GRE写作素材Section Four: Mass Media
<p> 编辑点评： 许多同学在<span word="GRE">GRE</span>作文考试时反映说素材不够，这是源于大家平时看得少、积累的不够。<span word="GRE">GRE</span>写作素材系列为大家搜集了<span word="GRE">GRE</span>作文几个常考话题的素材，希望对同学们的备考有所帮助。</p><p> <span word="Propaganda">Propaganda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="totalitarian">totalitarian</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dictators">dictators</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span>, <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commercials">commercials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advertisements">advertisements</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Madison">Madison</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jingles">jingles</span>, <span word="endorsements">endorsements</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slogans">slogans</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="commercials">commercials</span>.</p><p> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="seduced">seduced</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="brainwashed">brainwashed</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="protest">protest</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span>? <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seducers">seducers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brainwashers">brainwashers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="willingly">willingly</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>, <span word="content">content</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="victimized">victimized</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>; <span word="we">we</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="alluring">alluring</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="absorb">absorb</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="subconscious">subconscious</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="advertisers">advertisers</span> <span word="tricks">tricks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="immune">immune</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="charm">charm</span>. <span word="Advertisers">Advertisers</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="toothpaste">toothpaste</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="viewpoint">viewpoint</span>.</p>
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