tailieunhanh - GRE - The Pool of Issue Topics

When you take the analytical writing section of the GRE General Test, you will be presented with two Issue topics from this pool. Because the wording of some topics in the test might vary slightly from what is presented here, you should read your test topics carefully and respond to the wording as it appears in the actual test. | GRE - The Pool of Issue Topics When you take the analytical writing section of the GRE General Test you will be presented with two Issue topics from this pool. Because the wording of some topics in the test might vary slightly from what is presented here you should read your test topics carefully and respond to the wording as it appears in the actual test. Present your perspective on the issue below using relevant reasons and or examples to support your views. Reform is seldom brought about by people who are concerned with their own reputation and social standing. Those who are really in earnest about reforming a government an educational system or any other institution must be willing to be viewed with disdain by the rest of the world. Many people believe that a few individuals or small groups family friends teachers celebrities for example have caused them to think and behave in the way they do. Yet it is always society as a whole that defines us and our attitudes not a few individuals. Contemporary technology makes available many small pieces of factual information. As a result people have become so preoccupied with bits of fragmented information that they pay too little attention to the larger issues and overall perspectives. People in positions of power are most effective when they exercise caution and restraint in the use of that power. Anyone can make things bigger and more complex. What requires real effort and courage is to move in the opposite direction in other words to make things as simple as possible. Most people would agree that buildings represent a valuable record of any society s past but controversy arises when old buildings stand on ground that modern planners feel could be better used for modern purposes. In such situations modern development should be given precedence over the preservation of historic buildings so that contemporary needs can be served. No one can possibly achieve success in the world by conforming to conventional practices and