gre issue 官方范文(一)_GRE写作

gre issue 官方范文(一)

　　However, since the advent of the personal computer, the price per computing power has continually lowered rapidly, and this trend shows no sign of changing.

　　Several companies, such as Sun Microsystems and Oracle have announced that they are attempting to develop terminals with little computing power, but a full capability to access the Internet.

　　These devices will be in approximately the $500 price range, which is much more reasonable than the price of the current top of the line PC.

　　In addition, to cater to a larger mass of the public, software companies have been carefully making their products easier to use by non-computer nerds.

　　This trend is not likely to cease.

　　In conclusion, although early development of modern transportation may have increased loneliness, I believe that more recent technologies are actually doing the opposite, stimulating interpersonal contact and encouraging intellectual expansion.

　　The perception that the opposite is true derives from what I believe is poor definition of loneliness and the difficulty that the working class has in acquiring and using modern telecommunications devices.

　　评价

　　This strong response analyzes the complexities of the issue.

　　In disagreeing with the prompt, the writer makes a distinction between two types of loneliness -- loneliness caused by the absence of??? physical contact and loneliness brought about by a lack of intellectual contact with others.