出国考试GRE作文范文（十一）
<p> 编辑点评： 大家在备考<span word="GRE">GRE</span>作文时，不妨多多借鉴一下优秀范文中的结构框架、遣词造句等好的地方，将这些好的元素吸收到自己的文章中来，一定会为文章增色不少。</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="construct">construct</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="interpreting">interpreting</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sample">Sample</span> <span word="Essay">Essay</span></p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="perspectives">perspectives</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="written">written</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="interpreters">interpreters</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="extent">extent</span>, <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="storyteller">storyteller</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imply">imply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creativity">creativity</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="essay">essay</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historian">historian</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historian">historian</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="researching">researching</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>, <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>, <span word="family">family</span> <span word="heirlooms">heirlooms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fragments">fragments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconstruct">reconstruct</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="inevitably">inevitably</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="insights">insights</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="writings">writings</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="differing">differing</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="fathered">fathered</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fathered">fathered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="historians">historians</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="storytellers">storytellers</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="transpired">transpired</span>.</p>
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