Change: A simple SAT essay

In the recent U.S. presidential election, people wanted change. The American people were looking for someone who could implement changes in a society where there are two wars, a huge economic crisis, and thousands of citizens without health insurance. The level of satisfaction with the current government led by President Bush was low, and so people demanded change.

With the economy in turmoil, people saw the need for change. Stock markets were vacillating wildly, and something drastic needed to be done to save it. It would be a much bigger risk for Americans to resist change in the economy than to take action. At this crucial time Americans elected Barack Obama.

Obama's slogan, "change you can believe in", enticed voters to choose him. The needed little motivation in the end. I firmly believe that the 85% of the country who were dissatisfied with Bush were ready and willing to support Obama and "change". All that was needed to convince the citizens of America was just revealing the simple truth that there was a great problem, and Obama was the man to fix it. They felt they could put their confidence in this man, and time will show if they were correct.

Dissatisfaction motivates people to change. The American people were totally devoid of satisfaction in the current government, and so they supported "change". Even though the transition of power was inevitable, the candidate chosen was the one who most supported amendments to the current ways of life in America. Americans can now only hope their "change" was the right choice.