GRE作文新增的argument题目(3)_GRE写作

GRE作文新增的argument题目(3)

　　the following appeared in an editorial in the local newspaper of workville.

　　workers should be allowed to reduce their workload from 40 to 25 or even 20 hours per week because it is clear that people who work part-time instead of full-time have better health and improved morale. one store in workville, which began allowing its employees to work part-time last year, reports that fewer days of sick leave were taken last year than in previous years. in contrast, the factory in workville, which does not allow any of its employees to work part-time, had a slight increase in the number of days of sick leave taken last year. in addition, a recent survey reports that most of the store employees stated that they are satisfied with their jobs, while many of the factory employees stated that they are dissatisfied with their jobs.

　　the following appeared in an environmental newsletter published in tria island.

　　the marine sanctuary on tria island was established to protect certain marine mammals. its regulations ban dumping and offshore oil drilling within 20 miles of tria, but fishing is not banned. currently many fish populations in trias waters are declining, a situation blamed on pollution. in contrast, the marine sanctuary on omni island has regulations that ban dumping, offshore oil drilling, and fishing within 10 miles of omni and omni reports no significant decline in its fish populations. clearly, the decline in fish populations in trias waters is the result of overfishing, not pollution. therefore, the best way to restore trias fish populations and to protect all of trias marine wildlife is to abandon our regulations and adopt those of omni.