such a person, getting rich is the objective of his life. So, he gets motivation form his objective and directs all his efforts in the fulfilment of his goal. When the person finally attains his goal i.e. when he gets rich, he fulfil all of his desires by spending money, but with the passage of time, he adopts to his new life and becomes used to the opulence. Thus, the person realises that for him, the actual happiness lied in anticipation, not in the realization.
Anticipation is usually considered better than retaliation because people imagine pleasant realizations. It is human nature to think about pleasant outcomes, no matter what ground facts may dictate. A politician will like to anticipate about his success in elections, a business man will anticipate about success of his business deal and a television host will like to anticipate about success of his show. Anticipating positive outcomes can increase motivation level and can compel a person to work hard. On the other hand, if a realization is not pleasant or according to a person’s expectation then it may result in depression, anxiety and lower the self-esteem of a person. Therefore, anticipating about positive outcomes is not bad, but it should be supported with hard work and required efforts should be put in to get realization of an individual’s liking.
Careful and conductive anticipation allows one to analyse the outcomes of one’s actions and decisions. Sometimes, people do not think enough before taking important decisions in life and consequently, they have to repent when things do not go as planned. For instance, a man, who is unable anticipate the consequences of his actions, may hit someone during a brawl over a petty issue. Consequently, he may rot in prison for the rest of his life. A person should never let go his ability to anticipate consequences of his action, no matter how tough the circumstances be.
War is where careful anticipation is needed the most. A politician or military leader, who is short-sighted and unable to anticipate the outcomes of his reaction, can put the survival if humanity in jeopardy. Careful anticipation by Hitler of the consequences of his decisions, could have avoided the loss of thousands of lives. The Soviet Union during the Soviet Afghan War (1979 to 1989), had not anticipated support of the United States to the Afghan Mujahedeen. As a result, the Soviet Union lost the war and it ultimately played a role in the subsequent dismemberment of the Soviet Union.
The terrorist, who attacked the World Trade Centre on September 9, 2001, were devoid of the ability to anticipate the consequences of their actions. Aside from the direct loss of lives on the American soil, the actions of the terrorists prompted the United States and her allies to initiate the War on Terror. This War on Terror has resulted in the further loss of thousands of civilians and soldiers in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan.
Moreover, when the United States and her allies initiated the war on terror, they hand not anticipated that their engagement in Iraq would be futile with the discovery of the Weapons of Mass Destruction and that they will be bogged down in Afghanistan for fourteen years. Almost fifteen years have elapsed since the start of the War on Terror, but the war does not seem to be ending soon enough. Thanks to the sheer lack of anticipation on the part of the US and her allies, the world, at present, is facing a far bigger threat than Al-Qaeda in form of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Criminals and murderers do not anticipate the consequences of their actions. Consequently, they cause a loss to human life and property. They have to bear the repercussions of their acts when they are caught and subsequently punished by the law. The ill-anticipated actions of criminals also affect their relatives and family members. Thus, useful anticipation can prevent crimes.
A student anticipates almost every day. A hardworking student, who has to appear in an exam, would anticipate about the final outcome of the hard work. In order to reduce anxiousness and to get a realization of his or her liking, a student may work even harder. Normally, hardworking students anticipate more as compared to those, who have not studied in the whole semester. Thus, for a painstaking student, anticipation provides impetus to study hard. However, if a student gets good grades, but not according to his or her anticipation, then realization for such a student will not be as good as the anticipation.
Lovers also anticipate. A lover would normally anticipate about the feelings and aspirations of one’s love interest. A lover is anxious to know that weather his or her affectionate feelings are acknowledged and reciprocated by the lover or not. Anticipation in such relationship raises feelings by giving pleasure and excitement. However, if a person realises that his feelings of love are not being acknowledged by his lover, then the consequences of such a realization could be devastating for the person.
People anticipate about events and occasions. For instance, Eid and Christmas raise anticipation among children. Children are delighted and anxious about a coming occasion like Eid or Christmas because of the joy associated with them and so, they engage in frivolous preparations. However, as soon as the Eid passes, the excitement of a child disappears. Therefore, for a child the anticipation of an event like Eid or Christmas is greater than its realization.
Similarly, a man and a woman planning to get married are anxious about the new phase of their lives. They Bride and groom are excited and happily make preparations for the big day. However, after the marriage as the newlywed couple settles down in their new life, the anticipation related to marriage dies out.
Every unemployed person eagerly wants a job. So an unemployed person will anticipate getting a job with an ideal salary, perks and privileges. Such a person will anticipate a perfect life after getting desired employment. However, more than often, when one finally gets a job of one’s choice, the burden of routine, strict deadlines, intense completion, office politics and a monotonous routine, mars the happiness of getting the job. It is then the person realizes that the joy of anticipating a lucrative career was greater than the joy of its realization.
In a nutshell, the joy of anticipation fascinates everyone, irrespective of age, gender and social status. Anticipation is a source of excitement and a tool to analyse the cost, losses and benefits of important decisions of life. Sometimes, excitement for things to come overwhelms a person so much that when those "things" become real, the person ends up disappointed. However, instead of being disappointed, one should set new goals and anticipate about simple things in life like a weekend trip and etc.
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Anticipation is often greater than realization

"ballot is stronger than the bullet"
(abraham lincoln)

INTRODUCTION: There has been a general realization that electoral rigging has hampered the democratic development of the country and eroded its political stability. Un democratic rule has suppressed the democratic institutions including the election commission. Its time that the government along with the opposition should anticipate the transfer of power through free and fair elections by addressing the issues that arise from election rigging via electoral reforms.

OUT LINE: 1)

Issues and challenges:

1)money power

2)muscle power

3)criminalization of politics

4)barriers to women participation in election

5)problems with election commission

Suggestions for Anticipation and Improvement:

1)preparation of electoral roll

2)reforming election commission

3)ensuring women participation

4)role of media

Conclusion: anticipation is often greater than realization

It is time for people on both sides of the political divide to set aside their differences and take immediate measures to correct the situation in order to ensure the progress and development of our coming generations

" with unity, faith, discipline and relentless hardwork there is nothing in this world that you can not achieve"
(Quaid-e-Azam)
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The word 'anticipate' means 'to expect' or a 'realization in advance'. Your sentence, "Its time that the government along with the opposition should anticipate the transfer of power through free and fair elections" shows that you haven't understood the meaning of the word in particular and the topic in general.

Anticipation is greater than realization means that the excitement of expecting something is greater than its realization. I do not think that you have fully understood the topic because in my view your theme of the essay - electoral rigging, political stability - does not relate to the topic.

My essay is also not perfect as a senior member has already advised me to amend some mistakes. You asked for constructive criticism, which I did according to my logic.

Any positive criticism of my essay, from your side will also be appreciated.

Other members are requested to please read my essay and share their analysis.
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Thanks a lot for the reply and sharing your views, they are highly appreciated.
The word "anticipation" has many meanings which includes "realization in advance", "expectation", "hope", "forestall or nullify by taking countermeasures in advance", "to answer" and many more. In my essay the basic idea is to highlight a current problem that our country is facing, discussing the issues that are causing it and then suggesting ways to anticipate and take measures in advance to correct the situation and go for the realization of a welfare state.

Now for your essay the only issue i have with your essay is lack of coherence. You jump from topic to topic whereas in my opinion what ever you discuss should be related to the previous problem you highlighted. e.g: you talk about war on terror and than you suddenly jump to individuals matters like students and their anticipation which has nothing to do with war on terror. Its just to give an idea. Essay should be like a chain where everything you talk about is connected to the previous idea discussed. Then you should give solid conclusion which should lead to some betterment. A discussion of 2000 words should end up making a change in the form of some recommendation a solution which should click the mind and lead to change of scenario. Regards
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First of all, a bundle of thanks for reading my essay and giving your analysis. I highly appreciate that.
A word can have different meanings, but one has to judge the sense in which the word has been used. The topic is, ‘Anticipation is often greater than realization’, which simply means that expectation is often greater than reality. In my view, the sense of the sentence conveys that anticipation to be interpreted as expectation.
Recommendation and suggestions are more adequate in essays based on the topics related to social or contemporary issues, which state an issue or a problem and merit argumentation. This is a literary topic, with a simple statement. I admit, there is some lack of coherence, but again, coherence is difficult to maintain while writing on such sort of topics.
However, the points, which I have mentioned in the outline and subsequently discussed in the essay, directly relate to the topic. For instance, in the War on Terror, the terrorists had not anticipated that there actions will result in a 14 years long military engagement of America and her allies in Afghanistan. Similarly, when Bush announced the War on Terror in 2001, he hadn’t anticipated that the US will be bogged down for 14 years in Afghanistan.
Moreover, discussing an essay with a single dimension shows a dearth of knowledge. That is why I have attempted to include examples ranging from everyday life to politics.
Again thanks for your time.
Further suggestions for improvement will be highly appreciated form the forum members.
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Communist, you have penned a very detailed expository on the said topic. Although, I have just joined the forum, but let me say that, your writing expression is quite good and up to the mark.

Communist, please keep on posting more essays.

Usman, please do not take it as an offense, but in my view, your essay is a little bit irrelevant and too conventional. If you keep on practicing, you will improve, Inshallah.
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Great effort Communist. How much time you took to write this?
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Thanks mrdon. I think, it took me about 2.5 hours to write it down.
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Cool 2. Anticipation is often greater than realisation
Outline:
Thesis: Anticipation is often greater, in several aspects of society, than realization leading to negative consequences in all such spheres.
Point one:
Anticipation part of human nature which often exceeds realisation
Point two:
1: society(personal level)
example of husband wife
in family
2: friends
3: office
4: international
5: sports
Point three: Humans try to balance the negatives by minimizing the gaps between anticipation and what the reality could bring.
1: by understanding
2: cooperation
3: integration between international countries
4: delivering in sports politic etc by the players and public figures
Conclusion.
In first attempt I tried this essay, any idea about this essay's chance of being accepted or giving me 40 score to clear it? Seniors and CSP's can you please comment on it?
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I am new here want to appear in 2017 . I know nothing how to start preparation can u guys guide . Plz guide how to write outline of essay ?

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