■ Direction Read the question below. You have 30 minutes to plan, write, and revise your essay. Typically, an effective response will contain a minimum of 300 words.
■ Question Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Use specific reason and examples to support your answer

One example of my point is Odysseus. He, the unchanging, wise hero who was unwaveringly loyal to his dear Penelope despite the charming goddess Calypso’s wooing, is undoubtedly an exemplary of the argument. Despite 20 years of long trials, he never found love in anyone but his wife. Although he conflicted from separation with his beloved Penelope, which is more or less twenty years, still, his heart solely lied to her. The wooing of deathless, never aging goddess should have been enough to melt Odysseus but still, as he refuged it and returned to Ithaca and such case of Odysseus proves to be an everlasting proof.

Another example is Penelope. As Odysseus went on with Achaeans for Priam’s citadel, she was left alone in Ithaca. Her days without Odysseus lasted for twenty years and it was enough to incline her to find another man and yet, she kept her faith in Odysseus despite a myriad of her suitors’ proposals. As observed from Odysseus, she, too, was only loyal to her dearest man and was intransigent about it. She was certainly one of those who had still laid perennial loyalties to those they love and therefore is an excellent one to support my point.

To sum up, I firmly believe it is possible to maintain conflicting loyalties. Sure, there will be numerous times when our loyalties will be tested. But as the two aforementioned examples prove, conflicting loyalties is indeed possible since Odysseus and Penelope has done it. If some has already done it, why can the rest do so by any means?