GRE AWA MODEL ESSAYS ——Issue 15
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="asserts">asserts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="highlighting">highlighting</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="events">events</span> .<span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="assertion">assertion</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="merit">merit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="normative">normative</span> <span word="standpoint">standpoint</span>,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="assertion">assertion</span> <span word="indefensible">indefensible</span>.</p><p> <span word="Upon">Upon</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="compelling">compelling</span> ,<span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>.<span word="First">First</span> ,<span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>, <span word="unfiltered">unfiltered</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="evnets">evnets</span> ,<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="and">and</span> , <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="meaningfully">meaningfully</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="society">society</span> ,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="relies">relies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steer">steer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="course">course</span>.<span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="uninformed">uninformed</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="relegate">relegate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legislators">legislators</span>,<span word="jurists">jurists</span> ,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p> <span word="Second">Second</span>,<span word="by">by</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span>-<span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="comparatively">comparatively</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span>, <span word="entertaining">entertaining</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="titillating">titillating</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>-<span word="from">from</span> <span word="trashy">trashy</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="broadcasts">broadcasts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Enquixer">Enquixer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="Magazine">Magazine</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="dearly">dearly</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="societys">societys</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="sensibilities">sensibilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="renders">renders</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="societys">societys</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demagoguery">demagoguery</span>; <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="abhor">abhor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>,<span word="for">for</span> <span word="serveral">serveral</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="i">i</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medias">medias</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="justifiable">justifiable</span>.<span word="First">First</span> ,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="eventful">eventful</span> <span word="place">place</span>;<span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="onerous">onerous</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span>.<span word="Second">Second</span> ,<span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="society">society</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 60 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="now">now</span>;<span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="spouses">spouses</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Compare">Compare</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="startlingly">startlingly</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>,<span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>-<span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 40 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="week">week</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="suffice">suffice</span> .<span word="third">third</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="events">events</span>;<span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="page">page</span>,<span word="on">on</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="PBS">PBS</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="wholeheartedly">wholeheartedly</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="permited">permited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span>;<span word="this">this</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tantamount">tantamount</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="society">society</span>.<span word="However">However</span> , <span word="i">i</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>.<span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="informing">informing</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>;<span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="information">information</span>.</p>
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