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SAT sample question of the day

Write an essay which compares and contrasts the following sentences:

It’s difficult for Americans to imagine what it’s like to live in a country, not only where they can grab you at night and torture you, but they’ll grab your children and torture them in order to make you talk. It takes time to root out that kind of criminal gangs.

Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense

Col. David Hogg, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, said tougher methods are being used to gather the intelligence. On Wednesday night, he said, his troops picked up the wife and daughter of an Iraqi lieutenant general. They left a note: “If you want your family released, turn yourself in.”

Washington Post, “U.S. Adopts Aggressive Tactics on Iraqi Fighters”