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GMAT Argument Writing Sample 29
The following was excerpted from the speech of a spokesperson for Synthetic Farm Products, Inc.
GMAT Issue Writing Sample 4
“Of all the manifestations* of power, restraint in the use of that power impresses people most.”
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manifestations: apparent signs or indicators
Explain what you think this quotation means and discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with it. Develop your position with reasons and/or specific examples drawn from history, current events, or your own experience, observations, or reading.
4. This quote means essentially that people admire powerful individuals who do not
use their power to the utmost to achieve their goals but rather use only the minimum
“For hundreds of years, the monetary system of most countries has been based on the exchange of metal coins and printed pieces of paper. However, because of recent developments in technology, the international community should consider replacing the entir
Many people think that the monetary system should be based on the exchange of metals coins and printed pieces of paper as it has been done for hundreds of years. However, some think that the system of entire coins and paper should be replaced with a system of electronic credits and debits. They think that as the world has acknowledged many developments in technology, the international community should replace the old system with a new electronic system.
GMAT Argument Writing Sample 6
The following appeared as part of an article in a magazine devoted to regional life.
“Corporations should look to the city of Helios when seeking new business opportunities or a new location. Even in the recent recession, Helios’s unemployment rate was lower than the regional average. It is the industrial center of the region, and historically it has provided more than its share of the region’s manufacturing jobs. In addition, Helios is attempting to expand its economic base by attracting companies that focus on research and development of innovative technologies.”
Issue Type - The increasingly rapid pace of life today causes more problems than it solves. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In develo
The increasingly rapid pace of life today causes more problems than it solves.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with 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.
Composition:
“It is unrealistic to expect individual nations to make, independently, the sacrifices necessary to conserve energy. International leadership and worldwide cooperation are essential if we expect to protect the world’s energy resources for future generatio
Some people think that it is not realistic to expect that individual nations make sacrifices independently to conserve energy. While others think that to protect the world’s energy resources we need international leadership and worldwide cooperation. This issue is a controversial one but a closer examination reveals that if we want our future generations to live happily with relief then it is necessary to have international leadership and worldwide cooperation to protect the world’s energy resources. I agree with the latter one and refute the former one.
GMAT Issue Writing Sample 32
“You can tell the ideas of a nation by its advertisements.”
Explain what you think this quotation means and discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with it. Develop your position with reasons and/or specific examples drawn from history, current events, or your own experience, observations, or reading.
32. In order to determine whether advertisements reflect a nation's ideas, it is
necessary to determine whether advertisements present real ideas at all, and, if so,
whose ideas they actually reflect. On both counts, it appears that advertisements fail to
Issue Type - Teachers' salaries should be based on their students' academic performance.
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.
Composition:
Issue Type - Governments should not fund any scientific research whose consequences are unclear.
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.
Composition:
A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college.
In earlier days food, clothes and shelter were the basic necessities of people but now a days, it is not so. Education is also added to that list. Realising it in India they have even created Right to Education Act which is a basic right for every person to study. Author here claims that nation should have same curriculum until students enter college, this is not fair.
