GRE写作部分将重点考察考生有针对性地对具体考题做出反应的能力，而非要求考生堆砌泛泛的文字。具体说来，这些重点关注的能力包括：1、 清楚有效地阐明复杂观点；2、 用贴切的事理和事例支撑观点；3、考察/验证他人论点及其相关论证；4、支撑一个有针对性的连贯的讨论；5、控制标准书面英语的各个要素。写作部分将联合考察逻辑推理和分析写作两种技能，并且将加大力度引进那些需要考生做出有针对性的回应的考题，降低考生依赖事前准备（如背诵）的材料的可能性。
A second argument against the speaker's position has to do with the function and ultimate
objectives of art. Art serves to lift the human spirit and to put us more in touch with our feelings,
foibles, and fate in short, with our own humanity. With a heightened sensitivity to the human
condition, we become more others-oriented, less self-centered, more giving of ourselves. In
other words, we become a more charitable society--more willing to give to those less fortunate
than ourselves in the ways with which the speaker is concerned. The speaker might argue, of
course, that we do a disservice to others when we lend a helping hand by enabling them to
depend on us to survive. However, at the heart of this specious argument lies a certain
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coldness and lack of compassion that, in my view, any society should seek to discourage.
Besides, the argument leads inexorably to certain political, philosophical, and moral issues
that this brief essay cannot begin to address.
In the final analysis, the beneficiaries of public arts funding are not limited to the elitists who
stroll through big-city museums and attend symphonies and gallery openings, as the speaker
might have us believe. Public resources allocated to the arts create jobs for artists and others
whose livelihood depends on a vibrant, rich culture--just the sort of culture that breeds
charitable concern for the hungry, the helpless, and the hapless.
Issue 99
"The goal of politics should not be the pursuit of an ideal, but rather the search for common
ground and reasonable consensus."
Should educators focus equally on enriching students' personal lives and on job preparation,
as the speaker contends? In my view, preparing students for the mundane aspects of work
should be secondary to providing a broader education that equips students with historical and
cultural perspective, as well as thoughtful and principled personal value systems and priorities.
Paradoxically, it is through the liberal studies, which provide these forms of personal
enrichment, that students can also best prepare for the world of work.
One reason why educators should emphasize personal enrichment over job preparation is
that rote technical knowledge and skill do not help a student determine which goals in life are
worthwhile and whether the means of attaining those goals are ethically or morally acceptable.
Liberal studies such as philosophy, history, and comparative sociology enable students to
develop thoughtful and consistent value systems and ethical standards, by which students can
determine how they can best put their technical knowledge and skills to use in the working
world. Thus, by nurturing the development of thoughtful personal value systems, educators
actually help prepare students for their jobs and careers.
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