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    GRE Issue 1: As People Rely More And More On Technology - With A Free

    Essay Review

    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.

    In the era of advanced technology, technology has undoubtedly changed the

    way people live. With the use of calculators, people gradually get rid of mental

    arithmetic. Due to this fact, some people argue that the ability of humans to

    think for themselves will undoubtedly decline. This is because when relying

    excessively on instruments, people may hardly figure out the right number

    without calculators if the calculation becomes somewhat complicated.

    Admittedly, it is true that humans ability of calculation might diminish to some

    extent. However, technology decidedly facilitates humans to think deeply for

    themselves through freeing them from trivial things. This is an indisputable fact

    that with versatile and state-of-the-art computers, especially mainframe,

    scientists no longer take pains to deal with complex and numerous formulas.

    Therefore, these talented scientists can spend their time and energy in doing

    more meaningful things by avoiding being bogged down with trivial

    computations. For instance, engineers who major in aerodynamics, can use thelatest computers to simulate how the attitude of airplane will change with

    respect to different levels of wind. Thus, due to the assistance of modern

    instruments, these engineers can focus more on how to design planes to fly

    more safely and efficiently.

    In contrast to the statement, we can see that people begin involving themselves

    in some more complex problems that did not occur in the past, which motivates

    humans to think assiduously for themselves. By utilizing technology, forexample, people build large dams to store the water as well as preventing

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    devastating floods. However, this approach also has led to consequences people

    never thought of. The Three Gorges Dam in China is an excellent instance of

    this point. After construction of this huge and marvelous dam, some

    unpremeditated problems emerged, such as undue fluctuations in temperature in

    local areas and sediments and silt deposited excessively under on the bottom of

    the Yellow River. As a result, this phenomenon forced experts in China to

    contemplate whether altering the local topography might negatively influence

    climate and to what extent. Therefore, humans ability to think for themselves

    has improved rather than deteriorated

    In addition, technology also inevitably leads humanity to think of moral

    questions that did not appear in the past. One of the most profound and

    contentious moral questions is cloning. While cloning will definitely help sick

    people with deteriorating organs by cloning new ones, this technology is also

    likely to raise a debate of whether cloning is illicit or not. Will cloning finally

    crumple up our established morality, or must scientists stop doing research on

    cloning even if the advantages of cloning far exceed the disadvantages arising

    from this advanced technology? By answering these controversial questions,

    we, human race, are unquestionably engaged in thinking for ourselves.

    All the evidence put forward supports an unshakable conclusion that although

    some human abilities, such as computation, are slightly worse because of

    reliance on calculators, the ability of thinking is expected to improve rather than

    deteriorate. On one hand, people, especially sophisticated scientists, will have

    more time to focus on significant as well as knotty problems. On the other hand,

    new questions that pop up appear as a result of technology involve humans in

    more profound contemplation.

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    To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study

    its major cities.

    Societies and cultures are what we as human being always strive to

    dissect to shed lights on how and why we are the way we are. But how do we do

    this? Is there a systematicapproach to such an elusive terminology as

    characteristics of a society? Arguably, a generalization approach of studying

    its major cities could be used but with precautions.

    What makes up a society? It is often used to refer to a collective body of human

    beings in a predefined realm, which in this case will be classifiedas a country.

    People in a country normally do not live clustered in an area but rather,scattered around though still grouped into what we called cities. It is in

    these big, major cities that the majority of people gather to live. If society is a

    collective body of people then the characteristicsof a society should be the

    characteristics of the people it is made of. When a thorough study cannot be

    made throughout the whole country, it might be suffice to study a statistically

    significant number of people in order to make an assumption. If we keep in

    mind the survival of the fittest theory, big cities can sustain and prosper because

    it has certain values and characteristics that prevail and pervade. These

    characteristics of big cities are what we are looking for incharacteristicsof a

    society.

    Promising though it may sound, this method is still a generalization and with all

    generalization, howeverstatistically sound it can be, there are rooms for

    mistakes. To minimize this problem, a number of criteria should be satisfied

    before any study can be taken seriously. For example the cities studied must

    make up a significant part of the country in terms of population and be

    prominent in other social aspects. The people in the cities being studied must be

    representative of all classes of people, etc.There will be objections and criticisms but it is important to keep in mind that

    on issues like this, we can never get to an absolute truth. Attempts to arrive at

    anything below the truth should actually belauded.

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    Educational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students from pursuing

    fields of study in which they are unlikely to succeed.

    Educational 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 reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge

    your position.

    Agree.

    1. Colleges have the most knowledge of actual job outlook, job trends,successful students.

    a. the average student will not know this. has limited view of world.

    b. Colleges should inform students.

    c. Colleges should take care of students.

    2. They should prevent students from spending unnecessary time and money in

    a field they cannot succeed in.

    a. example) pre-med students who spend years trying to get into med school,

    only to be rejected by the colleges that advised them during admissions.

    b. shouldn't just take tuition, they should help open up career prospects.

    Disagree. they shouldn't dissuade.

    1. Colleges don't have a way of measuring a student's potential.

    a. students have hidden potential. michael jackson's high school coach fired

    him from the basketball team.

    2. The definition of success is different with every person.

    a. sucess means money to some. financial stability

    b. success means a creative life to others

    c. success means being someone who can serve others

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    Stance. Educational institutions should dissaude student from studying fields he

    won't likely to succeed in.

    Education is a broad topic, one that means career preparation for some, and

    means exploration of new ideas and opening of the mind to others. Choosing the

    right education is important to success, making the education industry one of

    the largest in the country, and also one of the areas that have continuously

    grown even throughout times of recent times of recession. It is a given that

    educational institutions should provide their students with means to success.

    They use their resources to train and to education students to reach their highest

    potentials. So if an education institution, through its high level of experience

    with various types of students and with its knowledge of professional fields,

    finds that a student is unsuited to his pursuited field of study, then it should

    dissuade the student from that particular field.

    Of course, some might argue that educational instituions have no right to

    do persuade or dissuade students about their futures. After all, the idea ofsuccess is different to each person. Success can mean financial stability, a

    creative life, or the ability to be of service. What right do institutions have to

    decide success for a student? And how exactly can educational institutions

    know how to judge a student? Michael Jordan's high school coach considered

    him a horrible basketball player and failed him during tryouts. Students havehidden potential and no judge is perfect.

    Yet looking at the first argument, though the idea of success is different toeach person, a basic tenet of success is satisfaction of a certain level of financial

    freedom and of contributing to society. If an educational institute sees that astudent might have trouble fulfilling this basic need, then it should inform the

    student of other choices he has in his careeer. Also, though not all judges are

    perfect in their perceptions of their subjects, if a student has passion and the

    drive to succeed in his given field, then no amount of criticism will stop him.

    Michael Jordan would have become the number one basketball player whether

    or not his coach dissuaded him. In fact, perhaps because of this dissuasion he

    might have tried harder. If someone truly wants to do something, then he won'tbe affected by dissuasion from others. If, on the other hand, a person is timid

    about his future and uncertain, then a little guidance might be of great help.

    An important reason why educational instituions should help their studentsdecide their courses of study is that they have the most knowledge of the real

    world of job prospects and cases of successful students. They have access to

    research, to past students, and to companies and organizations throughout the

    committee. They have a more accurate view of the real world of professional

    jobs. The student, on the other hand, though not in all cases, will most likely be

    less knowledgeable of the current world than the educational institution. The

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    student will probably be younger and therefore have less experience with

    careers and jobs, more likely to make decisions on faulty assumptions or on

    misevaluations of himself. Many students prepare for medical school by taking

    pre-med during their undergraduate years, their basis for preparation being

    vague dreams of being doctors or pressure from parents. However, if a student'scapabilities are not toward the medical sciences, they should be afforded theresources to decipher this, if not actual counseling as to better career choices.

    Educational institutions should also prevent students from spending unnecessary

    time and money in a field they cannot succeed in. Costs of college are

    increasing every year, with graduate school becoming the norm. If students are

    investing so much of their time and money into an educational institute, that

    institute has a responsibility not to just provide them with a diploma but also to

    prepare them for their careers. There are pre-med students who spend years

    trying to get into med school, only to be rejected by the colleges that advisedthem during admissions. There are also colleges that are considered diploma

    mills by knowledgeable professionals, who accept students based on theirability to pay tuition, and who roll out diplomas and graduate students without

    taking responsibility for their futures.

    Because educational institutions have the most resources, connections, and

    knowledge, and because their students are investing important time and moneyinto them, they must take responsibility toward their students by making sure

    they enter fields they can succeed in. If a student's characteristics prove he

    cannot be successful in his chosen field, the institution must provide him with

    the realisitic reasons why he is not suited and show him a better course of study

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    Scandals Are Useful Because They Focus Our Attention On Problems In Ways

    That No Speaker Or Reformer Ever Could. - With Free Essay Review

    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 and/or examples that could be used to

    challenge your position.

    Scandals sometimes can catch publics attention, and shed light on some issues

    that may be controversial and worth attention. However, I disagree with thestatement that scandals can focus peoples attention on problems in ways that no

    speaker and reformer ever could, because it is possible that some speakers and

    reformers can focus publics attention effectively just like scandals do, and

    scandals may not always focus publics attention in a useful way.

    To begin with, I agree that under some circumstances scandals can focus our

    attention on problems in ways that no speaker or reformer ever could. Scandals

    sometimes make people curious, and encourage the public to look for the wholestory of an issue. Scandals can also raise pressure on governments, and force

    them to address certain problems. In addition, scandals can direct publics

    attention to issues that some people are trying to dissemble or unwilling to

    reveal. For instance, especially in a society ruled by autocracy, or where the

    public does not have the right to speak freely, scandals can direct publics

    attention on problems that people are not allowed to discuss in public, and when

    it is risky for any speaker to speak in public. It is possible that scandals can

    place pressure on the government, and then the issue can be addressed in orderto placate the public. In this case, scandals are useful since it directs publics

    attention on problems that no speaker or reformer ever could.

    However, this is not always the case. In domestic countries such as the US,

    where people have the right to speak freely, it is possible that some speakers or

    reformers can focus our attention on problems in ways that scandals can. For

    instance, Martin Luther King succeeded in focusing the publics attention on the

    issue of segregation, and unequal right for black people. He gave speeches inpublic, and advocated people to protest against segregation. Finally, he

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    successfully directed peoples attention on segregation, and forced that country

    to amend the unjustifiable laws. Therefore, I think it is possible that some

    outstanding reformers and speaker can focus peoples attention in a society

    where people have right to speak.

    In addition, even although scandals may focus publics attention on some

    problems, it is not always useful. Sometimes, scandals tend to focus on some

    trivial or unrelated issues about celebrities in ways that can mislead the public.

    For instance, we have heard many sexual scandals about many politicians, in

    some cases, these politicians may be competent in public office and good

    leaders, but people may start to distrust them or deny their abilities because of

    their misbehaviors in their personal life. In addition, we may hear some scandals

    like some politicians are alcoholic or rude to their friends, and these scandals

    can tarnish their images, and exaggerate the problems, which can possibly

    mislead the public, and ignore their contributions and talents. In this case,

    scandals are not always useful.

    Overall, I think under some circumstances, scandals can focus our attention on

    problems no speaker or reformer can. However, it is not absolute. I disagree

    with the statement that scandals can focus peoples attention on problems in

    ways that no speaker and reformer ever could. Further, scandals may not always

    useful.

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    Essay topic:

    Claim: Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial

    support they need in order to thrive.

    Reason: It is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are preserved

    and generated.

    The author concludes that the major cities should get more financial support

    because the cultural traditions are preserved and generated in these

    metropolises. However, personally, small villages may maintain more

    traditional factors. The support to culture protection should be combined in

    major cities and small villages. Furthermore, the spirits and other invisible

    aspects in cultural are also crucial to culture protection.

    To begin with, some culture factors in big cities are hard and expensive to be

    maintained. However, in small villages, the cost to culture maintenance will be

    considerable lower than in the big cities. For instance, all the hoary architecture

    need work in maintenance. In huge cities, the worker employee fees are higher

    and the real estate value are far more higher than small villages. Except for the

    economic considerations, the rare places in major cities may be used for better

    benefits, such as hospitals, schools and so on. Taking the large numbers of

    people in metropolis into consideration, these infrastructures may be morepractical and exigent for residents. Therefore, when the same traditional

    buildings exist in huge cities and small villages, the culture protection in small

    villages maybe more economical and advisable.

    From another perspective, more cultural factors may be remained in villages

    than in cities. The cities are more vulnerable in battles than villages. The

    complex politic turmoil, often happened in huge cities, also has negative

    influences on the culture protection. In small villages, the calm and steady lifestyle are better for culture protection. Some old architectures remain only

    damaged structure, due to the war. For instance, the temple in Athens, and the

    old summer palace in Beijing. However, in small villages, some old structures

    can avoid the war damage.

    Furthermore, more traditional factors, such as poetry, literature, and ballad, are

    inherited invisible, regardless of the area difference. These intangible factors are

    maintained in small villages easier than in cities, since the life style in hugecities are influenced by modern technology productions. For example, the

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    popular music concert may replace the Shakespeares poetry in cities. The

    novels, like Harry Potter, may replace the Bible story in childrens hands. The

    fast food and set meal may replace the traditional food in most cases. However,

    in villages, the music concert is often few, and traditional stories may be talkmore, so that the old value and spirits may be inherited more in villages than in

    cities. The protection for these things doesnt need much financial support, but

    education and propagation.

    To sum up, both cities and villages have some kind of unique factor on cultural

    tradition. Small cities may contain more old culture factors in some aspects, and

    the invisible things need more attention and should be educated to next

    generation. The financial support may not that important comparing with the

    invisible propagation. In conclusion, if financial and other methods support are

    applied to cultural protection, the excellent tradition will be inherited for long.

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    Essay topic:

    A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum

    until they enter college.

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

    with the 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.

    The author claims that every nation should mandate a common curriculum for

    students until they join college.Every student should be given equal opportunity

    for education and also their performance should be fairly judged based on a

    common criteria.

    The proposal for a similar curriculum for all students will be beneficial in terms

    of evaluating individual performances of each student in a just manner.As

    students of each grade throughout the nation will be studying the same subjects

    in their academic courses,it will result in a fair evaluation of their

    performance.Most of the institutions choose subjects for their students

    independently without consulting other institutions or having a discussion on

    the subjects which should be included in the curriculum.Such disparity result instudents in different institutions learning subjects which are not similar,and

    therefore not a equitable evaluation of each student's performance.A national

    curriculum will obviate this partiality towards students who scored well due to

    easy courses.

    Further,it will also provide students equal opportunity of studying subjects

    which otherwise would not have been part of their curriculum.As courses for

    each grade differ on institutional basis,some students are disbarred from courseswhich otherwise could be beneficial for their future.For example,consider a

    student who has the talent for arts,but due to no course related to arts being

    provided in his institution is denied the opportunity of exploring or growing his

    skill.A similar curriculum will mandate courses which are benefical for each

    student's development and at the same time provide each of them with equal

    opportunity of studying those courses.

    However,a common curriculum could also hamper a student's growth byrestraining him to courses which does not include his choice of subject.For

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    example,a student who wants to learn music,but due to a nation curriculum

    enforced in his academic course,he will not able to learn subjects which are not

    included in the study,but are favourable to his future growth.A mandatory

    curriculum could turn out to be unfair in terms of not including courses whichstudents could have the predilection for learning.But this injustice towards

    students could be avoided by including elective courses which student can

    choose based on their skill.

    In sum,a national curriculum is beneficial for students,so that no student is

    unfairly judged and each student avails to the benefiits of a holistic academic

    learning.

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

    that the arts can flourish and be available to all people. Others believe that

    government funding of the arts threatens the integrity of the arts.

    Arts depict the characteristics of a civilization and society, so, the preservation

    of allthe art forms isof utmost importance. Government can help in preserving

    the integrity of arts by funding and subsidizing art related works.

    Arts are mostly non-profitable endeavors. Proper financial support to arts will

    ensure that, artist are able to develop their artistic skills and they get a proper

    platform for exhibiting their skills without any hardships.

    In developing and under-developed countries, the scarcity of financial support

    hinders the proliferation of arts. The artists are forced to choose alternative

    career options in which they can afford a standard of living. Such a scenario has

    a detrimental effect on the arts of a civilization. If the government provides anadequate financial support and encouragement, then the younger generations

    shall be able to find career options in arts.In most of the countries, museums and art galleries are funded by the

    government because they are subjects of national importance, likewise a

    particular skill set which develops an unique art forms such as plays, paintings,

    or music is of national importance and must be preserved.

    On the other hand, the government funding of the arts may threaten the integrityof arts, if the funding is prejudiced to some particular fields or subjects of arts.

    In Soviet Union era, government encouraged only those areas of arts whichaligned to their political motives. This biased support led to ignorance of other

    areas of arts which did not developed in that era. In some countries, a particular

    forms of drawing or music are banned. So, if the government funding is biased

    towards different subjects of arts, then the overall development of the arts getscompromised, as the creativity of the artist is limited to produce arts with

    specific themes.

    It's the duty of the government to be unbiased towards all forms of arts and

    contribute to the overall development of arts.

    Summarizing the topic, government funding of arts is beneficial for theproliferation of arts, as it helps in preserving as well as developing arts. But, it

    may also affect the development, if government funding is concentrated to

    particular subjects , rather than overall all development of arts.

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    Essay topic:

    Claim: In any fieldbusiness, politics, education, governmentthose in power

    should step down after five years.

    Reason: The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through

    new leadership.

    The author here claims that it is necessary to step down the people in power of

    any organization after a brief period of 5 years because he believes that the

    surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership.

    I disagree to the author's claim to a great extent but not completely.

    The explanation of my stand shall begin with the following question: Had

    Microsoft been such a huge organization had Bill Gates stepped down after a

    brief service of 5 years? Well the answer is NO. You look at any well

    established organization in the world like Apple, Tata Industries, etc, all have

    had a single leader over the years with the lower level being promoted from

    time to time. We all know what happened to Apple after Steve Jobs was sacked

    and what happened after he was reappointed.

    An age old adage goes as follows: EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER.

    How will one gain experience if he has to abdicate his position after 5 years?

    An organization excels only if its employees are happy and to achieve this, it

    takes years to know what it takes to keep them happy.

    Also, with great power comes great responsibility and to be responsible enough

    it takes a prolonged interval of time. In case a person has to step down after a

    term of 5 years and he is at his peak at the time of abdicating, then that might be

    a heavy loss to the organization. The new successor will have to start from

    square one and in process learn all the tricks of the trade which will again

    require some time. Thus, this practice will result into a rise and fall pattern of

    the company.

    Just like we say that every coin has two sides, the above practice of prolonged

    leadership too has its negative consequences. This might result into dictatorship

    and the demolish of democracy. For example the General Parvez Musharaf of

    Pakistan withheld is power for over a decade and misused it. Another example

    of the same was Hitler.

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    Thus, in my view,the surest path to success for any enterprise isn't revitalization

    through new leadership. In fact, this is the best way to review a diminishing or a

    crumpling enterprise and not a established business, political or government

    field.

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    GRE Issue 9: It Is Impossible To Make A Significant Contribution Without

    First Being Strongly Influenced - With A Free Essay Review

    PROMPT: "In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significant

    contribution without first being strongly influenced by past achievements within

    that field." 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.

    I partially agree with this statement that in any field of endeavor, it is

    impossible to make a significant contribution without first being strongly

    influenced by past achievements within that field.

    It is true that under the influence of past achievements, one is more likely to

    make profound contributions to certain fields. Throughout history, many

    prestigious and prominent people, ranging from scientists to artists, reach greatachievements due to the influence of past achievements. Newton, for example,

    is an excellent example of this point. By reading masterpieces of Galileo and

    learning the doctrine of Copernicus that earth is in orbit around the sun, he was

    not fettered by the religious advocacy that earth is the center of the universe and

    finally discovered the law of universal gravitation, which made significant

    contributions to physics. Even Newton himself claimed, If I have seen farther

    than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants. Thus, past

    achievements have a positive effect on later successors who make contributionswithin that field.

    However, even though a lot of contributions are made on the basis of

    precursors attainments, being first strongly influenced by past achievements is

    sometimes detrimental to successors, hindering their inspiration or preventing

    them from boldly establishing a new theory which contradicts pervasive

    theories. For instance, a famous Chinese painter, Qi Baishi, recruited some

    apprentices at the age of seventy. In order to impart painting skills to hisapprentices, he let them imitate his paintings repeatedly at first. But later, after

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    his apprentices were skillful at painting, Qi immediately prohibited them from

    copying his painting any more. He argued that they were bound to learn mastery

    of painting by imitating his painting, but if they wanted to reach a higher level,

    creating fascinating masterpieces, imitation would undoubtedly suppress their

    inspiration and thoughts. Therefore, in some areas, if one is first strongly

    influenced by predecessors accomplishments, he/she can hardly get rid of this

    influence and create invaluable works since all their works are duplications of

    others.

    In addition, contrary to the statement, it is possible to make significant

    contributions with being influenced by past failures instead of achievements.

    Sometimes, people can also learn something meaningful from predecessors

    failure, such as what factors lead to failure and how to prevent them. In

    commercial fields, the famous dot-com Baidu creates its distinctive search

    engine. Compared to Googles search engine, the search engine of Baidu wins

    more Chinese peoples attention, because it is more suitable for them with

    respect to the language habit. Although Googles search engine is very

    powerful, it is poor at analyzing sentences typed by Chinese people. Being

    influenced by its rivals failure, Baidu overcomes this weakness and eventually

    wins more customers, making great contributions to Chinese netizens.

    In conclusion, although influence of past achievements makes successors

    possible to make profound contributions, being first strongly influenced by

    them may be detrimental to their inspiration and thoughts. Also, people can

    make contributions under the impact of others past failure.

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    Essay topics:

    Nations should pass laws to preserve any remaining wilderness areas in their

    natural state, even if these areas could be developed for economic gain.Write aresponse in which you discuss your views on the policy and explain your

    reasoning for the position

    The actions of the humankind during the past few decades, has by far made this

    time the worst period for our environment. We have polluted the air, the water

    and the soil, hunted countless animals, destroyed the ecosystem, and made

    wildlife impossible in many areas of the world. In short, we have ruined the

    natures hierarchy, and we have done it for one reason: we thought the progress

    in economy and industry is worth the sacrifice. But there was a point when

    some people saw that this is a malfunctioning cycle, and needs to be readjustedsomewhere - nations should start paying attention to the environment, and since

    fixing the ruined jungles and forrests and other natural landscapes will probably

    take hundreds of years, we should take extra care of the remaining parts.

    Having all this in mind, the statement above is making a good point. Many

    people, from environmental activists to ordinary people who just care about the

    nature and wild life, would undoubtedly defend this statement and agree that

    governments should pass laws to preserve the remaining wilderness by anymeans possible. They would argue that the earth, the mother nature, has

    nourished us beyound our expectations, while in return we have torn it apart.

    Since no other organization would have the power to do so, it would logically

    be the goverments responsibility to pass laws to preserve the remaining

    wilderness, before they are occupied and destroyed by factories or

    incorporations seeking profit.

    But looking deeper down the statement, there are many things that should be

    defined before passing such rules. For example, there are for sure countries in

    africa wich can not provide enough food for their people, and have acres of

    wilderness areas preserved, because people are unable to use them properly.

    in this case, there should be groups of experts studying the area, to define the

    fine line between the areas that should be preserved, and the areas that could be

    put to use in order to provide peoples basic needs. The other case, are the

    national parks, which contrary to public beliefs do have economic gain. So not

    all economic gains should be considered against preserving the nature.

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    So, although I believe that nature should be preserved from those who plan to

    destroy it for economic gain, I think there are expectations to add to the above

    statement. While the nature should be preserved natural, we should

    understand that the people of today should be respected as much as the peopleof tomorrow. Environmental mottos and quotes sound very pleasing when

    they preach about keeping the nature for the future generations, but they largely

    forget that we are not providing enough food for the present population. Lets

    preserve the natural wilderness areas, but lets do it correctly.

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    Essay topic:Issue-"people's behavior is largely determined by forces not of their own making."

    The statement kept forward by the author speaks about the behavior

    of people, according to author people's behavior is not of their ownmaking,rather people's behavior is largely determined by forces.I tend

    to agree with the statement presented by the author.

    Firstly,I would like to discuss regarding behavior. It can be defined in

    variety of ways in accordance with different perspectives,It refers to the

    actions and reactions of a person on a certain situation or

    condition.humans behavior is influenced by culture, attitudes,

    emotions, values, ethics, authority, hypnosis, persuasion, coercionand/or genetics. It shapes the way a person thinks and this in turn

    results in different human behaviors.

    Furthermore,Human is carried by his behavior.A child is always taught

    by his parents or elder people to behave properly as to make child able

    to react properly on certain situations and places.They are not their

    own making, In-fact they are the parents or other elder people who

    forces child behavior.In addition,it teaches child to handle or to tacklevarious difficulties which he will face in his life.For instance,if any child

    robs a pencil of his classmate,If his parents let him do that again

    without scolding or properly guiding the child.Then,robbing can

    become child's behavior and it will harness his future.

    Although,their are countless forces that drive our behavior,But at

    sometimes,it becomes necessary for behavior to be of own

    making.Take an example of a politician such as Narendra Modi,if hetakes any decision by considering large forces rather than his own

    making,It might go wrong.

    Next,Their are positive as well as negative aspects of behavior driven

    by force.Lets take an example of team lead or manager of any

    company,he has to behave in a strict way to his employees rather then

    in lenient way,for the proper functioning of company.He is largely

    determined by forces.At this situation his behavior is not his own

    making.

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    To Summarize,People's behavior are very complex,We have to obey

    different laws and rules,Most of the times our behavior is driven by

    these laws rather than our own.They can be both positive and negative

    depending on both circumstances and time.

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    Essay topic:Government should offer free university education to any student who has been admitted to

    a university but can't afford it

    Every society wants to educate itself. But what if certain segment ofsociety can not bear the cost of university education?, Will it be

    mistake of uneducated poor to give priority to bread over the

    education or will it be fault of society to keep them separate? As a

    society, one should support them to come and should offer free

    university education to any student who has been admitted to a

    university but can't afford it because if they remain weak, means as a

    society we remain weak. If they grow stronger, we grow stronger.

    Considering demographic expansion or the growing world population,

    which has grown from 2 billion to 10 billion in 200 years, if those

    people are left on street without education and treated as a burden

    then this demographic expansion will become demographic disaster,a

    disaster where uneducated youth will be a burden to society, which can

    go out of proportion any time in future causing chaos.

    However, if society educates them through a good universityeducation, in 21st century where progress is dependent on the

    innovation. One can hardly refuse that we can solve the problems of

    the poor only if we can involve them in this journey, they understand

    the loopholes better which are effecting them. But if we won't offer this

    helping hand to them at this crucial moment, when they have been

    admitted to university education but can't afford it, then they might

    left out with no choice but to remain in the abyss of their own fears

    and may choose to commit crimes for feeding himself.

    Some may argue about the cost factor which will come on the society,

    but with the new computer technology and internet, the university

    education can be provided at cheaper cost. However, when the future

    is at stake, the cost plays little role. We must support them in their

    endeavor to get educated.

    Ultimately, from the bulk of evidence it can be concluded that it is very

    important to offer the free university education to any student who has

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    qualified and has been admitted to a university but cannot afford them

    otherwise we as a society has to face the demographic disaster in near

    future.

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    Essay topic:Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's

    field of study.

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

    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.

    Universities is the almost one of the last stop in students life if they

    will not continue to further education. In this manner, universities

    should require one specific major rather than asking every student totake a variety of courses outside the student's field of study. Because,

    students' own field calls for big concentration to be successful itself.

    At first first glance, the statement seems reasonable that to make the

    student be successful in almost all field. However, University is one of

    the last education place in students' life, if the statement suggests us

    students should require variety of courses before their university

    education, then we agree with the statement. Hence, students shouldfocus their own major, which require hard working and endurance at

    all time to be successful.

    Moreover, there are a lot field needs more commitment than other

    fields. Think about the fields of Engineering, Doctor. Engineering field

    students are always be in school with either attending to class or they

    have to join lab class. Furthermore, they have to finish their project in

    the meantime they have to be successful in their exams. And also, they

    have to join real companies to finish their intern job also. In the same

    way, medical school students also see real facts in their class, they

    have to join real surgeries, real cases in hospital. Hence, when we think

    their time, it always spends with their own field. Then how can

    universities require these students to take a variety of courses outside

    the student's field of study. Unfortunately there is no time for this

    commitment.

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    In contrast, some people may think that if universities should require

    every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of

    study. In this manner, they may think that students can be successful

    in diverse of fields. However, even one major splits to a lot of differentdepartments after the second or third year. Lets say student's field is

    business school. After the second or third year this student has to

    choose one concentration graduation major like marketing,

    entrepreneurship, management, finance, accounting etc. Thus, it

    would be so confusing for students if they are required to take law

    classes, biology labs or medical classes as well. As a result of this they

    should focus on their own major.

    In conclusion, Universities should't be require every student to take a

    variety of courses outside the student's field of study. This option

    should be flexible, if students think they have time for other variety of

    courses then they should able to take those courses, otherwise it

    shouldn't be mandatory for every field of study.

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    Essay topic:A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they

    enter college.

    Education indeed plays a very vital role in transforming an individualand provides him with basic qualities and adequate skillset which is

    required by him to led a good life ahead. Framing the national

    curriculum is a vital task for any nation as the future of students

    depends on what they have learn from their schools and colleges. The

    author here presents us with his viewpoint that a nation should require

    all its students to study the same curriculum irrespective of their

    interests until they enter college.

    Keeping the same national curriculum till school level will surely bring

    out uniformity in the education system and the pattern of grading,

    schooling and evaluation will be the same throughout. Uniformity and

    equality for all would be ensured in this case. For example the

    students studying in rural areas would not face any problems in

    education and schooling as they would get the same knowledge as

    compared to the students in big metropolis. They would have the same

    skillsets, knowledge, and equal opportunities to excel further in life as

    compared to the other students. For example if introductory course on

    computers is introduced as mandatory at the school level then all the

    students across the nation can be benefited, on the contrary to the

    students getting advantages due to their location and availability of

    resources. It will enable the nation to ultimately create a strong

    workforce of students capable of finding a much better future for

    them. Moreover ensuring a national curriculum would enable studentsto give only one single entrance test for their future college studies

    instead of giving several regional entrance tests for appearing to

    colleges of a particular state. That is the students can compete on a

    national basis.

    However there can be a situation where it is economically not possible

    for the nation to keep the uniformity in national curriculum particularly

    when the cost of the infrastructure required to support the institutionsand the cost to keep the adequate standards of education are not met

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    by the budget of a particular state within the nation. Also, keeping the

    same national curriculum will leave the students bereft of knowledge

    about certain subjects which might have been taught only in certain

    states. For example there may be a social science subject at schoollevel regarding the lifestyles and cultural heritage of a certain state

    which may not be of that much national importance and if the subject

    id taught only in that state then ensuring a national curriculum would

    not take into consideration the importance of that particular subject.

    Moreover the decision regarding the uniformity of the national

    curriculum may at times not be in a states favor. For example if many

    number of students appear to the colleges of a particular state only

    then the indigenous students of that state would find it difficult to

    compete with the extra talented crowd of the other states, and thus

    these students may have to leave their home states to find a college

    that meets their requirements. Thus this would be an unfair treatment

    for such students.

    Thus I would like to conclude that a national curriculum is necessary to

    ensure a spirit of competition among all the students of the nation but

    on the same hand a state must have certain regulations to modify the

    curriculum according to its needs to provide knowledge which cannot

    be given to the students in case of a national curriculum.

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    Essay topic:135. Educational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of

    study that will prepare them for lucrative careers.

    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 possible consequences of implementing the policy and explain how these consequences

    shape your position.

    Usually, after school, especially the university, most of the people will

    step into the society to find a job. Education they have received

    sometimes can be a decisive factor on whether they can find a lucrative

    job and promote their status in society or not. For this reason, there isalways a debate about whether students should be encouraged to

    select the study fields which can best serve to their future careers. As

    far as I am concerned, education, of university or college especially,

    should be comprehensive. Overly underlining on which side will result

    to disadvantages.

    Admittedly, education of university can be a turning point to most of

    the students. The fair chance that education endows students can helpthem step out of their limited background and moves toward success

    on their bare hands. Out of the pragmatic concerns, both educators

    and students sometimes may prefer the majors which seem to have

    the most potential career opportunity in the near future. Under the

    severely financial condition, students nowadays carry much heavier

    burden then before. It is so imperative that they need a fair job to

    support their living.

    However, taking college education based merely on this, whether they

    will finally realize their initial target is still questionable. The reason is

    that this is an instant changing society with the progress of

    globalization which means students need to be adaptive and well-

    rounded that will not be easily left behind. As a phase of enlightened

    and preparatory, the responsibility of university should be capable of

    providing a wide range of choices that support students personally,

    academically and also socially instead of focusing on specific career

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    skills training which is the aim of technical school. To educators, they

    should foresee the interrelationship among study fields and how this

    works in the future society to encourage their students make smarter

    choices in a long run instead of short-sighted ones. Likeinterdiscipline, means courses backing up each other and its wider

    range knowledge can be advantage to lead to breakthroughs in some

    vocation. For instance, neuromarketing, a new study field based on

    psychology and marketing theories, assisting company target its

    potential customers more accurately, has become a welcome trend for

    students who tend to be involved in business.

    Furthermore, talents and interests should be also taken into accountwhen the educators give their suggestions to students on their study

    planning. Interest is always called "the best guider" which impels

    students' intrinsic motivation to constant craving for their expecting

    goals. Meanwhile, students' personal talents can be splendid additive

    on their study field, as well as their interests. Binding with these two

    factors, education will work to its extreme extend and students will

    become the direct beneficiaries. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of

    Facebook, although he did not finish his university education, he still

    exemplified the miracle of the combination of education, talents and

    interests. He utilizes this strength to start a revolution to transform the

    conventional mode of communication among people worldwide which

    also brings to him billions of dollars and fame. It is Zuckerberg's talent

    and interest decide his career and even create a vocational field, not

    the career trends confines his destination. Therefore, the educators

    may suggest students to think over their hidden motivation and helpthem keep proactive on future planning.

    To sum up, education is to prepare students in a well-rounded range.

    Being pragmatic for the future career's concern should not be blamed,

    however, the educators must clear their mind on what is education and

    what is the thing that is most essential that students need for a better

    future.

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    Essay topic:To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major

    cities.

    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.

    The major cities, usually leading the economic development, respect

    some aspects of the society characteristics, indeed. However, the

    society is a multidimensional and complex system. To understand a

    society, many other factors should be known about, such as festival,

    traditional culture and so on.

    To begin with, the major cities can delegate some aspects of the

    society. The economic is usually advanced in major cities, and the

    popular garments and culture in major cities will thrive in minor cities

    later. Not only these things, the modern life style is also leading by the

    major cities. For instance, the PayPal, eBay, Amazon and other

    electronic commerce services are used in the metropolis first, then

    with the development of fast express and other mature system, theyare spread to minor cites. It is same to Facebook and twitter, which are

    first popular in higher education institute and collar worker. Therefore,

    it is somewhat reasonable that the major cities are representative in

    some areas.

    However, it should be noticed that society characteristics contain many

    other matters, which are more obvious in small villages than in the

    metropolis. For example, the traditional dietary habit is mostlymaintained in the countryside. Due to the rapid life style and high-

    pressure in metropolis, fast food and identical set meal are

    prosperous. To meet the different demands of people, who come from

    different areas in the world, the set meals in office buildings are

    usually normal and lack characteristics. In contrast, in villages, families

    usually have enough time and sufficient materials to prepare and cook

    the traditional food. Furthermore, the similar factors contain festivals,

    which remained significant in villages. Though the modern and popular

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    life styles are lead by major cities, the traditional and slow life

    characteristics are remained in small cities. These factors are also

    indispensable to understand a society.

    From another perspective, the society includes the huge cities and

    small ones, which should all be took into consideration. Though the

    major cities respect main trend in some aspects of the society, the

    number of the major cities are limited in one country. Even assuming

    that the influence of small villages on society is minor, the amount of

    the villages is huge. Because of this area and population advantage,

    the life and dressing habit in small cities may be more representative

    than in huge cities from the holistic views.

    To understand a society comprehensively, miscellaneous matters

    should be considered, the knowledge only about few major cities are

    not enough. Both huge cities and small villages need to be understood

    to know a society.

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    Essay topic:A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they

    enter college.

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

    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.

    There are many reasons convince me to contradict this

    recommendation. Prior to conducting any scrutiny, the structure of a

    typical nation should be taken into consideration. Many states consist

    of diverse ethnic, religious, linguistic minorities that necessitates theirspecific considerations; therefore, the unified national curriculum does

    not satisfy their educational requirements.

    To establish a framework for this recommendation, in the first place, I

    aim to elaborate a particular multi-cultural, multi-religions and multi-

    linguistics nation. Nowadays, the human rights charter demands all

    people to be treated equally without any racial segregation and ethnic

    discriminations. It signifies that all people regardless their colors,races, religions, languages and orientations should enjoy the full range

    of human rights. Thus, curriculum is not an exception; in a state with

    diverse minorities, various curriculums corresponding to their ethnic,

    religion and language requirements should be developed and

    implemented. Under this circumstance, all people would benefit the

    justice and equality so that they can be educated without any violation

    of their rights. However, there is no doubt, that in such condition,

    there would be the common educational materials which should be

    included in all various curriculums as they all live and serve under the

    same flag.

    As an individual grown up in a society where all minorities have been

    forced to study the similar curriculum until arriving at college, I have

    suffered from its flaws and weaknesses. Throughout education period,

    we never provided with subjects based on our mother tongue; it

    implies that we have been treated unfair because it can be considered

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    as a violation of one of our authentic rights. Furthermore, we never

    allowed to formally learn about our own religious rituals, historical

    background as well as our rich literature.

    In conclusion, the optimal manner to educate people is to firstly

    recognize their identity and requirements and then develop a

    curriculum which best match their condition. If a society is composed

    of various ethnic and religious classifications, the optimal condition is

    to consider their necessities from the birds eye view, otherwise their

    rights to the open and fair education is interfered with and

    subsequently negative consequences may occur in the future when

    people one day realize that they had been treated with bias anddiscrimination.

    Essay topic:

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    The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority.

    A society is well- being when considers certain key factors to increase

    its citizenship's satisfaction. One of these main factors is authority that

    should be controlled carefully among different sections of societies.

    Giving freedom to members of society without consider special

    elements may lead to making an irreversible damage and destroyed

    the calamity of society.

    Before considering the term of authority, it is important to define the

    features of the great society because these terms (authority and the

    well being of a society) have close relationship with each other. The

    well being of a society is depend on particular factors that every

    government should take them into account and control their society at

    a right way. One of these factors is providing people with golden

    opportunity to have decent facilities in their countries and another is

    that paying attention to their healthcare problems. The other one is

    decreasing the rate of joblessness and increasing public transportation

    in order to enhancing peoples satisfaction. All of these factors are

    important and prerequisites of having a good society but if people donot have authority to express their feeling and complain about some

    rules, all of these appropriate features will be overlooked. Because

    people want to be freedom to talk about their problems and in some

    cases criticize about the performance of their political men.

    Question authority to adopt a significant strategy in order to tackle the

    problems is a mutual deal for both governments and people because

    the rate of rendering the best solution will be increased. People find

    better feeling about their government and their reliance on their

    political men at international events will be enhanced. For example,

    people who have authority to complain about the performance of their

    mayor in a small town would be able to govern their society twice as

    well as others who do not have freedom about electing their mayor. At

    the first case, people lay on their mayor whenever their city run into a

    problem and unite with each other to find a best solution as regard to

    have a good society. While at the second case, people have to respect

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    to their mayors rules and obligations which will eventually lead to

    looming domestic war.

    Although question authority has advantages for both people and

    governments, there are some disadvantages that cannot be overlooked

    easily. If the government does not realize the scope of authority and

    does not consider certain valuable component little by little society

    faces with several perilous situations in long term. For instance, in case

    that a mayor who offers authority for everyone and does not control

    them in a right way, it is more likely that someone try to abuse from

    their authority and make an irreversible damage. Someone thinks their

    authority provide them with opportunity to do any things that theywant and follow their own sake.

    In conclusion, enhancing the well-being of a society has certain

    prerequisites that increasing the awareness of people about the scope

    of authority is one of them. People should be aware about their rights

    and question authority in a right way. If the government does not

    control the scope of peoples authority, someone disuse from their

    situations and destroy the reputation of society the entire world.Therefore, the well-being of a society is enhanced when the most

    proportion of its people consider key principles about their authority.

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    Essay topic:Government should focus on solving the immediate problems of today rather than on trying

    to solve the anticipated problems of future.

    Author claims that government should focus on solving currentproblems than on ancipated future problems. Government controls on

    society and they are the authorized persons to take decision about the

    society, So they should be aware of intricate level of problems in

    society and their consequences.

    Government should focus on current problems happening in society if

    they are harming to society extremely. Ex.If any contagious disease

    spreads among a country then it is very dangerous. It has to becontrolled because it's effect cannot be controlled later on. It is better

    to look at current problems is to avoid problems in future.As we know

    prevention is better than cure.Because ignorance of today's will cause

    danger for future. For example Now-days In India many cities are

    developing drastically, it is good to have advancement but there

    should be consideration of environment also.It should be sustainable

    growth.Here many cities are making by huge construction buildings

    but what about people who were living on their land? They should have

    their own place to live as they were living happily. Also many chemical

    and other industries are growing so government should take action so

    that these industries will not violate environmental norms.

    Government should make actions on current issues like education

    growth among ountry.Because if people will not educated then what

    will be future of country?Country's growth totally depends on youth

    growth.They are the power of the country.So at this situation if country

    will think of future problems like hike in prices of fuel then it will not

    helpful for the future of the country itself. So government should make

    what is priority of our nation? In which ways we can build up our

    nation.

    However government should also careful about future plans also. It is

    always good to have some goals to achieve in future and what are the

    problems related to it?Government should also careful about

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    anticipated future problems as how are the neighboring country's

    relation with us? will it affect to our nation? What are the future global

    activities of nations so that government should make a position on a

    global level.Government should also crucial about research in future. Ifthere will be less efforts from scientists then what are the solutions for

    it?It should be look out.

    Hence I conclude that government should focus on solving the

    immediate present problems rather than trying to solve anticipated

    future ones as on present problems future of country depends.So it's

    better to solve in present condition.

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    Essay topic:Some people believe that college students should consider only their own talents and

    interests when choosing a field of study. Others believe that college students should base

    their choice of a field of study on the availability of jobs in that field.

    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.

    Choosing a field to study in college is a one of the most important

    decision in one life, when one need to have at least general idea about

    their future job would be because it is in the college when one can

    prepare best for their future job. So, what is the criteria for choosingthe field to study in college or most of the case, choosing your career?

    Some only consider their own talents and interests while for others,

    availability of the job or the ease of finding a job after graduation is

    the most important aspect to look at. In my opinion, interest and own

    talent are all-important aspects in choosing the field of study in

    college, while the availability of the field is only of second importance

    at to redefine a general field to the specific mainstream and career.

    Every field of study as well profession is like a game with its own rules,

    and you have to be equipped with ability, skills, strong determination

    in order to win against a lot opponents. Such abilities is your talent

    and the necessary skilled is only gained through you hard work with

    strong incentives; so with both talent and interest, you have a good

    start to win the game, the rest is your hard work and, in some cases,

    luck. Besides, studying in the field you desire can bring about

    satisfaction and thus motivation in your day in and day out in colleges,

    and later on in your future career.

    On the other hand, choosing a field of study base merely on job

    available in that field without consideration of you interest and talent

    is no different from preparing for a game with low competition but at

    the same time you have little advantages, because either you are not

    as genius as other people in this field or you have not tried hard

    enough for it due to low interest? In addition, it is a long time when

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    you first enter the college to the time when you graduate and apply for

    the job, many changes can happen during such long period and it is

    unlikely that the field which had once plenty of job still remains the

    same.The factor of job availability may play a more important role in

    deciding between several interested fields or in later stage when you

    have to choose specific mainstream in the last two years of your

    college.

    In conclusion, only in your interested field, you can feel enjoyable and

    have incentives to strive for being the best in college study, which is an

    essential attribution for your future career with success and enjoyable.

    However, the availability of the job is also one of many aspects to look

    at for redefining from a general field to the very specific streamline.

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    Essay topic:Laws should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances, times, and places.

    Laws are strictures that are made and practised so that people in a

    region live in complete harmony and peace, with independence andrights, without encroaching on the same of others. Hence, laws are

    indispensible for sustaining a society; in absence of law, there is

    complete anarchy, mayhem and destruction. Additionally, for a law to

    be fair and just, it should be impartial and unbiased. Hence, law should

    also be rigid and inflexible, not giving in to circumstances, times or

    places.

    Though it seems that since the nature of crimes vary and the extent tothe maliciousness of the convict also varies, therefore the judgment on

    the fate of the guilty should too. While a rich man may steal something

    merely for the joy of it, a poor man may do the same for his existence.

    Hence, more compassion should be shown towards the poor man in

    determining his fate, while a rich person should be taught a lesson.

    However, it would be wrong in doing so. The next time, the poor man

    would take the liberal outlook as his right to steal and his impecunious

    as his armor for shielding against punishment. This explanation would

    be more apparent if the crime is a murder. No matter who commits a

    murder, the punishment should be the same.

    Having said that, there are other exceptions to the above stated point.

    One might think that having such absolutes is wrong, as one cannot

    give same punishment to a person who kills in self-defense. Of course,

    it is true, but then the law should be able to distinguish between the

    same, and should not resolve the same by flexibility. Hence, while

    framing laws, they should be framed with utmost attention keeping in

    mind all possibilities that might prove the law too strict or too lenient.

    Additionally, if the law changes for different circumstances, then the

    powerful elite would use the same for their own benefit. From time and

    again, we have seen examples wherein a tyrant or ruler pardons

    himself or his beloveds from any form of punishment. This is so,

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    because the law changes according to the whims of a ruler and is not

    rigid.

    Laws should be flexible with time, only to change and adapt to the

    present needs. Looting is not fair whether it is done during a famine or

    in good times. Hence, looting should be seen with the same repulsion

    in both circumstances. However, laws which prevented drivers to drive

    above a certain speed limit need to change considering that new

    automobiles are much faster and safer than earlier. Hence, of though a

    law should change with time, the value attached to it should not. For

    instance, in the latter example, breaking the speed limit should have

    the same fine for everyone alike.

    Laws are made and brought into practice for serving the people in an

    unbiased manner and to promote what is fair. Making them mutable,

    would bar them from serving the very purpose they were made for.

    Only by being immutable and insensitive to variations in circumstances

    would a law be fair and fruitful