GRE作文分类题库ISSUE.docx

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GRE作文分类题库ISSUE

GRE作文分类题库--ISSUE

作者:

beckyyee

　　一教育类

　　1.Anationshouldrequireallitsstudentstostudythesamenationalcurriculumuntiltheyentercollegeratherthanallowschoolsindifferentparts

ofthenationtodeterminewhichacademiccoursestooffer.”

　　2.Whilesomeleadersingovernment,sports,industry,andotherareasattributetheirsuccesstoawell-developedsenseofcompetition,asocietycanbetterprepareitsyoungpeopleforleadershipbyinstillinginthemasenseofcooperation.

　　3.Inordertoimprovethequalityofinstructionatthecollegeanduniversitylevel,allfacultyshouldberequiredtospendtimeworkingoutsidetheacademicworldinprofessionsrelevanttothecoursestheyteach.

　　4.Universitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent’sfieldofstudybecauseacquiringknowledgeofvariousacademicdisciplinesisthebestwaytobecometrulyeducated.

　　5.Collegesanduniversitiesshouldoffermorecoursesonpopularmusic,film,advertising,andtelevisionbecausecontemporaryculturehasmuchgreaterrelevanceforstudentsthandoartsandliteratureofthepast.

　　6.Itisprimarilythroughformaleducationthataculturetriestoperpetuatetheideasitfavorsanddiscredittheideasitfears.

　　7.Someeducationalsystemsemphasizethedevelopmentofstudents’capacityforreasoningandlogicalthinking,butstudentswouldbenefitmorefromaneducationthatalsotaughtthemtoexploretheirownemotions.

　　8.Itisoftenassertedthatthepurposeofeducationistofreethemindandthespirit.Inreality,however,formaleducationtendstorestrainourmindsandspiritsratherthansetthemfree.

　　9.Howchildrenaresocializedtodaydeterminesthedestinyofsociety.Unfortunately,wehavenotyetlearnedhowtoraisechildrenwhocanhelpbringaboutabettersociety.

　　10.Bothparentsandcommunitiesmustbeinvolvedinthelocalschools.Educationistooimportanttoleavesolelytoagroupofprofessionaleducators.

　　11.Thepurposeofeducationshouldbetoprovidestudentswithavaluesystem,astandard,asetofideas—nottopreparethemforaspecificjob.

　　12.Societyshouldidentifythosechildrenwhohavespecialtalentsandabilitiesandbegintrainingthematanearlyagesothattheycaneventuallyexcelintheirareasofability.Othervise,thesetalentsarelikelytoremainundeveloped.

　　13.Althoughinnovationssuchasvideo,computers,andtheinternetseemtoofferschoolsimprovedmethodsforinstructingstudents,thesetechnologiesalltoooftendistractfromreallearning.

　　二学习类

　　1.Wecanusuallylearnmuchmorefrompeoplewhoseviewswesharethanfrompeoplewhoseviescontradictourown.Disagreementcancausestressandinhibitlearning.

　　2.Nofieldofstudycanadvancesignificantlyunlessoutsidersbringtheirknowledgeandexperiencetothatfieldofstudy.

　　3.Anyonecanmakethingsbiggerandmorecomplex.Whatrequiresrealeffortandcourageistomoveintheoppositedirection-inotherwords,tomakethingsassimpleaspossible.

　　4.Studentsshouldmemoriesfactsonlyaftertheyhavestudiedtheideas,trends,andconceptsthathelpexplainthosefacts.Studentswhohavelearnedonlyfactshavelearnedverylittle.

　　5.Scholarsandresearchesshouldnotbeconcernedwithwhethertheirworkmakesacontributiontothelargersociety.Itismoreimportantthattheypursuetheirindividualinterests,howeverunusualoridiosyncraticthoseinterestsmayseem.

　　6.Inanyacademicareaorprofessionalfield,itisjustasimportanttorecognizethelimitsofourknowledgeandunderstandingasitistoacquirenewfactsandinformation.

　　7.Factsarestubbornthings.Theycannotbealteredbyourwishes,ourinclinations,orthedictatesofourpassions.

　　8.Studentsshouldbringacertainskepticismtowhatevertheystudy.Theyshouldquestionwhattheyaretaughtinsteadofacceptingitpassively.

　　9.Thereisnosuchthingaspurelyobjectiveobservation.Allobservationissubjective;itisalwaysguidedbytheobserver’sexpectationsordesires.

　　10.Thehumanmindwillalwaysbesuperiortomachinesbecausemachinesareonlytoolsofhumanminds.

　　11.Criticaljudgmentofwork,inanygivenfieldhaslittlevalueunlesscomesfromsomeonewhoisanexpertinthatfield.

　　12.Peoplewhopursuetheirownintellectualinterestsforpurelypersonalreasonsaremorelikelytobenefittherestoftheworldthanarepeoplewhotrytoactforthepublicgood.

　　13.Originalitydoesnotmeanthinkingsomethingthatwasneverthoughtbefore;itmeansputtingoldideastogetherinnewways.

　　14.Thestudyofacacademicdisciplinealtersthewayweperceivetheworld.Afterstudyingthediscipline,weseethesameworldasbefore,butwithdifferenteyes.

　　15.Thewaystudentsandscholarsinterpretthematerialstheyworkwithintheiracademicfieldsismoreofpersonalitythanoftraining.Differentinterpretationscomeaboutwhenpeoplewithdifferentpersonalitieslookatexactlythesameobjects,facts,data,oreventsandseedifferentthings.

　　16.Asweacquiremoreknowledge,thingsdonotbecomemorecomprehensible,butmorecomplexandmoremysterious.

　　17.Itisagravemistaketotheorizebeforeonehasdata.

　　三行为类

　　1.Althoughmanypeoplethinkthattheluxuriesandconveniencesofcontemporarylifeareentirelyharmless,theyinfact,preventpeoplefromdevelopingintotrulystrongandindependentindividuals.

　　2.Publicfiguressuchasactors,politicians,andathletesshouldexpectpeopletobeinterestedintheirprivatelives.Whentheyseekapublicrole,theyshouldexpectthattheywillloseatleastsomeoftheirprivacy.

　　3.Creatinganappealingimagehasbecomemoreimportantincontemporarysocietythanistherealityortruthbehindthatimage.

　　4.Theconceptof‘individualresponsibility’isanecessaryfiction.Althoughsocietiesmustholdindividualsaccountablefortheirownactions,people’sbehaviorislargelydeterminedbyforcesnotoftheirownmaking.

　　5.Peopleworkmoreproductivelyinteamsthanindividually.Teamworkrequirescooperation,whichmotivatespeoplemuchmorethanindividualcompetitiondoes.

　　6.Inanyrealmoflife-whetheracademic,social,business,orpolitical—theonlywaytosucceedistotakeapractical,ratherthananidealistic,pointofvies.Pragmaticbehaviorguaranteessurvival,whereasidealisticviewstendtobesupercededbysimpler,moreimmediateoptions.

　　7.Itisprimarilythroughouridentificationwithsocialgroupsthatwedefineourselves.

　　8.Onlythroughmistakescantherebediscoveryorprogress.

　　9.Mostpeoplerecognizethebenefitsofindividuality,butthefactisthatpersonaleconomicsuccessrequiresconformity.

　　10.Peoplewhoarethemostdeeplycommittedtoanideaorpolicyarethemostcriticalofit.

　　11.Noamountofinformationcaneliminateprejudicebecauseprejudiceisrootedinemotion,notreason.

　　12.Themostessentialqualityofaneffectiveleaderistheabilitytoremainconsistentlycommittedinparticularprinciplesandobjectives.Anyleaderwhoisquicklyandeasilyinfluencedbyshiftsinpopularopinionwillaccomplishlittle.

　　13.Sometimesimaginationisamorevaluableassetthanexperience.Peoplewholackexperiencearefreetoimaginewhatispossibleandthuscanapproachataskwithoutconstraintsofestablishedhabitsandattitudes.

　　14.Inanygivenfield,theleadingvoicescomefrompeoplewhoaremotivatednotbyconvictionbutbythedesiretopresentopinionsandideasthatdifferfromthoseheldbythemajority.

　　15.Itisalwaysanindividualwhoistheimpetusforinnovation;thedetailsmaybeworkedoutbyateam,buttrueinnovationresultsfromtheenterpriseanduniqueperceptionofanindividual.

　　16.Success,whetheracademicorprofessional,involvesanabilitytosurviveinanewenvironmentand--,eventually,--tochangeit.

　　17.Mostpeoplechooseacareeronthebasisofsuchpragmaticconsiderationsastheneedsoftheeconomy,therelativeeaseoffindingajob,andthesalarytheycanexpecttomake.Hardlyanyoneisfreetochooseacareerbasedonhisorhernaturaltalentsorinterestinaparticularkindofwork.

　　18.Ifagoalisworthy,thenanymeanstakentoattainitisjustifiable.

　　19.Peopleoftenlookforsimilarities,evenbetweenverydifferentthings,andevenwhenitisunhelpfulorharmfultodoso.Instead,athingshouldbeconsideredonitsownterms,weshouldavoidthetendencytocompareittosomethingelse.

　　20.Peoplearemistakenwhentheyassumethattheproblemstheyconfrontaremorecomplexandchallengingthantheproblems,facedbytheirpredecessors.Thusillusioniseventuallydispelledwithincreasedknowledgeandexperience.

　　21.Moderationinallthingsisill-consideredadvice.Rather,oneshouldsay,‘Moderationsismostthings,’sincemanyareasofhumanconcernrequireoratleastprofitfromintensefocus.

　　22.Mostpeoplearetaughtthatloyaltyisavirtue.Butloyalty—whethertoone’sfriends,toone’sschoolorplaceofemployment,ortoanyinstitution—isalltoooftenadestructiveratherthanapositiveforce.

　　四政治类

　　1.Itisoftennecessary,evendesirable,forpoliticalleaderstowithholdinformationfromthepublic.

　　2.Therearetwotypesoflaws:

justandunjust.Everyindividualinasocietyhasaresponsibilitytoobeyjustlawsand,evenmoreimportantly,todisobeyandresistunjustlaws.

　　3.Tobeaneffectiveleader,apublicofficialmustmaintainthehighestethicalandmoralstandards.

　　4.Itisimpossibleforaneffectivepoliticalleadertotellthetruthallthetime.Completehonestyisnotausefulvirtuefora