Making Important Decisions 做重要的决定

【题目】

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A person should never make an important decision alone. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

【范文】

Making Important Decisions

Throughout our lives, we will have to make many decisions. Some will be small and unimportant, but others, such as where to go to school, which career to pursue, and whether or not to buy a house, will be very important. It is this type of decision that we must be very careful about making. In my opinion, a person should never make such an important decision alone.

One reason for my opinion is that I believe “two heads are better than one.” When we have an important decision to make we can benefit from the advice and experience of others. In addition, just talking the issue over with someone else might help us to see aspects of the problem we had not considered before. Another reason for not making big decisions alone is that often these decisions do not affect only us. If someone else is going to be affected by the decision, for example, our spouse or business partner, that person should be able to voice his opinion and take part in the decision-making process.

These are only two of the reasons for never making an important decision alone, but I feel that they are the most important ones. By involving others in our decisions, we not only show them respect but benefit from their knowledge and experience. In this way, we are bound to make better decisions.

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