Seven hells! That damned writing sample

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By the wrath of the old gods and the new, they actually did it. Little did I expect when I woke up yesterday to be most psychologically traumatized not by Reading Comp or Logic Games, but by the blasted writing sample.

Using the writing sample to have us write about whether a brother of the Night's Watch should be allowed to renege on his vows -- a sick, treacherous ploy by those above us to erode our confidence in the protective blanket the Watch provides the realm.

Mark my words my brothers and sisters, there is a darkness in this world, more cold and tormenting than even the four-hour exam by the name of LSAT. Winter is coming, with or without the Watch. Without the brothers on the Wall, however, along with Winter so too will come an unending shadow, shrouding our hearts in unspeakable darkness.

To those who argued that oath-breakers should be forgiven (or, gods forbid, encouraged), may the Seven protect you from what is yet to come, and may I remind you of the words that each brother of the Watch swears, with both men and gods as his witness:

"Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children, discuss any specifics about the June 2017 LSAT. I shall wear no digital watches and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the #2 non-mechanical pencil in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this exam and all the exams to come."

Did you argue against the Watch? I welcome any traitors to out themselves below.

GrecoRoman

I argued that in certain cases, reneging on the vow is appropriate. For instance, say you are someone whose father has connections to the one true king; in this case, you would be free to renege on your oath in order to join the king on an adventure to recapture your homeland without repercussions.

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Others take you

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You know nothing, "work all week"

GrecoRoman

@"LSAT Is Coming" said:
You know nothing, "work all week"

The Jurist of the North disagrees.

stepharizona

Wait...Wha?

NotMyName

hahaha! i'm enjoying this thread so much. This writing sample sounds a hell of a lot more interesting than mine was last year.

theLSATdreamer

are you serious? that was our writing sample? mine was about adding toll booths to a city tha alraedy had a lot of traffic, which i replied in a lengthy rant about adding pay by mail/easy pass only tolls as a compromise. I feel as if that could've been the Icing on my lsat journey, question on GOT.. a lil jealous here

nilakayjackson

@theLSATdreamer I got the toll road question too!

stepharizona

Haha me too! Re toll boths...

theLSATdreamer

@nilakayjackson @stepharizona i literally wrote a page about compromising and using pay by mail/easy pass only booths with a discount for residents in order not to harm traffic or lose their votes. I took the accommodation test, 53 min per sec, after 5 hours of testing writing about toll booths was torture.