【100 Days Project：English Writing】
计划目标：
1. Write, write, write. Practice makes perfect.
2. Cover 90% of the writing topics in GRE.
3. Have fun writing!
计划内容：
1. 在100天内完成100篇英文定题写作。
2. 计划的前70天，给每篇计时，不限字数；后30天，加上30分钟的时间限制。
3. 每个周末进行小结，edit and rewrite。
4. 学习一些写作题目的相关知识。
5. 坚持阅读。阅读目标：学习写作技巧 + 模仿和研究喜爱且优秀的作家的写作
计划效果：
完成篇数75/100，第一次考GRE，写作得分4.5/6.0，高于80%考生。
阅读参考书目（排名不分先后）：
1.
On Writing Well, William Zinsser
简洁才能有力——非虚构英文写作的经典之作，必读。
2.
The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. / E. B. White
国外高校生几乎人手一本的英文写作圣经，必读。
3.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King
来自现代惊悚小说大师Stephen King的写作指导，看看大师是如何练成的。
4.
Clear and Simple as the Truth, Francis-Noël Thomas / Mark Turner
Quora上推荐的写作指导书。
5.
Verbal Advantage, Charles Harrington Elster
作为一本致力于提高Native Speakers英语词汇量的书，里面有非常多适合写作使用的高级词汇。
6.
Rework, Jason Fried / David Heinemeier Hansson
语言简洁有力、通俗易懂又不失幽默，优秀的非虚构作品。
7.
Here is New York, E.B. White
作为《纽约客》主要撰稿人的E.B. White一手奠定了影响深远的《纽约客》文风，他文笔的简洁优美举世公认。
8.
Beyond Feelings, Vincent Ruggiero
想要写好GRE等一系列英文考试的作文，Critical Thinking是关键。
Quora相关问答：
1. How do I become a better writer?2. What is the best writing advice you have received?汇总豆列：
100天英文写作计划 写作原则：
1. Keep it concise and logical.
2. No grammar or spelling mistakes.
写作前后：
1. 所有写作都在电脑上完成，写作时不能查字典，并且关闭语法和拼写检查。
2. 每次写作都会发表在
Lang-8上，兴许能得到母语者的修改。
3. 挑选若干篇修改后或者限时写的写作更新入此日志。
（结果我发了lang-8也没人改，估计是太长了...Orz / 然后日志文本最多5W字所以我写的作文只能发几篇了。）
写给想进行100天英文写作计划的你们：
1. 我的计划内容（主要是备考GRE）不一定适合每一个人，你们可以根据自身情况进行改动。
2. 开始此计划前必须先具有一定的词汇、句型和语法基础。若想完全适用我的计划，则需能够独立阅读
On Writing Well、雅思写作6分以上或同等水平。一旦开始就要做好吃苦的准备，100个人里面也许只有不到10人可以坚持下来。
3. 写完之后一定要修改，无论是自己改、用电脑（改语法和拼写错误等）还是找别人修改皆可。比如，你可以把文章放上
Lang-8让母语者修改，也可以挑几篇出来给身边英语比你好的人修改。
P.S. 人改 > 机改 > 自改
✪ 决定参加的朋友欢迎在评论处留下你们100天写作练习日志的链接，我们互相监督、共同努力！
【计划开始】
开始时间：2015/03/18
结束时间：2015/06/26
*以下题目皆出自GRE官方题库
⊱ No.1 ⊰
2015/03/18
Topic：Courses outside One's Field of Study 选修专业外的学科
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Claim: 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 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.
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Universities should not include courses unrelated to a student’s major in his/her compulsory curriculum. A university student should have the autonomy in what he/she studies, while being forced to learn is usually inefficient. Plus, having less obligatory courses also means less tuition and more free time for voluntary exploration for knowledge. In the meantime, however, instead of not providing any chances of wider learning, optional courses in different disciplines should be available.
It is almost universally acknowledged that most children hate schools. The reason is obvious. Nobody wants to learn things one does not like, especially when pushed to. But few people were born with a passion for alphabets, words or numbers, which to some extent are indeed necessary for later living. As a result, children do not really have a choice in what they get to learn in kindergartens or primary schools. When they grow up, nevertheless, equipped with firm preliminary skills, they should have a say in what they study, and only in this way can they truly engross themselves in learning. This is why they need to choose a field before entering universities and also why universities should avoid requiring them to take courses they might not be interested in.
With less compulsory courses, on the other hand, students can have more free time, and never can we stress the importance of free time too much. Admittedly, through taking classes students can learn, but classrooms are not supposed to be where their study ends. Also, some learn even better outside the class, like Steve Jobs in his garage. The key lies in free time, without which the possibilities of students will only be further limited. To ensure there is enough time for students to develop on their own, universities should try to eliminate rather than increase redundant compulsory courses.
Some people might argue that not all the students are as smart as Jobs and know what they are into before universities and that some will simply squander their free time doing hardly meaningful things like playing computer games. Granted, this kind of students might constitute the majority of current university students. However, for those who are still puzzled at what they want to learn, there is little chance that they would find out after merely taking some courses outside their fields, because their failure of finding one in the first twenty years of their lives has evidently proven that it is not a matter of opportunities but one of motivation. If they want to find one, they can go to the library or search the Internet rather than passively sit in the classroom of some subject they probably have heard of many times before; for those who would indulge themselves in playing games when free, what do we expect when they are offered a chance to study more? Wasting time in classrooms is no better than on computers. Moreover, opening more courses will surely cost a lot more, leading to an inevitable rise of the tuition, which may cause problems for indigent families.
In conclusion, universities should have optional not compulsory courses in other fields of students’ study, not because the knowledge there is not important enough, but because students have the right not to learn it. A university is for those who are ready and want to study, and thus it should be a place encouraging spontaneous actions instead of conducting a force-feeding education. Besides, economically speaking, a curriculum neither less nor more is of the best interest for both universities and its students.
用时：
120 min.
自评：
1. 动笔前没列提纲（一定程度上导致了后两条）
2. 写得太慢
3. 说服力不太够
4. 缺少具体例子和论据（是时候恶补各种人文知识了QAQ）
5. Try to be more insightful next time
6. 得好好研究官方满分范文
⊱ No.2 ⊰
2015/03/19
Topic：Studying in a Foreign Country 出国留学
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Colleges and universities should require their students to spend at least one semester studying in a foreign country.
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.
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⊱ No.3 ⊰
2015/03/20
Topic：Pre-college National Curriculum 大学前国家统一课程
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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 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.
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⊱ No.4 ⊰
2015/03/21
Topic：Endangered Species Protection 保护濒危物种
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Society should make efforts to save endangered species only if the potential extinction of those species is the result of human activities.
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.
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⊱ No.5 ⊰
2015/03/22
Topic：Limits of Knowledge 知识的局限性
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As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious.
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.
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⊱ No.6 ⊰
2015/03/23
Topic：Government and Scientific Funding 政府与科研资助
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Governments should not fund any scientific research whose consequences are unclear.
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.
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⊱ No.7 ⊰
2015/03/24
Topic：Past and Decision Making 历史与决策
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Claim: Knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today.
Reason: The world today is significantly more complex than it was even in the relatively recent past.
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.
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The claim above seems to be paradoxical itself, because it is the increasingly complicated situation at present that requires us to seek help from the past. While some might say that it is merely a waste of time considering the past since there will never be two identical decisions, one can never be too circumspect to make important choices, and thus the past can provide us with precious experience to learn from.
Never can there be two events in history that are literally the same, but can there be two events that are very similar? The answer is obvious if we can just look back to the 16th century England. Monarchy was first overthrown during the English Civil War, but soon it was reinstated by Oliver Cromwell. Therefore, if we can learn from the past, it can help us avoid making the same mistakes. Also, there must be some good reasons why we now have history taught in schools and why there are majors in universities about history: history class can not only get us to know about the past events, but, from analyzing them, help us understand how and why something had happened as well.
The people who regard history as useless dead information also deprive themselves of chances to know ahead. Of course, no one can foresee the future, but when it comes to making decisions, looking backward can help as much as correctly grasping the prospect. Through learning from the past experience, we can know in advance what might be a prescient decision and what might be a short-sighted one. Successful businessmen always stick with the principle of ‘never make the same mistake twice’ by retrospecting bad decisions they once made. If the English people never drew a lesson from their failure of using the traditional kind of monarchy, they could never have established the constitutional monarchy today that is perfectly stable and beneficial to the overall development of the British society.
Almost all the innovation come from older but similar models or examples, so is decision-making. The invention of airplanes was attributed largely to the imitation of flying birds; the whole industrial revolution was only possible after Watt had created a new type of engine based on the old one. Likewise, the American government changed its managerial plan after going through the Great Depression of the 1930s, and the plan worked and greatly improved the national economic condition. After the Watergate scandal in 1972, the officials would definitely think twice before they did anything risky or even illegal.
However complex or unprecedented the present situation is, people can always find useful clues in history, where there were many failures that we can avoid and many paragons we can follow. And although we might encounter a new question, some substantial things about the answer might just quietly lie still in the torrent of time, unchanged.
用时：
75 min.
自评：
1. 速度比之前提升了一些但还是不够快（考试要求是30分钟）
2. 这次的论证说服力有所提升
3. 用词方面应该尽量地多使用稍高级的GRE词汇
4. 参考了写ISSUE题的多种论证技巧（
新GRE写作5.5）
5. 以后要去无干扰的自习室写
⊱ No.8 ⊰
2015/03/25
Topic：Media and Hero 媒体与英雄人物
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Claim: It is no longer possible for a society to regard any living man or woman as a hero.
Reason: The reputation of anyone who is subjected to media scrutiny will eventually be diminished.
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.
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⊱ No.9 ⊰
2015/03/26
Topic：Think for Oneself 独立思考
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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.
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⊱ No.10 ⊰
2015/03/27
Topic：Imagination 想象力
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Claim: Imagination is a more valuable asset than experience.
Reason: People who lack experience are free to imagine what is possible without the constraints of established habits and attitudes.
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.
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⊱ No.11 ⊰
2015/03/28
Topic：Pursuing Long-term Goals 追寻长期目标
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Young people should be encouraged to pursue long-term, realistic goals rather than seek immediate fame and recognition.
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.
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⊱ No.12 ⊰
2015/03/29
Topic：Arguments 辩论
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The best test of an argument is the argument's ability to convince someone with an opposing viewpoint.
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.
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⊱ No.13 ⊰
2015/03/30
Topic：Indicator of a Great Nation 国家的伟大
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Claim: The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists.
Reason: The surest indicator of a great nation is actually the welfare of all its people.
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.
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⊱ No.14 ⊰
2015/03/31
Topic：Government Decision Making 政府决策
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Some people believe that in order to be effective, political leaders must yield to public opinion and
abandon principle for the sake of compromise. Others believe that the most essential quality of an effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed to particular principles and objectives.
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.
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⊱ No.15 ⊰
2015/04/01
Topic：Wilderness Areas Protection 原生态地区保护
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Nations should pass laws to preserve any remaining wilderness areas in their natural state.
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.
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⊱ No.16 ⊰
2015/04/02
Topic：Education and Career (College Student) 教育和职业（学生角度）
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College students should be encouraged to pursue subjects that interest them rather than the courses that seem most likely to lead to jobs.
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.
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⊱ No.17 ⊰
2015/04/03
Topic：Disagreement and Learning 观点不同与学习
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Claim: We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from those whose views contradict our own.
Reason: Disagreement can cause stress and inhibit learning.
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.
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⊱ No.18 ⊰
2015/04/04
Topic：Learning and Interest 学习与兴趣
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Educators should find out what students want included in the curriculum and then offer it to them.
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.
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⊱ No.19 ⊰
2015/04/05
Topic：Research and Public Benefits 科研与公众福祉
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Scientists and other researchers should focus their research on areas that are likely to benefit the
greatest number of people.
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.
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⊱ No.20 ⊰
2015/04/06
Topic：Technology and Human Interaction 科技与人际交流
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Some people believe that our ever-increasing use of technology significantly reduces our opportunities for human interaction. Other people believe that technology provides us with new and better ways to communicate and connect with one another.
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.
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⊱ No.21 ⊰
2015/04/07
Topic：Research and Practicality 科研与实用性
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Claim: Researchers should not limit their investigations to only those areas in which they expect to discover something that has an immediate, practical application.
Reason: It is impossible to predict the outcome of a line of research with any certainty.
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.
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⊱ No.22 ⊰
2015/04/08
Topic：Government and Funding of Arts 政府与艺术资助
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Claim: Nations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of their
citizens are hungry or unemployed.
Reason: It is inappropriate—and, perhaps, even cruel—to use public resources to fund the arts when people's basic needs are not being met.
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.
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⊱ No.23 ⊰
2015/04/09
Topic：Society Role Model 社会模范
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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.
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.
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⊱ No.24 ⊰
2015/04/10
Topic：City and Cultural Traditions 城市和文化传统
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It is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are generated and preserved.
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.
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⊱ No.25 ⊰
2015/04/11
Topic：People's Behaviors 人们的行为
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People's behavior is largely determined by forces not of their own making.
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.
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⊱ No.26 ⊰
2015/04/12
Topic：Critical Judgment 批判性评判
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Critical judgment 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 and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.
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⊱ No.27 ⊰
2015/04/13
Topic：Committed or Critical 效忠与批判
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People who are the most deeply committed to an idea or policy are also the most critical of it.
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.
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⊱ No.28 ⊰
2015/04/14
Topic：Leader Term Limit 领导任期
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In any profession—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step down after five years.
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.
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⊱ No.29 ⊰
2015/04/15
Topic：Politicians and Morality 政治家与道德
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To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards.
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.
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⊱ No.30 ⊰
2015/04/16
Topic：National Leaders’ Effectiveness 领导者的工作效力
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The effectiveness of a country's leaders is best measured by examining the well-being of that country's citizens.
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.
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⊱ No.31 ⊰
2015/04/17
Topic：Unlikely-to-succeed Fields 不容易成功的研究领域
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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.
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⊱ No.32 ⊰
2015/04/18
Topic：Learning and Test 学习与考试
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Some people believe that competition for high grades motivates students to excel in the classroom. Others believe that such competition seriously limits the quality of real learning.
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.
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⊱ No.33 ⊰
2015/04/19
Topic：Praise and Ignore 赞扬和忽视
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The best way to teach—whether as an educator, employer, or parent—is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.
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.
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⊱ No.34 ⊰
2015/04/20
Topic：Beginners and Experts 新手与专家
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In any field of inquiry, the beginner is more likely than the expert to make important contributions.
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.
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⊱ No.35 ⊰
2015/04/21
Topic：Past Achievements 过去的研究
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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.
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⊱ No.36 ⊰
2015/04/22
Topic：Government and Research Restriction 政府与科研限制
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Governments should place few, if any, restrictions on scientific research and development.
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.
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⊱ No.37 ⊰
2015/04/23
Topic：Trends of the Youth 年轻人的潮流
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The most effective way to understand contemporary culture is to analyze the trends of its youth.
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.
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Merely analyzing the trends of the youth is not enough to understand the contemporary culture, because not only young people, but those in other ages as well, create the contemporary culture together. Besides that, culture can not be made easily through the power of the youth; culture is what can be left in the whole society after a long period of time.
Culture is not something that can be created overnight. Therefore, even if something is very popular among young people, it does not mean that it can last for a long time till it actually becomes part of the contemporary culture. Some popular words make their way into the dictionaries while some don’t. Likewise, some trends are too weak to become accepted into the category of culture.
The trends of the youth are not necessarily the trends of the whole society, because our society is made up by people in different layers of ages. What constitutes the majority of the society is not the young people, but those older than them. Thus, even with the great impact of youth culture on the contemporary culture, the main trend can be a comparably less noticeable one, which is made by an older and also larger group of people. The pop songs that are highly welcomed by the youth, for example, are less frequently performed on a national gala than classic music.
While many youth trends did become the key to understand the current cultural status quo, some of them are transient. Hence, it is not efficacious to study those trends that are soon to fade away. Also, it might be not enough to just focus on the trends of the youth if the result is aiming at a comprehensive view of the contemporary culture.
Beyond gainsay, however, the future does lie in the hands of the young. Taking a closer look into their lives can indeed help us find out the general direction our society is heading to. Although their trends only account for a proportion of the contemporary culture, in the near future the percentage will rise as these young people grow older and occupy a larger portion of the population.
In sum, it is not enough for people to merely take the youth trends into consideration when drawing a complete picture for the contemporary culture, while it is truly important to grasp these trends that can help us predict and understand the future society better.
用时：
30 min.
自评：
1. 终于写进30分钟了！撒花撒花！TAT
2. 要写进30分钟 = 清晰的提纲 + 先写“骨”再写“肉” + 几乎不能停止打字
3. 举例子不必局限于名人名事（难出彩且容易落俗）。因为考的是“分析性写作”而不是“写作”，所以依靠常识和逻辑便能举出很好的例子。
4. 在如此紧迫的时间里，出彩的开头和好词好例都一样可遇不可求。
⊱ No.38 ⊰
2015/04/24
Topic：Funding of Arts and Its Integrity 艺术资助与其完整性
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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.
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.
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⊱ No.39 ⊰
2015/04/25
Topic：Art and Understandability 艺术与可理解性
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In order for any work of art—for example, a film, a novel, a poem, or a song—to have merit, it must be understandable to most people.
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.
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⊱ No.40 ⊰
2015/04/26
Topic：Belief and Compromise 信仰与妥协
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It is more harmful to compromise one's own beliefs than to adhere to them.
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.
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⊱ No.41 ⊰
2015/04/27
Topic：Image and Reality 形式与内容
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Unfortunately, in contemporary society, creating an appealing image has become more important than the reality or truth behind that image.
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.
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⊱ No.42 ⊰
2015/04/28
Topic：People’s Attitudes 人们的态度
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People's attitudes are determined more by their immediate situation or surroundings than by society as a whole.
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.
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⊱ No.43 ⊰
2015/04/29
Topic：Leadership and Responsibility 领导与责任
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Leaders are created by the demands that are placed on them.
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.
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⊱ No.44 ⊰
2015/04/30
Topic：Law and Human 法律与人
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Claim: Many problems of modern society cannot be solved by laws and the legal system.
Reason: Laws cannot change what is in people's hearts or minds.
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.
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⊱ No.45 ⊰
2015/05/01
Topic：Reasonable Consensus or Elusive Ideals 理性的一致和深奥的理想
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Politicians should pursue common ground and reasonable consensus rather than elusive ideals.
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.
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⊱ No.46 ⊰
2015/05/02
Topic：Teachers’ Salaries 教师的薪金
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Teachers' salaries should be based on their students' academic performance.
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.
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⊱ No.47 ⊰
2015/05/03
Topic：Studying Ideas, Trends, and Concepts First 学习理念、趋势和概念在先
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Educators should teach facts only after their students have studied the ideas, trends, and concepts that help explain those facts.
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.
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⊱ No.48 ⊰
2015/05/04
Topic：Cooperation or Competition 合作和竞争
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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.
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.
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因为文章内容超出5W字的限制了，所以剩下的题目更新在评论处。
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