What society has thought to be its greatest social, political, and individual achievements have often resulted in the greatest discontent. -GRE Issue 56

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What society has thought to be its greatest social, political, and individual achievements have often resulted in the greatest discontent. -GRE Issue 56

I strongly agree that great achievements often lead to great discontent. In fact, I would assert more specifically that great individual achievements can cause discontent for the individual achiever or for the society impacted by the achievement, or both. Neverthe- less, it is important to acknowledge that whether a great achievement causes great dis- content can depend on one's personal perspective, as well as the perspective of time.

With respect to individual achievements, great achievers are by nature ambitious people and therefore tend to be dissatisfied and discontent with their acco...

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