新GREissue作文范例.doc

issue 1
  The speaker alleges that the development of science technology will be harmful to human beings. I find this allegation to be specious. It ignores that the advantage of technology. I concede that the comfort and conveniences of modern life cause humans to give up some problems to technology, however, technology offers humans more power to imagine and new fields or arts still require independent individuals. 
    Admittedly, humans might lose a part of the ability to think for themselves when the comfort and convenience of modern life prevent people from developing into strong and independent. Especially after the appearance of internet, nowadays, many people have formed the habit of seeking the solution on the internet without no experience of individual thought when they get in trouble. After all, internet has been developed to involve all fields of knowledge. On the other hand, sometimes people want to do some researches, they can find the example or direction on the internet. Therefore, following the direction or example to finish the task is so easy that they don't need to think or create new ones.
    However, when dealing with unprecedented issues or creating works of art, humans have to rely on themselves. When people discover a new field, technology can not help them. Because all of technology are created to solve the problems in the fields that have been founded. At the early 20th century, Henry Ford created automobile to solve the problems of traffic and transportation by thinking by himself. The fact proved that it is a significant invention. On the other hand, art is formed by creating. For example, when J. K. Rowling created the great fantasy novels named Harry Potter, she did not have examples to imitate because the story of the books is unique. In 2001, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone exceeded $93 million in North American revenues on its three-day opening weekend. Without no doubt, she is a successful and creative writer.
    Finally, the achievement of science technology provides a large number of methods of learning and traveling, which give people more opportunities to visit many places and acquire much information. Now when people want to design a bridge or a dam, they can use the computer to make a model to consider all the factors of it such as environment, cost and so on. Some computer aid design tools can let people design anything they want.
    In sum, the discussion about whether the ability of humans to think for themselves will deteriorate or not will be continued. If only we can use it by the proper way, we can benefit from it and prevent from its malady.  

issue7
The speaker alleges that government should fund arts so that the arts can flourish and be available to all people and the others thinks the integrity of the arts may be threatened by the government funding of the arts. I fundamentally agree with the former. I concede that because of the limit of the government funding and the difference of leaders’ individual hobbies so that not all kinds of arts can acquire the same chance to develop. However, all the countries’ governments funding the development of the arts has become the fact. After all, governments have the ability to support the arts far more than individuals.
Admittedly, government funding might directly or indirectly influence artists’ decisions and choices. For one thing, governments have the responsibility to improve the well-being of their citizens so that they may not have the enough money to fund all kinds of arts. Thus, some arts that has no ability to develop by themselves may be disappeared because it is not funded by governments, even though it has its value to human beings. For another thing, leaders have their own hobbies so that their favorite art can flourish. But it is unfair to the other kinds of arts, especially some of them may be the citizens’ favorite.
However, we cannot ignore the contribution that governments make for the prosperity of arts. After all, compared with individual, they have the financial ability to fund the arts. So they can provide the possibility to develop for arts on the material aspect. At the same time, because of the financial support of governments, some art instruments can be used much broadly by the citizens. For instance, Chinese government decided to open all the national museums to their people for free. Therefore, this decision can make more people to realize and learn arts. It is good for the development of arts. Besides, governments can also offer the legal system and policies to assure the equal environment to all kinds of arts.
From what has been discussed above, we could safely draw the conclusion that government funding of the arts has become the facts to all countries’ governments. And most of them have the good effect on arts. If only we can take correct measures, people and arts can benefit more from governments and outweigh its potential defect.

issue8
The speaker alleges that the people in power should step down five years in any field such as business, politics, education, government because revitalization through new leadership is the surest path to success for any enterprise. I fundamentally agree with the statement. I concede that something right may be changed after a period of time and different people have different ideas to make some innovations. However, in some fields long-term of leadership can bring stability and tradition for employees.
First of all, a new leadership usually has greater initiative and would bring in new ideas. After all, people who lack experience are free to imagine what is possible without constraints of established habits and attitudes. For instance, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook is the youngest billionaire in the world. His company enjoys 500 million members in 207 countries. Compared with those chairmen of most of IT companies, he is the youngest leader of his company.
Furthermore, when leaders have no fear of losing their power, they tend to abuse their power. And every generation needs to redefine right and wrong in its own terms and according to the conditions of its own time. Dictatorship holds the best example for us. The famous monocrat Adolf Hitler brought a terrible disaster for human-beings. He triggered World War II and made a large number of Holocaust events.
However, in certain realms such as business it might not be so necessary to limit the term of leadership. Its development needs a long-term plan and strategy. After all, the stability and consistency are essential to all the countries and companies. For instance, in sport field if a coach can bring a team for a long period of time, the team’s tactics or cast can keep stable so that they can get some great achievements. The NBA’s coach Phil Jackson has worked in Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers for more than 30 years. And he has won eleven NBA titles.
From what has been discussed above, we could safely draw the conclusion that most of times we need some changes to improve our situation. But sometimes new leaders often lack the necessary skill and experience to cope with existing problems; therefore, they need a period of time for adaptation.

issue10
The speaker alleges that even though some of wilderness areas could be developed for economic gain, nations should pass laws to preserve them in their natural state. I tend to take a neutral attitude. I concede that it is necessary to preserve these areas for diversity of species and long-term development of human beings. However, not all the countries have enough finance to do it. Thus, we should take some correct measures to find a balance in the seeming contradiction.
First of all, the number of original eco-system is decreasing. All of them will disappear very quickly without any protections. But they are the most valuable natural resource on earth because they can offer enough space to keep the normal function of the food chain and biosphere. On the other hand, there are a lot of examples that commercial exploitation of wilderness areas has a bad influence on the environment. For instance, Brazil government held the program about the exploitation of Amazon Jungle led to the soil erosion.
However, the economic development of some wilderness areas is limited because of lack of soil resource. To these areas, it is difficult to meet the requirement of their citizens if they cannot be exploited. Especially some less developed areas, the economy of them was further burdened by protection instead of exploitation. Improving the well-being of their citizens is a top priority to local governments.
Actually, we can find a balance between the economic development and the environmental protection. For one thing, governments can develop the tourism potential of these areas. They can make these areas change to some famous touristic places so that it can increase the financial income to improve the well-beings of their citizens. The American Yellowstone holds a good example for us. For another thing, governments can also upgrade the industrial structure to improve the efficiency of industry and agriculture. Thus it can remit the urgency of the wilderness areas’ exploitation.
From what has been discussed above, we could safely draw the conclusion that the importance of protection of wilderness areas is the same as the exploitation. If only we can take the correct measures, they can benefit from each other.

issue11
The speaker alleges that forces not of people’s making largely determine their behavior. I think this statement is too extreme. I concede that people’s behavior is often influenced by many factors. However, not in all the situations people cannot control their behavior. Someone has an iron will so that they can refuse the influence that comes from outside world.
Admittedly, sometimes people will be influenced by the other people’s behavior. For instance, children are curious about anything around them. They often mimic the behavior that they looked and listened. They will play together as the scenario after they watch the cartoon. And they always mimic the adults’ behaviors such as their parents’ just for fun. So children’s behaviors are largely determined by forces that come from outside world.
On the other hand, most people always prefer to follow the direction rather than make their own choices. Nowadays, television the most pervasive and persuasive of modern technology, marked by rapid change and growth, is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. And in TV programs there are a lot of advertisements about all kinds of the commodities. These advertisements always exaggerate the advantages and ignore the bad ones. Thus, at many times, they always let people buy something that they don’t need.
However, there are still some people that can control their own behavior and fight against the influence from outside world. All the countries have their own hero in their histories. These heroes can make some big sacrifice for their own country. Jeanne was a national heroine of France and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She asserted that she had visions from God which told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. She refused to leave the field when she was wounded during an attempt to recapture Paris that autumn. Hampered by court intrigues, she led only minor companies from then onward and fell prisoner at a skirmish near Compiègne the following spring. A politically motivated trial convicted her of heresy. The English regent John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford had her burnt at the stake in Rouen.
From what has been discussed above, we could safely draw the conclusion that people’s mind and will don’t go against the influence comes from outside world. We need much discussion to deicide which has much power. And sometimes people’s behavior is determined by their immediate situation or surroundings.

issue17
The speaker alleges that formal education has a disadvantage that it can restrain our minds rather than set them free. I fundamentally agree with the statement. I concede that formal education offers us the original tool to work or study. However, it certainly constrains our minds in a scope. We have a lot of difficulty to create or discover.
Admittedly，creativity is based on formal education. Only after students acquire the knowledge, they have the ability to broaden their thought and try to create. On the other hand, creativity is mainly decided by the method of thought of students. A resourceful inventor always has different method of thought. Lacking of creativity should not completely ascribe to formal education.
However, most of students have the habit of following the textbooks. They always find the answer when they get in trouble. They regard it as a natural reaction. Thus, it makes some measures that governments and schools taken lose their value. For instance, to the college students, they are required to finish some designed tasks about their specialties. But most of them have to follow the examples of books or their predecessors. Especially, someone used the same data. On the other hand, many governments fund some programs that aim at fostering the students' ability to create, whereas most of students only followed the other's results so that plenty of money is wasted.
Furthermore, formal education makes people study only for preparing all kinds of exams. Only getting a high grade in exams, people can get a good job that leads to a high salary and have a nice future. Thus, more and more students are busy with exams all days and have no time to think of the other things. For example, to the American students, they must finish the SAT, GRE, GMAT and so on. Every exam will use a lot of their time. After they graduated, they have to find jobs for survival. According to a survey to 30 universities' students in America, we can get know that 52 percent of students only read the textbooks and 69 percent of them never take part in extracurricular. At last, 89 percent of them never take the creative programs. It's really a serious problem.
In sum, formal education can teach people how to study and work, but it is not enough. The students of Yale have a maxim: study for improve the Human Beings. It should become the aim of formal education.

issue18
The speaker alleges that if there are many people question authority, it can enhance the welling-being. I fundamentally agree with the statement. I concede that too much suspicion is harmful to the stability of society and it can lead to mistrust between leaders and followers. However, it can promote the improvement of society and make the leaders keep highly quality.
Admittedly, when many people question authority, some societal harm might result, even if a so