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1、StevenJiang,SATRealTopicsSATRealTopics2005:24topicsR1.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandassignmentbelow:Wemustseriouslyquestiontheideaofmajorityrule.ThemajoritygrinnedandjeeredwhenColumbussaidtheworldwasround.Themajoritythrewhimintoadungeonforhisdiscov
2、eries.Whereisthelogicinthenotionthattheopinionheldbyamajorityofpeopleshouldhavethepowertoinfluenceourdecisions?–AdaptedfromJamesA.Reed,"MajorityRule"Assignment:Istheopinionofthemajority—ingovernmentorinanyothercircumstances—apoorguide?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpoi
3、ntofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,studies,experience,orobservations.(March12,2005,EastCoast)[*1]R2.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow:Giventheimportanceofhumancreativity,onewouldthinki
4、tshouldhaveahighpriorityamongourconcerns.Butifwelookatthereality,weseeadifferentpicture.Basicscientificresearchisminimizedinfavorofimmediatepracticalapplications.Theartsareincreasinglyseenasdispensableluxuries.Yetascompetitionheatsuparoundtheglobe,exactlytheoppositestrategyisne
5、eded.AdaptedfromMihalyCsikszentmihaly,Creativity:FlowandthePsychologyofDiscoveryandInventionAssignment:Iscreativityneededmorethaneverintheworldtoday?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewonthisissue.Supportyourpositionwithreasoningandexamplestakenfromyourreading,st
6、udies,experience,orobservations.(March12,2005,WestCoast)[*33]R3.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow:Evenscientistsknowthatabsoluteobjectivityhasyettobeattained.It'sthesameforabsolutetruth.But,asmanynewsreportershaveobserved,theideaofob
7、jectivityasaguidingprincipleistoovaluabletobeabandoned.Withoutit,thepursuitofknowledgeishopelesslylost.Adaptedfrom“FocusingOurValues,”NiemanReportsAssignment:Arepeoplebetteratmakingobservations,discoveries,anddecisionsiftheyremain·32·StevenJiang,SATRealTopicsneutralandimpartial
8、?Planandwriteanessayinwhichyoudevelopyourpointofviewon