Writing - Issue Task

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SAMPLE ESSAY AND COMMENTS

Sample Prompt:

As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think

for themselves will surely deteriorate.Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the

statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting

your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and

explain how these considerations shape your position.

Score 6

The statement linking technology negatively with free thinking plays on recent human

experience over the past century. Surely there has been no time in history where the lived lives

of people have changed more dramatically. A uick reflection on a typical day reveals how

technology has revolutioni!ed the world. "ost people commute to work in an automobile that

runs on an internal combustion engine. #uring the workday, chances are high that the employee

will interact with a computer that processes information on silicon bridges that are .$% microns

wide. &pon leaving home, family members will be reached through wireless networks that utili!e

satellites orbiting the earth. 'ach of these common occurrences could have been inconceivable

at the turn of the (%th century.

The statement attempts to bridge these dramatic changes to a reduction in the ability for

humans to think for themselves. The assumption is that an increased reliance on technology

negates the need for people to think creatively to solve previous uandaries. )ooking back at

the introduction, one could argue that without a car, computer, or mobile phone, the

hypothetical worker would need to find alternate methods of transport, information processing

and communication. Technology short circuits this thinking by making the problems obsolete.

*owever, this reliance on technology does not necessarily preclude the creativity that marks

the human species. The prior examples reveal that technology allows for convenience. The car,

computer and phone all release additional time for people to live more efficiently. This

efficiency does not preclude the need for humans to think for themselves. In fact, technology

frees humanity to not only tackle new problems, but may itself create new issues that did not

exist without technology. +or example, the proliferation of automobiles has introduced a need

for fuel conservation on a global scale. With increasing energy demands from emerging markets

global warming becomes a concern inconceivable to the horseandbuggy generation. )ikewise

dependence on oil has created nationstates that are not dependent on taxation, allowing ruling

parties to oppress minority groups such as women. Solutions to these complex problems reuire

the unfettered imaginations of maverick scientists and politicians.


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In contrast to the statement, we can even see how technology frees the human imagination.

-onsider how the digital revolution and the advent of the internet has allowed for an

unprecedented exchange of ideas. Web"#, a popular internet portal for medical information,

permits patients to self research symptoms for a more informed doctor visit. This exercise

opens pathways of thinking that were previously closed off to the medical layman. With

increased interdisciplinary interactions, inspiration can arrive from the most surprising corners

effrey Sachs, one of the architects of the &/ "illennium #evelopment 0oals, based his ideason emergency care triage techniues. The unlikely marriage of economics and medicine has

healed tense, hyperinflation environments from South America to 'astern 'urope.

This last example provides the most hope in how technology actually provides hope to the future

of humanity. 1y increasing our reliance on technology, impossible goals can now be achieved

-onsider how the late 2$th century witnessed the complete elimination of smallpox. This

disease had ravaged the human race since prehistorical days, and yet with the technology of

vaccines, free thinking humans dared to imagine a world free of smallpox. &sing technology,

battle plans were drawn out, and smallpox was systematically targeted and eradicated.

Technology will always mark the human experience, from the discovery of fire to the

implementation of nanotechnology. 0iven the history of the human race, there will be no limit to

the number of problems, both new and old, for us to tackle. There is no need to retreat to a

)uddite attitude to new things, but rather embrace a hopeful posture to the possibilities that

technology provides for new avenues of human imagination.

Comment:

The author of this essay stakes out a clear and insightful position on the issue and follows thespecific instructions by presenting reasons to support that position. The essay cogently argues

that technology does not decrease our ability to think for ourselves but merely provides

3additional time for people to live more efficiently.4 In fact, the problems that have developed

alongside the growth of technology 5pollution, political unrest in oilproducing nations6 actually

call for more creative thinking, not less.

In further examples, the essay shows how technology allows for the linking of ideas that may

never have been connected in the past 5like medicine and economic models6, pushing people to

think in new ways. 'xamples are persuasive and fully developed7 reasoning is logically sound andwell supported.

Ideas in the essay are connected logically, with effective transitions used both between

paragraphs 53*owever4 or 3In contrast to the statement46 and within paragraphs. Sentence

structure is varied and complex, and the essay clearly demonstrates facility with the

3conventions of standard written 'nglish 5i.e., grammar, usage, and mechanics64 with only minor

errors appearing. Thus, this essay meets all the reuirements for receiving a top score, a 8.


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Score 5

Surely many of us have expressed the following sentiment, or some variation on it, during our

daily commutes to work9 3:eople are getting so stupid these days;4 Surrounded as we are by

striding and strident automatons with cell phones glued to their ears, :#A


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There is consistent evidence of facility with syntax and complex vocabulary 53Surrounded as we

are by striding and strident automatons with cell phones glued to their ears, :#A


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grow, moving on to higher though functions and more ingenious ideas. The ability to use what

technology we have is an example.

Comment:

This essay meets all the criteria of a levelF essay. The writer develops a clear position 53&sing

technology to solve problems will continue to help us reali!e our potential as a human race46. The

position is then developed with relevant reasons 53using technology to solve more complicatBedCproblems gives humans a chance to expand their thinking and learning4 and 3we are seeing a

golden age of technology46.

:oint (, 3using technology,4 is supported with the simple but relevant notion that technology

allows us access to information and abilities to which we would not normally have access.

Similarly, point 2, the 3golden age,4 is supported by the basic description of our technologically

saturated social condition. Though the overall development and organi!ation of the essay does

suffer from an occasional misdirection 5see paragraph G


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shows our initiative as humans to better our health demonstrates greater ability of humans to

think.

@ne aspect where the ability of humans may initially be seen as an example of deteriorating

minds is the use of internet and cell phones. In the past humans had to seek out information in

many different enviroments and aspects of life. /ow humans can sit in a chair and type anything

into a computer and get an answer. @ur reliance on this type of technology can be detrimental if

not regulated and regularily substituted for other information sources such as human

interactions and hands on learning. I think if humans understand that we should not have such a

reliance on computer technology, that we as a species will advance further by utili!ing the

opportunity of computer technology as well as the other sources of information outside of a

computer. Supplementing our knowledge with internet access is surely a way for technology to

solve problems while continually advancing the human race.

Comment:

This essay never moves beyond a superficial discussion of the issue. The writer attempts todevelop two points9 that advancements in technology have advanced our knowledge in many

fields and that supplementing than relying on technology is 3surely a way for technology to solve

problems while continually advancing the human race.4 'ach point, then, is developed with

relevant but insufficient evidence. In discussing the potential of technology to advance

knowledge in many fields 5a broad sub>ect, rife with possible examples6, the writer uses only one

limited and very brief example from a specific field 5medicine and stem cell research6.

#evelopment of the second point is hindered by a lack of specificity and organi!ation. The

writer creates what might be best described as an outline. The writer cites a need forregulationHsupplementation and warns of the detriment of overreliance upon technology

*owever, the explanation of both the problem and the solution is vague and limited 53@ur

reliancecan be detrimentalIf humans understand that we should not have such a reliance

wewill advance further46. There is neither explanation of conseuences nor clarification of

what is meant by 3supplementing.4 This second paragraph is a series of generali!ations that are

loosely connected and lack a muchneeded grounding.

In the essay, there are some minor language errors and a few more serious flaws 5e.g., 3The

future ability of growing new brain cells4 or 3@ne aspect where the ability of humans mayinitially be seen as an example of deteriorating minds46. #espite the accumulation of such flaws,

the writer


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In recent centuries, humans have developed the technology very rapidly, and you may accept

some merit of it, and you may see a distortion in society occured by it. To be la!y for human in

some meaning is one of the fashion issues in thesedays. There are many symptoms and resons of

it. *owever, I can not agree with the statement that the technology make humans to be

reluctant to thinkng thoroughly.

@f course, you can see the phenomena of human la!iness along with developed technology in

some place. *owever, they would happen in specific condition, not general. What makes human to

be la!e of thinking is not merely technology, but the the tendency of human that they treat

them as a magic stick and a black box. /ot understanding the aims and theory of them couses

the disapproval problems.

The most important thing to use the thechnology, regardless the new or old, is to comprehend

the fundamental idea of them, and to adapt suit tech to tasks in need. 'ven if you recogni!e a

method as a allmighty and it is extremely overspec to your needs, you cannot see the result

you want. In this procedure, humans have to consider as long as possible to acuire adeuate

functions. Therefore, humans can not escape from using their brain. In addition, the technology

as it is do not vain automatically, the is created by humans. Thus, the more developed tech and

the more you want a convenient life, the more you think and emmit your creativity to

breakthrough some banal method sarcastically. -onseuently, if you are not passive to the new

tech, but offensive to it, you would not lose your ability to think deeply. +urthermore, you may

improve the ability by adopting it.

Comment:

The language of this essay is what most clearly links it to the score of 2. Amid sporadicmoments of clarity, this essay is marred by serious errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics

that often interfere with meaning. It is unclear what the writer means when heHshe states, 3To

be la!y for human in some meaning is one of the fashion issues in thesedays,4 or 3to adapt suit

tech to tasks in need.4

#espite such severe flaws, the writer has made an obvious attempt to respond to the prompt 53I

can not agree with the statement that the technology make humans to be reluctant to thinking

thoroughly46 as well as an unclear attempt to support such an assertion 53/ot understanding the

aims and theory of them BtechnologyC couses the disapproval problems4 and 3The mostimportant thing to use the thechnologyis to comprehend the fundamental idea of them46. @n

the whole, the essay displays a seriously flawed but not fundamentally deficient attempt to

develop and support its claims. 5/@T'9 In this specific case, the analysis is tied directly to the

language. As the language falters, so too does the analysis.6

Score 1


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*umans have invented machines but they have forgot it and have started everything technically

so clearly their thinking process is deterioating.

Comment:

The essay is clearly on topic, as evidenced by the writer


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To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its ma>or cities.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the


your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true andexplain how these considerations shape your position.

'ducational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students from pursuing fields of study

in which they are unlikely to succeed.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim.

In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasonsandHor examples that could be used to challenge your position.

Scandals are useful because they focus our attention on problems in ways that no speaker or

reformer ever could.


In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons

andHor examples that could be used to challenge your position.

-laim9 0overnments must ensure that their ma>or cities receive the financial support they need

in order to thrive.

Eeason9 It is primarily in cities that a nations cultural traditions are preserved and generated.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claimand the reason on which that claim is based.

A nation should reuire all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they

enter college.


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recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and

supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation

would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.

Some people believe that government funding of the arts is necessary to ensure that the arts

can flourish and be available to all people. @thers believe that government funding of the arts

threatens the integrity of the arts.

Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and

explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you

should address both of the views presented.

-laim9 In any fieldJbusiness, politics, education, governmentJthose in power should step down

after five years.

Eeason9 The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitali!ation through new leadership.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim

and the reason on which that claim is based.

In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significant contribution without first being

strongly influenced by past achievements within that field.





/ations should pass laws to preserve any remaining wilderness areas in their natural state, even

if these areas could be developed for economic gain.

Write a response in which you discuss your views on the policy and explain your reasoning for

the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider the


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possible conseuences of implementing the policy and explain how these conseuences shape

your position.

:eoples behavior is largely determined by forces not of their own making.





0overnments should offer a free university education to any student who has been admitted to

a university but who cannot afford the tuition.Write a response in which you discuss your views on the policy and explain your reasoning for



your position.

&niversities should reuire every student to take a variety of courses outside the students

field of study.





enter college.




your position.


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'ducational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study that

will prepare them for lucrative careers.




Some people believe that in order to be effective, political leaders must yield to public opinion

and abandon principle for the sake of compromise. @thers believe that the most essential

uality of an effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed to particular

principles and ob>ectives.


explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, youshould address both of the views presented.

+ormal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than set them free.




The wellbeing of a society is enhanced when many of its people uestion authority.




0overnments should focus on solving the immediate problems of today rather than on trying to

solve the anticipated problems of the future.


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Some people believe that college students should consider only their own talents and interests

when choosing a field of study. @thers believe that college students should base their choice of

a field of study on the availability of >obs in that field.




)aws should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances, times, and places.





-laim9 The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of

the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its role models.

Eeason9 *eroes and role models reveal a societys highest ideals.



0overnments should place few, if any, restrictions on scientific research and development.






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The best way to teach is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.





0overnments should offer college and university education free of charge to all students.





The luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life prevent people from developing into truly

strong and independent individuals.





In any field of inuiry, the beginner is more likely than the expert to make important

contributions.




The surest indicator of a great nation is represented not by the achievements of its rulers,

artists, or scientists, but by the general welfare of its people.


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The best way to teachJwhether as an educator, employer, or parentJis to praise positive

actions and ignore negative ones.




Teachers salaries should be based on their students academic performance.




Society should make efforts to save endangered species only if the potential extinction of

those species is the result of human activities.




your position.

-ollege students should base their choice of a field of study on the availability of >obs in that

field.





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It is primarily through our identification with social groups that we define ourselves.





-ollege students should be encouraged to pursue sub>ects that interest them rather than the

courses that seem most likely to lead to >obs.





-laim9 When planning courses, educators should take into account the interests and suggestions

of their students.

Eeason9 Students are more motivated to learn when they are interested in what they are

studying.



The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live after them, not by their

contemporaries.




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Students should always uestion what they are taught instead of accepting it passively.





The increasingly rapid pace of life today causes more problems than it solves.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with thestatement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting



-laim9 It is no longer possible for a society to regard any living man or woman as a hero.

Eeason9 The reputation of anyone who is sub>ected to media scrutiny will eventually bediminished.



-ompetition for high grades seriously limits the uality of learning at all levels of education.





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field of study.





'ducators should find out what students want included in the curriculum and then offer it to

them.



supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendationwould or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.

'ducators should teach facts only after their students have studied the ideas, trends, and

concepts that help explain those facts.


recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing andsupporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation


-laim9 We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from those

whose views contradict our own.

Eeason9 #isagreement can cause stress and inhibit learning.



0overnment officials should rely on their own >udgment rather than unuestioningly carry out

the will of the people they serve.


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Koung people should be encouraged to pursue longterm, realistic goals rather than seek

immediate fame and recognition.





The best way to teach is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.





If a goal is worthy, then any means taken to attain it are >ustifiable.





In order to become wellrounded individuals, all college students should be reuired to take

courses in which they read poetry, novels, mythology, and other types of imaginative literature.




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In order for any work of artJfor example, a film, a novel, a poem, or a songJto have merit, it

must be understandable to most people.





"any important discoveries or creations are accidental9 it is usually while seeking the answer toone uestion that we come across the answer to another.





The main benefit of the study of history is to dispel the illusion that people living now are

significantly different from people who lived in earlier times.





)earning is primarily a matter of personal discipline7 students cannot be motivated by school or

college alone.




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Scientists and other researchers should focus their research on areas that are likely to

benefit the greatest number of people.





:oliticians should pursue common ground and reasonable consensus rather than elusive ideals.





:eople should undertake risky action only after they have carefully considered its

conseuences.





)eaders are created by the demands that are placed on them.






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There is little >ustification for society to make extraordinary effortsJespecially at a great

cost in money and >obsJto save endangered animal or plant species.





The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human

minds.




'very individual in a society has a responsibility to obey >ust laws and to disobey and resist

un>ust laws.




:eople who are the most deeply committed to an idea or policy are also the most critical of it.




Some people believe that society should try to save every plant and animal species, despite the

expense to humans in effort, time, and financial wellbeing. @thers believe that society need


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not make extraordinary efforts, especially at a great cost in money and >obs, to save

endangered species.




Some people believe that the purpose of education is to free the mind and the spirit. @thers

believe that formal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than set them

free.




Some people believe it is often necessary, even desirable, for political leaders to withhold

information from the public. @thers believe that the public has a right to be fully informed.




-laim9 &niversities should reuire every student to take a variety of courses outside the

students ma>or field of study.

Eeason9 Acuiring knowledge of various academic disciplines is the best way to become truly

educated.



Koung people should be encouraged to pursue longterm, realistic goals rather than seek

immediate fame and recognition.




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0overnments should not fund any scientific research whose conseuences are unclear.




your position.

-olleges and universities should reuire all faculty to spend time working outside the academic

world in professions relevant to the courses they teach.Write a response in which you discuss your views on the policy and explain your reasoning for



your position.

Lnowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today.





In this age of intensive media coverage, it is no longer possible for a society to regard any living

man or woman as a hero.






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We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose

views contradict our own.





The most effective way to understand contemporary culture is to analy!e the trends of its

youth.




:eoples attitudes are determined more by their immediate situation or surroundings than by

society as a whole.


statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supportingyour position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and


-laim9 The best test of an argument is its ability to convince someone with an opposing

viewpoint.

Eeason9 @nly by being forced to defend an idea against the doubts and contrasting views ofothers does one really discover the value of that idea.




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/ations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of their

citi!ens are hungry or unemployed.





All parents should be reuired to volunteer time to their childrens schools.





-olleges and universities should reuire their students to spend at least one semester studying

in a foreign country.




Teachers salaries should be based on the academic performance of their students.




It is no longer possible for a society to regard any living man or woman as a hero.


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Some people believe that in order to thrive, a society must put its own overall success beforethe wellbeing of its individual citi!ens. @thers believe that the wellbeing of a society can only

be measured by the general welfare of all its people.




Some people believe that government officials must carry out the will of the people they serve.

@thers believe that officials should base their decisions on their own >udgment.




-laim9 Any piece of information referred to as a fact should be mistrusted, since it may well be

proven false in the future.

Eeason9 "uch of the information that people assume is factual actually turns out to be

inaccurate.



-laim9 /ations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of

their citi!ens are hungry or unemployed.

Eeason9 It is inappropriateJand, perhaps, even cruelJto use public resources to fund the arts

when peoples basic needs are not being met.




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-laim9 "any problems of modern society cannot be solved by laws and the legal system.

Eeason9 )aws cannot change what is in peoples hearts or minds.



'ducators should take students interests into account when planning the content of the

courses they teach.




The primary goal of technological advancement should be to increase peoples efficiency so that

they have more leisure time.




'ducators should base their assessment of students learning not on students grasp of facts

but on the ability to explain the ideas, trends, and concepts that those facts illustrate.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with therecommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and



&nfortunately, in contemporary society, creating an appealing image has become more important

than the reality or truth behind that image.


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The effectiveness of a countrys leaders is best measured by examining the wellbeing of that

countrys citi!ens.




All parents should be reuired to volunteer time to their childrens schools.





enter college.










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'ducational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study in

which >obs are plentiful.




your position.

:eoples behavior is largely determined by forces not of their own making.









your position.

Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools

improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real

learning.





field of study.


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your position.

The best ideas arise from a passionate interest in commonplace things.





To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral

standards.




-laim9 Imagination is a more valuable asset than experience.

Eeason9 :eople who lack experience are free to imagine what is possible without the constraints

of established habits and attitudes.



In most professions and academic fields, imagination is more important than knowledge.






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To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral

standards.





-ritical >udgment of work in any given field has little value unless it comes from someone who is

an expert in that field.




Some people believe that scientific discoveries have given us a much better understanding of

the world around us. @thers believe that science has revealed to us that the world is infinitely

more complex than we ever reali!ed.

Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position andexplain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you


-ritical >udgment of work in any given field has little value unless it comes from someone who is

an expert in that field.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim.In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons


In any professionJbusiness, politics, education, governmentJthose in power should step down

after five years.


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Eeuiring university students to take a variety of courses outside their ma>or fields of study isthe best way to ensure that students become truly educated.





-laim9 The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or

scientists.

Eeason9 The surest indicator of a great nation is actually the welfare of all its people.



Any leader who is uickly and easily influenced by shifts in popular opinion will accomplish little.





0overnment officials should rely on their own >udgment rather than unuestioningly carry out

the will of the people whom they serve.






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enter college.





It is primarily in cities that a nations cultural traditions are generated and preserved.





We can learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views

contradict our own.




When old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for modern

purposes, modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic

buildings.





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-laim9 The surest indicator of a great nation must be the achievements of its rulers, artists, or

scientists.

Eeason9 0reat achievements by a nations rulers, artists, or scientists will ensure a good life for

the ma>ority of that nations people.


Some people claim that you can tell whether a nation is great by looking at the achievements of

its rulers, artists, or scientists. @thers argue that the surest indicator of a great nation is, in

fact, the general welfare of all its people.



The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men

and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its role models.




The best way for a society to prepare its young people for leadership in government, industry,

or other fields is by instilling in them a sense of cooperation, not competition.




All college and university students would benefit from spending at least one semester studying



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Some people claim that a nations government should preserve its wilderness areas in their

natural state. @thers argue that these areas should be developed for potential economic gain.




In most professions and academic fields, imagination is more important than knowledge.




The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or

scientists, but the general wellbeing of all its people.




Some people argue that successful leaders in government, industry, or other fields must be

highly competitive. @ther people claim that in order to be successful, a leader must be willing

and able to cooperate with others.





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-ollege students should base their choice of a field of study on the availability of >obs in that

field.





Some people believe that corporations have a responsibility to promote the wellbeing of the

societies and environments in which they operate. @thers believe that the only responsibility of

corporations, provided they operate within the law, is to make as much money as possible.



-laim9 Eesearchers should not limit their investigations to only those areas in which they expect

to discover something that has an immediate, practical application.

Eeason9 It is impossible to predict the outcome of a line of research with any certainty.



Some people believe that our everincreasing use of technology significantly reduces our

opportunities for human interaction. @ther people believe that technology provides us with new

and better ways to communicate and connect with one another.




-laim9 Lnowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today.


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Eeason9 The world today is significantly more complex than it was even in the relatively recent

past.



-laim9 Lnowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today.

Eeason9 We are not able to make connections between current events and past events until we

have some distance from both.



'ducational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study that

will prepare them for lucrative careers.




your position.

'ducational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study in

which >obs are plentiful.




'ducational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students from pursuing fields of study

in which they are unlikely to succeed.






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Some people believe that competition for high grades motivates students to excel in the

classroom. @thers believe that such competition seriously limits the uality of real learning.



-laim9 "a>or policy decisions should always be left to politicians and other government experts.

Eeason9 :oliticians and other government experts are more informed and thus have better

>udgment and perspective than do members of the general public.


Some people believe that universities should reuire every student to take a variety of courses

outside the students field of study. @thers believe that universities should not force students

to take any courses other than those that will help prepare them for >obs in their chosen fields.



It is more harmful to compromise ones own beliefs than to adhere to them.




-laim9 -olleges and universities should specify all reuired courses and eliminate elective

courses in order to provide clear guidance for students.


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Eeason9 -ollege studentsJlike people in generalJprefer to follow directions rather than make

their own decisions.



/o field of study can advance significantly unless it incorporates knowledge and experience

from outside that field.





True success can be measured primarily in terms of the goals one sets for oneself.





The general welfare of a nations people is a better indication of that nations greatness than

are the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists.




The best test of an argument is the arguments ability to convince someone with an opposing

viewpoint.






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The effectiveness of a countrys leaders is best measured by examining the wellbeing of that

countrys citi!ens.




/ations should pass laws to preserve any remaining wilderness areas in their natural state.


In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasonsandHor examples that could be used to challenge your position.

In any fieldJbusiness, politics, education, governmentJthose in power should be reuired to

step down after five years.




your position.

Some people believe that corporations have a responsibility to promote the wellbeing of the

societies and environments in which they operate. @thers believe that the only responsibility of

corporations, provided they operate within the law, is to make as much money as possible.




Some people claim that the goal of politics should be the pursuit of an ideal. @thers argue that

the goal should be finding common ground and reaching reasonable consensus.


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The best way to solve environmental problems caused by consumergenerated waste is fortowns and cities to impose strict limits on the amount of trash they will accept from each

household.



andHor examples that could be used to challenge your position

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