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第二类topics:
Discusssomeissueofpersonal,local,nationalorinternationalconcernanditsimportancetoyou.
Thisquestionisamongthehardesttoanswer.Evenhereyouneedtostaypersonal.Ifacauseisimportanttoyouoryouhaveastrongopinionaboutit,relateitbacktoyourlife.Whataboutyou,yourexperiences,oryourupbringinghasmadethisissueresonateforyou?
Whydoyoucare?
Doestheissueaffectyoupersonallyinanyway?
Besuretowriteaboutbothsidesoftheissuestoshowthatyoucanthinkobjectivelyandlogically.Showingthatyouarepassionateisgreat;showingthatyouareone-sidedorbull-headedisnot.Finally,besuretorefrainfrommakingsweepinggeneralizationsaboutissuesthatwouldbeoutofyourrangeofexperience.
附两篇范文:
SAMPLEESSAY1:
Carnegie-Mellon,currentaffairs:
MiddleEastdebate
AGreekphilosopheroncesaid,“Inargument,truthisborn.”Eventhoughsometimesfeelingsandemotionscomeintoplaythatconfusetheissueathand,usuallyanargumentresultsinanewinsightonthesubject.Evenifapersonholdsstrongviewsthatareunshakenbyanythinghisadversarymaysay,hemayneverthelessgainfromthedebate.Itforceshimtoorganizeandanalyzehisviews,leavinghimwithaclearerunderstandingofthesubjectthanbefore.Further,hisopponent’sargumentshelphimbetterappreciatehisviewsandtheirdifferences.Finally,theargumentforcesbothtolookinwards,attheircharacterandvaluesystem.
Forthesereasons,IenjoydebatingissuesthatareimportanttomeandaboutwhichIholdstrongviews.OnesuchissuereceivinggreatnationalattentionistheMiddleEastpeaceprocess.WhilethepeaceprocesshasalwaysbeenimportanttotheAmericancommunityasawhole,andmorespecificallytotheJewishAmericancommunity,theassassinationofIsraelPrimeMinisterYitzhakRabinhasfocusedthespotlightuponit,aswellasintensifiedthedebatearoundit.SinceIattendaprivateJewishschool,Ioftendiscussthistopicwithmypeers,oftenfindingmyselfintheminority.Mostofthemsupportthepeaceprocess,whileIadheretotheviewsoftheLikud(opposition)party,whichopposesthepeaceprocess.
Complicatingtheissueareseveralemotionalstigmasthatareoftenattachedtoit,transformingthediscussionfromanobjectiveonetoonedrivenbypassion.Theforemostofthesestigmasistheaccusation,whichisoftenhurledattheopponentsofthepeaceprocess,ofpromotingwarandviolence.Oftenmadebypeoplewhoknowlittleabouttheissue,thisviewfailstorealizethatoppositiontothepeaceprocessdoesnotimplyoppositionofpeace.Rather,itimpliesdisapprovalofcertaintacticsandspecificsofthepeaceprocessasitwascarriedoutbyRabin.
AnothercommonlyadvancedaccusationagainstAmericanJewswhodisagreewiththepeaceprocesscentersaroundthequestionofwhethertheyhavetherighttoinfluenceIsraelipolicy.“Youdon’thavetosendyourchildrentotheArmy,”itissaid,“yourchildrendon’tdieinwars.Whatrighthaveyoutoopposepeace?
!
”Thefallacyofthisargumentisthatitdoesn’tdifferentiatebetweenbeliefandaction.Whileitistrue,forpreciselythereasonsabove,thatAmericanJewshavenorighttotrytoinfluenceIsraelipolicy,thatdoesnotprecludethemfromhavingideasofwhatthatpolicyshouldbe.
Finally,theassassinationofYitzhakRabinhasintroducedyetanotherdimensionintothisdebate.Initsaftermath,opposingthepeaceprocesssometimesisidentifiedwithcondoningtheassassinationitself.Suchanidentificationofthemanandhisbeliefsinvolvesgravedangers,suchasrashlyimplementinghisideasinaflurryofcompassionandcommiseration.
Whatallofthesestigmashaveincommonisthattheyforsakelogicalandobjectivedebate,optingratherforemotions,generalizationsandaccusations.AndthedangersofthathappeningarethemainlessonIlearnedfrommydebates.WhilethosedebateshaveshednewlightontheissueandhaveforcedmetoreconsiderwhatIthinkismoralandjust,mostimportantlytheyhavedemonstratedthenecessityofobjectivenessandremovalofemotionsfromthediscussion,especiallywhen,asinthecaseofthepeaceprocess,thousandsoflivesareatstake.Whenpassionsandhatredtakeover,wemuststopandthinkofwhatitallisreallyabout.
COMMENTS:
Thesocialconcernsorethicsessayisnotoriouslydifficulttowrite.Thisessayisttacklesitwellwithsolidarguments,clearthinking,andgoodstructure.Themainsuggestionforimprovementcamefromoneofficerwhofeltthatthestatementsmadeinthefirstparagraphweretoobroadandloftyforacollegeessay.
Veryclearheaded.
Thisstudentputtimeandenergyintothisessayanditshowsinthewritingstyle,theflowofdiscourseandtheconclusionsthatthewritercomestointheend.Itisawellthoughtoutessaywithdepthandfocus.
Thisessayiswellwritten,andbringsoutaninterestingpointofview,oneofwhichIhadnotbeenawareuntilnow.Thisauthorgraspsthesubtletiesofadifficultpoliticalposition.Ithinkhewouldbeaninterestingpersontoknow,andwouldcertainlymakepeoplethink,bothinclassandindiscussionsoutsideofacademics.
Theargumentintheessayislogicalandsubstantiatedwithsolidexamples,makingitaneffectiverepresentationofthestudent’sthoughtandwritingstylewhilerevealingthestudent’spersonalopinionsontheMiddleEastpeaceprocess.
SAMPLEESSAY2:
Harvard,currentaffairs/familyillness:
Medicine
TheKeytoMedicalAdvancement
Throughoutthetwentiethcentury,virtuallyeveryaspectofmodernmedicinehasreapedtherewardsoftechnologicaladvancements.Societywillbeforeverindebtedtothosepioneerswhoconceivedthevastarrayofpreventions,treatments,andcuresthatarereadilyavailabletomankindtoday.Apparently,theimaginationsofthesepioneersknownoboundaries,foreverydayweareinformedofprogressinyetanotherdomainofstudy.
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Untilrecently,relativelylittleethicalconsiderationneededtoaccompanyourquestforimprovement.Indeed,fewcanfindmoralfaultwithimportantdiscoveriessuchasapoliovaccineandinsulin.However,medicineisnowventuringintoareas,suchasgenetics,whichexploretheverycoreofhumanexistence.Consequently,Ibelievethatifmedicaladvancementsinthesefieldsaregoingtocontinuetobenefitsociety,weneedtoconsiderallpossibleethicaleffectsbeforeimplementingnewdiscoveries.Wemustensurethatthepotentialforabusewillnotoverridethecapacityforgain.
Oneofthebiggestbreakthroughsingeneticshasbeentheuseofbacteriatogeneticallyengineerdrugssuchasinsulinandgrowthhormone.Fiveyearsago,abraintumordestroyedmybrother’spituitarygland.Henowtakesgeneticallyengineeredgrowthhormoneonadailybasistoreplacethatwhichhenolongernaturallyproduces.Thistechnologyhashelpedgivebacktohimaportionofwhathelosttothetumor.Aneffortiscurrentlyunderwaytomakegrowthhormonemorereadilyavailabletothegeneralpublicfortreatmentofailmentssuchasosteoporosis,severeburns,andinfertility.Manypeoplecouldbenefitfromgrowthhormone,butthereisalsoahighprobabilitythatitwillbeabusedforathleticpurposes.FootballgreatLyleAlzadoappearedonnationaltelevisionappealingtothepublictorefrainfrommisusingthegrowthhormonewhichhefeltwasresponsibleforhisbraincancer.ThereforeIfeelweneedtolimithowavailablewemakethedruginordertoensurethatitdoesmoregoodthanharm.
ResearchingeneticsisalsohelpingustolocategeneswhicharelinkedtodiseasessuchasCysticFibrosis,SickleCellAnemia,andHuntington’sdisease.Theknowledgeofthesegenesmayleadtobettertreatmentsandmaybeevenacureoneday.Aswell,geneticsisnowbeingusedinamniocentesisteststodetermine,forabortionpurposes,ifanembryohasanabnormalitysuchasthemedicalconditionknownasDown’sSyndrome.
Givingpeopletheopportunitytoabortanunplannedchildisanissueallbyitself.Givingpeopletheopportunitytoabortaplannedpregnancybecausethechildisn’twhattheywantedisabsolutelyludicrous.IamasupportworkerforachildwhohasDown’sSyndrome.He’severybitasmuchahumanbeingasyouandI,andthereforeisentitledtoalltheprivilegesthataccompanythestatus.EverydayhemakesmesmileandremindsmeofhowluckyIamsimplytobealive.Heistheepitomeoftheinnocencewhichisalltoooftenabsentfromourfast-pacedlives.
Whathappenswhenourknowledgeexpands,asitinevitablywill,andanamniocentesiscantestforhairandeyecolor?
Willweabortapregnancybecausethechildwon’tdevelopblondhairandblueeyes?
Afterall,theargumentcouldbemadethatapoorphysicalappearancemaycausehardshipinlife.Moreimportantly,ifthetechnologybecomesavailable,willwecustomdesignchildrentoourspecificationsbymanipulatingtheirgenes?
Whateverhappenedtoplayingthecardswe’redealt?
Ifwe’renotcarefulwemightcreateanotherFrankenstein.
Implementingthese,andothertechnologiesraisessomecriticalethicalissues.Aworldwartookplaceover50yearsagobecausenumerouscountriesintenselydisagreedwithAdolfHitleronsomeofthesesameissues.HitlerwantedtocreateasupremeraceandeliminatedisabledpeoplesuchasthosehavingDown’sSyndrome.DoweagreewithbasicprinciplesbehindHitler’sintentionsandmerelydisagreewiththemethodheemployed?
Hitlerwasoneofthemostdespisedmenofmodernhistory.Don’tlooknow,butitapp
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