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Aspeoplerelymoreandmoreontechnologytosolveproblems,theability

ofhumanstothinkforthemselveswillsurelydeteriorate.

Discusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththestatementand

explainyourreasoningforthepositionyoutake.Indevelopingandsupporting

yourposition,youshouldconsiderwaysinwhichthestatementmightormight

notholdtrueandexplainhowtheseconsiderationsshapeyourposition.

EssayResponse—Score6

Thestatementlinkingtechnologynegativelywithfreethinkingplayson

recenthumanexperienceoverthepastcentury.Surelytherehasbeennotimein

historywherethelivedlivesofpeoplehavechangedmoredramatically.Aquick

reflectiononatypicaldayrevealshowtechnologyhasrevolutionizedtheworld.

Mostpeoplecommutetoworkinanautomobilethatrunsonaninternalcombustionengine.Duringtheworkday,chancesarehighthattheemployeewillinteractwithacomputerthatprocessesinformationonsiliconbridgesthatare.09micronswide.Uponleavinghome,familymemberswillbereachedthroughwirelessnetworksthatutilizesatellitesorbitingtheearth.Eachofthesecommonoccurrencescouldhavebeeninconceivableattheturnofthe19thcentury.

Thestatementattemptstobridgethesedramaticchangestoareductionintheabilityforhumanstothinkforthemselves.Theassumptionisthatanincreasedrelianceontechnologynegatestheneedforpeopletothinkcreativelytosolvepreviousquandaries.Lookingbackattheintroduction,onecouldarguethatwithoutacar,computer,ormobilephone,thehypotheticalworkerwouldneedtofindalternatemethodsoftransport,informationprocessingandcommunication.Technologyshortcircuitsthisthinkingbymakingtheproblemsobsolete.

However,thisrelianceontechnologydoesnotnecessarilyprecludethecreativitythatmarksthehumanspecies.Thepriorexamplesrevealthattechnologyallowsforconvenience.Thecar,computerandphoneallreleaseadditionaltimeforpeopletolivemoreefficiently.Thisefficiencydoesnotprecludetheneedforhumanstothinkforthemselves.Infact,technologyfreeshumanitytonotonlytacklenewproblems,butmayitselfcreatenewissuesthatdidnotexistwithouttechnology.Forexample,theproliferationofautomobileshasintroducedaneedforfuelconservationonaglobalscale.Withincreasingenergydemandsfromemergingmarkets,globalwarmingbecomesaconcerninconceivabletothehorse-and-buggygeneration.Likewisedependenceonoilhascreatednation-statesthatarenotdependentontaxation,allowingrulingpartiestooppressminoritygroupssuchaswomen.Solutionstothesecomplex

problemsrequiretheunfetteredimaginationsofmaverickscientistsandpoliticians.

Incontrasttothestatement,wecanevenseehowtechnologyfreesthe

humanimagination.Considerhowthedigitalrevolutionandtheadventofthe

internethasallowedforanunprecedentedexchangeofideas.WebMD,apopular

internetportalformedicalinformation,permitspatientstoselfresearchsymptomsforamoreinformeddoctorvisit.Thisexerciseopenspathwaysof

thinkingthatwerepreviouslyclosedofftothemedicallayman.Withincreased

interdisciplinaryinteractions,inspirationcanarrivefromthemostsurprising

corners.JeffreySachs,oneofthearchitectsoftheUNMilleniumDevelopment

Goals,basedhisideasonemergencycaretriagetechniques.Theunlikelymarriageofeconomicsandmedicinehashealedtense,hyperinflationenvironments

fromSouthAmericatoEasternEurope.

Thislastexampleprovidesthemosthopeinhowtechnologyactuallyprovideshopetothefutureofhumanity.Byincreasingourrelianceontechnology,impossiblegoalscannowbeachieved.Considerhowthelate20thcenturywitnessedthecompleteeliminationofsmallpox.Thisdiseasehadravagedthehumanracesinceprehistoricaldays,andyetwiththetechnologyofvaccines,freethinkinghumansdaredtoimagineaworldfreeofsmallpox.Usingtechnology,battleplansweredrawnout,andsmallpoxwassystematicallytargetedanderadicated.

Technologywillalwaysmarkthehumanexperience,fromthediscoveryoffiretotheimplementationofnanotechnology.Giventhehistoryofthehumanrace,therewillbenolimittothenumberofproblems,bothnewandold,forustotackle.ThereisnoneedtoretreattoaLudditeattitudetonewthings,butratherembraceahopefulposturetothepossibilitiesthattechnology

providesfornewavenuesofhumanimagination.

ReaderCommentaryforEssayRespons—eScore6

Theauthorofthisessaystakesoutaclearandinsightfulpositionontheissueandfollowsthespecificinstructionsbypresentingreasonstosupportthatposition.Theessaycogentlyarguesthattechnologydoesnotdecreaseourabilitytothinkforourselves,butmerelyprovidesadditionaltimeforpeopletolivemoreefficiently.Infact,theproblemsthathavedevelopedalongsidethegrowthoftechnology（pollution,politicalunrestinoil-producingnations）actuallycallformorecreativethinking,notless.

Infurtherexamples,theessayshowshowtechnologyallowsforthelinking

ofideasthatmayneverhavebeenconnectedinthepast（likemedicineand

economicmodels）,pushingpeopletothinkinnewways.Examplesarepersuasive

andfullydeveloped;

reasoningislogicallysoundandwellsupported.

Ideasintheessayareconnectedlogically,witheffectivetransitionsusedbothbetweenparagraphs（HoweverorIncontrasttothestatement）andwithinparagraphs.SentencestructureisvariedandcomplexandtheessayclearlydemonstratesfacilitywiththeconventionsofstandardwrittenEnglish（i.e.,grammar,usageandmechanics）,withonlyminorerrorsappearing.Thus,thisessaymeetsalltherequirementsforreceivingatopscore.

新GREIssue官方范文整理2EssayResponse—Score5

Surelymanyofushaveexpressedthefollowingsentiment,orsomevariationonit,duringourdailycommutestowork:

Peoplearegettingsostupidthesedays!

Surroundedaswearebystridingandstridentautomatonswithcellphonesgluedtotheirears,PDAsgrippedintheirpalms,andomniscient,omnipresent

CNNgleamingintheireyeballs,itstemptingtobelievethattechnologyhasisolatedandinfantilizedus,essentallytransformingusintodependent,conformistmoronsbestequippedtosideswiponeanotherinourSUVs.

Furthermore,hangingaroundwiththeyounger,pre-commutegeneration,whomtech-savvinessseemstohaverenderedlethal,isevenlessreassuring.With

TeenPeoplestyletrendsshootingthroughtheairfromtiger-stripedPDAto

zebra-stripedPDA,andwiththelateststarletgossipzippingfromjuicyBlackberrytoteeny,turbo-chargedcellphone,technologyseemstosupportyoungpeoplesworsttendenciestofollowthecrowd.Indeed,theyhaveseeminglyevolvedintointergalacticconformitypolice.Afterall,todaystech-aidedteensare,courtesyofauthentic,hands-onvideogames,literallytrainedtokill;

courtesyofchatandinstanttextmessaging,theyhavetheirownlanguage;

theyevenhavetinycamerastoefficientlyphotodocumentyourfashionblunders!

Isthisadolescence,orpaparazziterroristtrainingcamp?

Withallthisevidence,itseasytobelievethattechtrendsandtheincorporationoftechnologicalwizardryintooureverydayliveshaveservedmostlytoenforceconformity,promotedependence,heightencomsumerismandmaterialism,andgenerallycreateaculturethatvaluesself-absorptionandpersonalentitlementovercooperationandcollaboration.However,Iarguethatwearemerelyintheinchoatestagesoflearningtolivewithtechnologywhilestilllovingoneanother.Afterall,evengiventheexamplesprovidedearlierinthisessay,itseemsclearthattechnologyhasntimpairedourthinkingandproblem-solvingcapacities.Certainlyithasincapacitatedourbehaviorandmanners;

certainlyourvalueshavetakenasevereblow.However,weareinarguablymoreefficientinourbadnessthesedays.Wereeffectiveworkerbeesofineffectiveness!

IfT\technologyhassoincreasedoursensesofself-efficacythatwecanbecomeveritableagentsoftheawful,virtualCEOsofselfishness,certainlyitcanbebeneficial.Harnessedcorrectly,technologycanimproveourabilitytothinkandactforourselves.Thefirstchallengeistofigureouthowtoprovidetechnologyuserswithsomedirely-neededdirection.

ReaderCommentaryforEssayRespons—eScore5

Thelanguageofthisessayclearlyillustratesbothitsstrengthsandweaknesses.Thefloweryandsometimesuncannilykeendescriptionsareoftenusedtopowerfuleffect,butatothertimesthisdescriptivelanguageresultsinerrorsinsyntax.See,forexample,theproblemsofparallelisminthesecond-to-lastsentenceofparagraph2（Afterall,todaystech-aidedteens...）.

Thereisconsistentevidenceoffacilitywithsyntaxandcomplexvocabulary

（Surroundedaswearebystridingandstridentautomatonswithcellphones

gluedtotheirears,PDAsgrippedintheirpalms,andomniscient,omnipresent

CNNgleamingintheireyeballs,itstemptingtobelieve...）.However,suchlucidproseisoftencounteredbyanover-relianceonabstractionsandtangentialreasoning.Forexample,whatdoesthefactthatvideogamesliterallytrain[teens]tokillhavetodowiththeuseordeteriorationofthinkingabilities?

Becausethisessaytakesacomplexapproachtotheissue（arguing,in

effect,thattechnologyneitherenhancesnorreducesourabilitytothinkfor

ourselves,butcandooneortheother,dependingontheuser）andbecausethe

authormakesuseofappropriatevocabularyandsentencevariety,ascoreof5

isappropriate.

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EssayResponse—Score4