GRE Analytical Writing - Issue Topics

GRE Analytical Writing - Issue Topics

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Every new generation needs to redefine 'right' and 'wrong' in its own terms and according to the conditions of its own time.
What society has thought to be its greatest social, political, and individual achievements have often resulted in the greatest discontent.
Most people recognize the benefits of individuality, but the fact is that personal economic success requires conformity.
The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority.
Artists should pay little attention to their critics.
* Criticism tends to undermine and constrain the artist's creativity....
It is the artist, not the critic,* who gives society something of lasting value.
*a person who evaluates works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc....
A crucial test of character is whether one is able to adapt to changing social conventions without sacrificing one's principles.
People who are the most deeply committed to an idea or policy are the most critical of it.
Tradition and modernization are incompatible. One must choose between them.
Many people admire idealism, but it usually leads to disappointment or trouble.

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