GMAT考试写作例文224篇连载(一五四)
<p> 43. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="clues">clues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="societal">societal</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p> <span word="Discuss">Discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="above">above</span>. <span word="Support">Support</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="and">and</span>/<span word="or">or</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="observations">observations</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>.</p><p> <span word="Examining">Examining</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="insofar">insofar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seem">seem</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="clues">clues</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="ills">ills</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>.</p><p> <span word="Admittedly">Admittedly</span>, <span word="history">history</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appropriateness">appropriateness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="societal">societal</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="Attempts">Attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legislate">legislate</span> <span word="morality">morality</span> <span word="invariably">invariably</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="illustrated">illustrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Prohibition">Prohibition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regulate">regulate</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="legalization">legalization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marijuana">marijuana</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="medicinal">medicinal</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overriding">overriding</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="ills">ills</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>. <span word="Crime">Crime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="prevention">prevention</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tried">tried</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eliminating">eliminating</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>? <span word="No">No</span>; <span word="rather">rather</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="mores">mores</span>, <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="undermining">undermining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assertion">assertion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="civil">civil</span>-<span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Luther">Luther</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="progenies">progenies</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="widening">widening</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mentally">mentally</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="segment">segment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="History">History</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="quarantine">quarantine</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span> <span word="solves">solves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="tradeoffs">tradeoffs</span>.</p>
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