【正文】 fact39。s friends, to one39。Moderation in all things39。 the purpose of art is to upset. Therein lies the value of each. 中國最大的管理資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 16 頁 共 85 頁 The study of an academic discipline alters the way we perceive the world. After studying the discipline, we see the same world as before, but with different eyes. Many problems of modern society cannot be solved by laws and the legal system because moral behavior cannot be legislated. The way students and scholars interpret the materials they work with in their academic fields is more a matter of personality than of training. Different interpretations e about when people with different personalities look at exactly the same objects, facts, data, or events and see different things. We live under the illusion that we know what we want, when actually we merely want what we are supposed to want. As we acquire more knowledge, things do not bee more prehensible, but more plex and more mysterious. It is a grave mistake to theorize before one has data. Scandalswhether in politics, academia, or other areascan be useful. 中國最大的管理資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 17 頁 共 85 頁 They focus our attention on problems in ways that no speaker or reformer ever could. Practicality is now our great idol, which all powers and talents must serve. Anything that is not obviously practical has little value in today39。human nature39。 capacity for reasoning and logical thinking, but students would benefit more from an education that also taught them to explore their own emotions. 中國最大的管理資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 9 頁 共 85 頁 It is primarily through our identification with social groups that we define ourselves. Humanity has made little real progress over the past century or so. Technological innovations have taken place, but the overall condition of humanity is no better. War, violence, and poverty are still with us. Technology cannot change the condition of humanity. It is through the use of logic and of precise, careful measurement that we bee aware of our progress. Without such tools, we have no reference points to indicate how far we have advanced or retreated. With the growth of global works in such areas as economics and munication, there is no doubt that every aspect of societyincluding education, politics, the arts, and the scienceswill benefit greatly from international influences. When research priorities are being set for science, education, or any other area, the most important question to consider is: How many people39。s own habits and attitudes often limit that person39。individual responsibility39。s most persistent social problems. Many of the world39。 中國最大的管理資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 1 頁 共 85 頁 GRE作文匯編 Present your perspective on the issue below, using relevant reasons and/or examples to support your views. We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views contradict our own.。s lesserknown languages are being lost as fewer and fewer people speak them. The governments of countries in which these languages are spoken should act to prevent such languages from being extinct. Although many people think that the luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life are entirely harmless, they in fact, prevent people from developing into truly strong and independent individuals. Most cultures encourage individuals to sacrifice a large part of their own personalities in order to be like other people. Thus, most people are afraid to think or behave differently because they do not want to be excluded. 中國最大的管理資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 3 頁 共 85 頁 There are two types of laws: just and unjust. Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and, even more importantly, to disobey and resist unjust laws. Anyone can make things bigger and more plex. What requires real effort and courage is to move in the opposite directionin other words, to make things as simple as possible. Most people would agree that buildings represent a valuable record of any society39。 is a necessary fiction. Although societies must hold individuals accountable for their own actions, people39。s freedom more than do restrictions imposed by others. In any realm of lifewhether academic, social, business, or politicalthe only way to succeed is to take a practical, rather than an idealistic, point of view. Pragmatic behavior guarantees survival, whereas idealistic views tend to be