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PARTVWRITINGThefollowingaretwoexcerptsaboutperfection.ReadthetwoexcerptscarefullyandwriteanarticleofNOLESSTHAN300words,inwhichyoushould:1.summarizethemainargumentsintheexcerpts,andthen2.expressyouropiniononperfection,especiallyonwhetheraimingforperfectingmattersinwhateveryoudo.Youcansupportyourselfwithinformationfromtheexcerpts.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.WriteyourarticleonANSWERSHEETFOUR.HeadmistresstellspupilsnottofretaboutexamPupilsshouldnotworryabouttheirexamresultsbecausenoonewillremembertheminyearstocome,theheadofaleadinggirl’sschoolhassaid.JudithCarlisle,headmistressofOxfordHighSchool,saidtherewasnopointfrettingoverGCSEsbecausenoonewill“giveadamn”boutresults—andbecausetheydon’treflectcharacter.Sheisrunninga“DeathofLittleMissPerfect”initiativeattheprivateschooltocombatperfectionisminherstudents.“Perfectionismisonlycapturedinamoment—it’snotachievablelongerterm,”shesaid.“Itunderminesself-esteemandthenperformance.”MissCarlislesaidthatstudentsdon’talwaysneedtoaimfor100percent,andiftheydoneedanAgradetoattendtheiruniversityofchoice,it’snotnecessarytogetthehighestApossible.Shesaid:“Itmatters,butsometimesitprobablywon’tmatter.It’simportant[thegirlsare]notgoingforthingsthatiftheydon’tgetit,itwilldestroythem.Examsaren’twhotheyare—it’swhattheydoonthatday.”Shesaid:“There’sunhelpfulperfectionismasopposedtohighstandards.It’snotthatwe’reaimingtounderminehighstandards—itwillactuallyhelpyouachievehigherstandards.”THEPURSUITOFPERFECTIONThepursuitofperfectionisastrategyformotivatingorganizationstoinnovateandreachlevelsofimprovementandperformancenotpreviouslyseenaspossible.LeveragingthepursuitofperfectionasastrategywasdevelopedandrefinedbyqualityleaderssuchasBobGalvinandPaulO’Neill,andithasledtosuccessinindustriesincludinghealthcare,telecommunications,andmanufacturing.PriortoservingasU.S.SecretaryoftheTreasury,PaulO’Neillwasoneofthemostsuccessfulindustrialleadersofthe20thcentury.AsCEOofAlcoafrom1987to1999,heproposedanddemandedaradicalgoal:zerowork-lossincidents.NoonewouldbehurtworkingatAlcoa.Alcoamovedtowardperfection,becomingthesafestindustrialcompanyintheworld—aswellasthemostsuccessfulaluminumproducerintheworld.PaulO’Neillhasdevelopedarevolutionarykindofleadership—onethatcentersaroundthepursuitofperfection.Recently,thepursuitofperfectionhasstirredmuchcontroversy.Somepeoplebelievethatweshouldn'tcareitsomuchbecausenoonewillrememberusafterafewyearsandtheresultsdon'treflectcharacter.AsfarasIamconcerned,aimingfortheperfectioncanmotivateorganizationstoinnovateandreachlevelsofimprovementandperformancenotpreviouslyseenaspossible.Firstofall,thepursuitofperfectioncanwillleadustoexcellenceandreleaseourhighestpotential.AsCEOofAlcoafrom1987to1999,PaulO’Neillproposedanddemandedaradicalgoal:zerowork-lossincidents.Whatismore.AmildlyhumorousstorytoldustheimportanceofaimingperfectionThesestorymocksandintheirimplicitwaytellsusthatthepursuitofperfectioncanmakeabetterresultandmoreachievementsThiswasespeciallytruethataimingperfectionisofgreatimportanceinone'ssuccess.•Toconclude,whilethereisnothingwrongtolivealifewithaproperattitudetowardslife,butwecouldbebettertoletthepursuitofperfectionheartinourhearts,whichmotivateusreleaseourpotential.