When is it necessary to accept help to overcome something difficult?

Question

This is my essay prompt and I can't think of anything. Please also include a few examples from films, TV shows, etc.

Answer 1

The previous posts offer some good ideas, but as a stickler for precision I would suggest you consider the specific use of "necessary" when developing your answer. Asking for help in the face of adversity may be desirable and even advisable, but necessity appears to denote a stricter standard that you as the writer are prompted to delineate in the particular context provided. Focusing on the question of how you might reasonably determine what constitutes necessity in this context -- by identifying some general principle and applying it with the use of specific examples -- allows you the ability to narrow down an otherwise very broad topic.

Answer 2

It is normal to ask for help if you come across a difficulty that you cannot overcome. It can be as simple as asking someone to explain a homework problem you do not understand. I am sure you can think of some more examples from your life.As human beings, we do not exist alone but in a society where we depend on others.

Think of some situations you observed in films and TV shows or read about in books or learned about in history.

It is the right thing to do to help someone in need. For example, think of the massive volunteer efforts to help victims of a natural disaster, such as a hurricane. On a large scale, think about what constitutes heroism.

This is a very broad topic and you need to narrow it down.

On the other hand, think about the consequences of not asking for help when you really need it.

Answer 3

The earlier post makes a good point. Think of times in your life when you needed help to learn something you couldn't manage on your own. A sport, a specific subject (math, chemistry), a job task, the list goes on. What made you ask for help? Could you have mastered the impediment without help, and if so, how much longer would it have taken you? People also ask for help for all kinds of reasons that have little or nothing to do with their abilities, such as an excuse to strike up a conversation with someone new, or to negotiate a friendship, or to feel included. Identify an instance in your life and begin there, by describing what you needed help with and how you asked for it. Tell the story. What were your emotions before, during, and after asking for help? How did your thinking and/or behavior change after the experience, or did it? Use creative language to describe people and places.Sketch out the person or persons who were involved. Describe the world around you at the time to bring the story to life.