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GRE ARGUMENT 寫作范文之四 題目: Woven baskets characterized by a particular distinctive pattern have preciously been found only in the immediate vicinity of the prehistoric village of Palean and therefore were believed to have been unique to the Palean people. Recently, however, archaeologists discovered such a “Palean” basket in Lithos, an ancient village across the Brim River from Palean. The Brim River is very deep and broad, and so the ancient Paleans could only have crossed it by boat but there is no evidence that the Paleans had boats. And boats capable of carrying groups of people and cargo were not developed until thousands of years after the Palean people disappeared. Moreover, Paleans would have had no need to cross the river the wood around Palean are full of nuts, berries, and small game. It follows that the socalled Palean basket were not unique