目錄一、ETS官方Issue主題范文36篇二、ETS官方Argument主題范文36篇ETS官方Issue主題范文36篇以下，是現(xiàn)在能夠找到的ets公布的所有的issue主題的范文。一共6個(gè)題目，每個(gè)題目，6篇不同分?jǐn)?shù)的范文。建議大家按照猴哥“閱讀式作文備考法”，研讀“4-6”分作文。對(duì)于1?3分作文，可以看看ets對(duì)它的評(píng)價(jià)，分析其分?jǐn)?shù)低的原因。保證自己不要犯這些錯(cuò)誤。有些錯(cuò)誤是致命的。比如跑題。Isusuetestl“Boththedevelopmentoftechnologicaltoolsandtheusestowhichhumanityhasputthemhavecreatedmoderncivilizationsinwhichlonelinessiseverincreasing.**6Technology,broadlydefinedastheuseoftools,hasalonghistory.EversinceErgthecavemanfirstconkedananimalwitharock,peoplehavebeenusingtechnology.Forthousandsofyears,theuseoftoolsallowedpeopletomoveeverclosertogether.Becausefieldscouldbecultivatedandthetechnologytostorefoodexisted,peoplewouldliveincitiesratherthaninsmallnomadictribes.OnlyverylatelyhaveErg'sdescendantscometoquestionthebenefitsoftechnology.TheIndustrialRevolutionintroducedandspreadtechnologiesthatmechanizedmanytasks.Asaresultofthedrivetowardmoreefficientproductionanddistribution(sotheeverlargercitieswouldbesupported),peoplebegantoactascogsinthetechnologicalmachine.Clothingwasnolongerproducedbygroupsofwomensewingandgossipingtogether,butbydown-troddenautomation'soperatingmachineryingrimfactories.Thebenefitsofthenewtechnologyoftoday,computersandtheinternet,areparticularlyambiguous.Theyhavemadeworkevermoreefficientandknittheworldtogetherinawebofinformationandphonelines.SomevisionariesspeakofaworldinwhichErgneednotcheckintohisoffice;hecanjustdialinfromhome.Hewon*tneedtogotoabartopickupwomenbecausethereareallthosechatrooms.Hungry?Ergordershisgroceriesfromanonlinedeliveryservice.Bored?Downloadanewgame.Andyet...Manypeople,myselfincluded,arealittlequeasyaboutthatvision.Ergmaybedoingwork,butisitrealwork?Arehisonlinefriendsrealfriends?Doesanythingcountinaspiritualwayifit'sjustdigital?SincetheIndustrialRevolution,wehavebeenhauntedbytheprospectthatweareturningintoourmachines:efficient,productive,souless.Thenewesttechnologies,wefear,aremakingusflatasourscreens,turningusintostreamsofbitsofinterchangabledata.Wemayknowalotofpeople,butwehavefewrealfriends.Wehavealotofthingstodo,butnoreasontodothem.Inshort,thenewtechnologyemphasizesaspiritualcrisisthathasbeenbuildingforquitesometime.AsItrytounravelwhichIbelieveabouttherelativemeritsoftechnology,Ithinkitisinstructivetoremembertechnology'soriginalresult.Abetterplowmeanteasierfarming,morefood,longerlives,andmorefreetimetopursueotherthingssuchasart.Ournewesttechnologydoesnotgiveusmorefreetime;itconsumesourfreetime.Weareterminallydistractedfromconfrontingourselvesoreachother.Westaysafe,andlonely,inourhomesandofficesratherthantakingtheriskofmeetingrealpeopleortryingnewthings.WhileIamcertainlynotaLuddite,Idobelieveweneedtolookforabitmorebalancebetweentechnologyandlife.Wehavetotearourselvesawayfromthefataldistractionsandgooutintotheworld.Technologyhasgivenuslonglivesandendlesssuppliesofinformation.Nowweneedtoapplythatinformation,usethetimeweYenotspendingconkingourdinnerwithaclub,andfindourreasonsforliving.評(píng)價(jià)Thisoutstandingresponsedisplayscogentreasoning,insightful,persuasiveanalysis,andsuperiorcontroloflanguage.Theessayimmediatelyidentifiesthecomplexitiesoftheissueandthenplayfullyexploresboththebenefitsandthedrawbacksoftechnologicaldevelopmentsoverthecourseofhumanhistory.Thewritermaintainsthata''balancebetweentechnologyandlife'1isnecessaryifhumansaregoingtoabatethelonelinessthatispartofmodemexistence.5IdisagreewiththeargumentthatMBoththedevelopmentoftechnologicaltoolsandtheusestowhichhumanityhasputthemhavecreatedmodemcivilizationsinwhichlonelinessiseverincreasing.Argumentscanbemadeforthisthesis,buttheydependlargelyuponwhatIbelievetobeapoordefinitionof"loneliness”.Ifonedefineslonelinessastheabsenceofasmuchphysical,face-to-facecontactwithotherpeople,thenthisargumentisprobablytrue.Theinventionofmoderntelecommunicationsdevicessuchastelephones,faxmachines,andcomputershasdefinitelycutdownontheamountofphysicalcontactwithotherpeople.ThisisespeciallytrueinrecenttimesduetotheextremelyrapidexpansionoftheInternet.E-mailandtele-conferencingaredirectsubstitutesforphysicalcontact,especiallyinthebusinessworld.However,Ibelievethatlonelinesscanbebettermeasuredbyintellectualcontactwithotherindividuals.Unarguably,moderntechnologymakesthisfasterandeasier,withbettercommunicationwithalargernumberofpeople.SomeemployershavearguedthatproductivityislessenedsincetheyhavehadcomputerslinkedtotheInternet,astheemployeesspendmuchoftheirtime^^chatting'^withfriends,acquaintances,orbusinesscontactsacrossthecountry.Thisisprobablynotagoodthingfortheemployers,butitdemonstratestheincreaseddegreeofcommunicationduetomoderntechnology.Ofcourse,sometechnologieshaveincreasedlonelinessbyanystandards,suchastheautomobileorothertransportationmechanisms.Theseencouragesubstantiallylongercommutesbetweenhomeandwork.AutomobileshavemadepossiblethepatternofsuburbanizationthathasbeeninplaceintheUnitedStatessinceimmediatelyafterWorldWarTwo.Timespentcommutingisgenerallyunproductiveandspentalone,unlesstheindividualinquestioniscar-poolingorusingmasstransit.Thecontributionofthecommutingculturetolonelinessmayactuallybechangingnowduetonewtechnologythatisbeinginventedandusedbythegeneralpublic.Popularnewdevices,suchasthecellularphone,thelaptopcomputer,andthecombinationthereofmayactuallyconvertcommutingtimetoaperiodofincreasedcommunicationsbetweenpeople,to"passthetime1'.Thiswillbeespeciallytrueasuseofmasstransitgrows,whichwillprobablyhappen,duetoproblemswithgasshortages,airpollution,andthecreationoffurthermasstransitbyfederalandlocalgovernments.Themotivationforthedeclarationthatlonelinessisincreasingmaybeduetothefactthatmanypeople,especiallyblue-collarworkers,areunabletoaffordorusethesenewdevices.However,sincetheadventofthepersonalcomputer,thepricepercomputingpowerhascontinuallyloweredrapidly,andthistrendshowsnosignofchanging.Severalcompanies,suchasSunMicrosystemsandOraclehaveannouncedthattheyareattemptingtodevelopterminalswithlittlecomputingpower,butafullcapabilitytoaccesstheInternet.Thesedeviceswillbeinapproximatelythe$500pricerange,whichismuchmorereasonablethanthepriceofthecurrenttopofthelinePC.Inaddition,tocatertoalargermassofthepublic,softwarecompanieshavebeencarefullymakingtheirproductseasiertousebynon-"computernerds1'.Thistrendisnotlikelytocease.Inconclusion,althoughearlydevelopmentofmoderntransportationmayhaveincreasedloneliness,Ibelievethatmorerecenttechnologiesareactuallydoingtheopposite,stimulatinginterpersonalcontactandencouragingintellectualexpansion.TheperceptionthattheoppositeistruederivesfromwhatIbelieveispoordefinitionoflonelinessandthedifficultythattheworkingclasshasinacquiringandusingmoderntelecommunicationsdevices.評(píng)稱Thisstrongresponseanalyzesthecomplexitiesoftheissue.Indisagreeingwiththeprompt,thewritermakesadistinctionbetweentwotypesofloneliness—lonelinesscausedby"theabsenceof???physicalcontact"andlonelinessbroughtaboutbyalackof"intellectualcontact"withothers.Theessayreasonsthatwhile"theautomobileandothertransportationmechanisms"originallykeptpassengersphysicallyandintellectuallyisolatedfromoneanother,moderntechnology,suchasthecellulartelephoneandlaptopcomputer,hasmadeintellectualcontact"fasterandeasier'1andhasbenefitedusersbyallowingthemtocommunicatewith"alargernumberofpeople.'1Theresponseprovidesclearandrelevantexamplesofthewaysinwhichtechnologicaldevelopmentsfacilitateandencourageintellectualcommunication.Thewriterexaminestheimpactofuser-friendlyInternetaccessontheindividual'sabilitytointeractwithothersevenwhenphysicaldistanceseparatesthecommunicatingparties.Theorganizationisclear,yettransitionsbetweenparagraphsarenotalwayssmooth.Thebodyoftheessaylacksthefocusthatwouldhelpmoveittoascoreof6.Itisnotalwaysclearhowtheinformationgivenrelatestotheessay'sinitialposition(e.g.,thediscussionofcurrentpricesforpersonalcomputersinparagraphfive).Theconclusion,whileclearlyrelevant,attemptstoimposeorderonthesomewhatlooselyconnectedparagraphs,yetfailstoaddsubstancetotheanalysis.Onthewhole,theessaydisplaysclarityandcontrol,butthelanguageissometimesimpreciseandlesstightlycontrolledthanitwouldbeina6essay.Thefollowingsentenceisonesuchexample:“Themotivationforthedeclarationthatlonelinessisincreasingmaybeduetothefactthatmanypeople,especiallyblue-collarworkers,areunabletoaffordorusethesenewdevices."4Lookingattheabovestatement,Iseealotoftruthtothestatement.Therearemanywaysthatsocietyhasusedtheadvancedtechnologyinordertoisolatethemselves.Itmayormaynotbeaconsiousmove,buttheresultsareallthesame.Theisolationoccursinavarietyofwaysandinalldifferentareas.Bycomputerizingfactories,therearemoreandmorepeopleworkinglonghoursbythemselves,withthereonlycompanionasacomputermonitor.Althoughthecompanymaybegettingbetterproduction,thequestionthatneedstobeaskisatwhatcosttotheiremployees.Itisnotonlythemanagementofbigfactoriesthatareresponsibleforthisisolation.Thislonlinesscanbeseeninmanyothersettings.Withthegrowingpopularityofthetelevision,thenationisseeingadeclineinfamiliestalkingandanincreaseinwatchingthetelevision.Notonlycanthisresultinagenerationof"coachpotatoes",itisalsocauseslesscommunicationandafeelingofisolationfromeveryonethatapersoncaresabout.Sofartechnologyhasenteredtheworkplaceandthehome,ithasalsoenteredthesocialrelm.Whenyougotoorderfoodinthedrive-thru,whoisorbetteryetwhatisitthatyoutalkto?Itisamachine,althoughthereisapersonontheotherend,youarestillrecitingyourordertoamachine.Ifitisteno'clockatnightandyouneedmoney,thereareATM's.Allofthesegadgetsmaybeveryniceandconvient,buttheyresultinlackofhumancontact.Althoughitmightbeeasytoblametechnolgyforourfeelingsofloneliness,itisjustacopout.Bylookingatallthewaystechnologycausesisolation,itisstillpeoplewhochoosetousetheseconvenientmethods.Ifapersonwantstohavehumancontact,alltheyhavetodoisgoinsidetothebankorgoinsidetheresturaunttoorder.Whatitbasicallyboilsdownto,isthatitisourchoicewhetherornotweusetechnology.Itisascarythoughttothinkmaybeonedaywemightliveinasocietywhereyouwillneverhavetoleaveyourhouse.ThatbyusingFAXmachines,computers,modems,andthetelephoneapersonwouldneverhavetohavehumancontacttogettheirjobdone.Thethingisthatifthatisnotwhatweasasocietywants,wearetheonestospeakoutandchangetheoutcome.評(píng)價(jià)Thisresponsepresentsacompetentdiscussionoftheissue.Thepositionpresentedinthefirstparagraph-that"therearemanywaysthatsocietyhasusedtheadvancedtechnologyinordertoisolatethemselves0-isadequatelysustained,buttheexamplesgivenarenotalwaysclearlyrelevant(e.g.,inthecaseofparagraphone's"computerizing0offactories,thedecisiontousethetechnologyisnotmadebytheindividualworker.)Also,thereasoningisnotdevelopedasfullyasitwouldbeinaresponseatthescorelevelof6or5.Whileorganizationisadequate,theresponselackstheorganizedcoherenceofideasthatexemplifya5essay.Transitions,withinandbetweenparagraphs,arenotalwayssmoothorlogical.Thelastparagraphcouldbemuchmoreclearlyfocused,i.e.,severalsentencesrepeatthesameidea-that"itisourchoicewhetherornotweusetechnology*'—andthepurposeormeaningofothers(e.g.,thelast)isnotimmediatelyclear.Ingeneral,ideasarepresentedclearly,althoughawkwardphrasingsometimescontributestovagueness(eg,"Bylookingatallthewaystechnologycausesisolation,itisstillpeoplewhochoosetousetheseconvenientmethods").Lackofsentencestructurevarietyseemstoinhibitthecommunicationofideas(e.g.,manyshortsentencesareoftenusedwhereoneortwocompoundonescouldmakethepointsmoreeffectively).Overall,thisisanadequateresponsetothetopic.3Thetechnologicaltoolsweasasocietyhavedevelopedarenotinthemselvespositiveornegative,theyarejustthat,tools.Theuses,however,aredefinitelyadifferentstory.Computers,Ibelieveatonetime,weredevelopedtosaveustime.Doourworkmorequicklyforussothatwecouldhavemoreleisuretimetospenddoingthosethingsweenjoy.Wehavefoundnow,especiallythoseofusthatareparents,thatalloftheleisuretimewehavegainediseitherspentwatchingourchildrenlearnthingsonthecomputerorcreatingourownuniquesomethingonthefamilycomputer.Foronething,ithasbecomeaveryfunitem,thecomputershavebecomemorethanjustworkrelatedtechnologicaltools.Theamountofhumaninteractionislimited,becausepeopleingeneralarespendingmuchoftheirleisuretimedoingsoloonthecomputer.Inthepast,itwascommonforthenewyoungexectutivetogetamembershiptotheexerciseclubasaperk,wherehecouldsocializewiththeuppercrust.Nowthenewyoungexec,getsacarphoneoraportablefax,sothathecanworkfromwhereeverheis,usuallydoingthatsolotriptosomewhere.Giventheseasexamples,Iwouldtendtoagreewiththestatementthatlonlinesshasincreasedasadirectresult.評(píng)價(jià)Thisresponseislimitedinbothitsanalysisoftheissueanditscontroloflanguage.Thewriterclearlyexpressestheideathat"thetechnologicaltoolsweasasocietyhavedevelopedarenotinthemselvespositiveornegative.MHowever,theessayprovidesonlylimitedsupportfortheposition;thetwoexamplesarelooselyconnectedandundeveloped.Attimestheorganizationoftheessaymakesforconfusingreading.Forexample,therelevanceofthe"youngexecutive"exampleisnotclearbecausethereisnotransitionfromtheprecedingexampleofthecomputer.Theconclusion,onesentencelong,simplyrestatestheclaimmadeinthetopic.Theawkwardsentencesareevidenceofalimitedfluency.Greateruseofcompoundsentencescouldhelpeliminatestructuralproblemsandfacilitatethecommunicationofideas(e.g.,sentences3and4couldbecombined).Forallofthesereasons,theessayreceivedascoreof3.2、Computersofallshapesandsizes,p.c/s,laptops,faxes,phones,thelistneverends.Allconsideredbyoursocietyasgreattechnologicaladvances.Notmanywouldarguethatthedevelopmentofthesetoolshasnotadvancedourworldinsomeways.Howevertheycertainlyseemtobemakingourworldoneinwhichcontactwithourfellowmanislessandlessnecessary.Thoughsomemaybemorecomfortablenothavingtoengageindirectcontact,itisquestionablewhetherthisisbeneficialtosocietyasawhole.Theveryleastresultcouldinfactbeaverylonelyworld,butitmayresultinmoresignificantproblems.評(píng)價(jià)Thisresponseisseriouslyflawed.Theanalysisoftheissueisextremelylimited,andthereareseriousproblemsinsentencestructure.Thewriter'sposition,neverclearlystated,seemstobethatasaresultoftechnologicaldevelopments,°contactwithourfellowmanislessandlessnecessary.HHowever,theimplicationsofthisstatement(andothers)areneverexploredordeveloped.Furthermore,thelistoftechnologicaladvancementsdoesnotsupportorclarifythewriter'salreadytenuouslyheldposition.Eachnewsentencecouldserveasaspringboardtoathoughtfulanalysisbutinsteadtakestheresponsefurtherfromtheapparentpremise.Whiletheessayexhibitsalackofsentencevarietyandcontainssomegrammaticalerrors,thelanguageisforthemostpartcontrolled.Thisresponsedidnotreceiveascoreof2becauseofalanguageproblem,butbecausereasoning,analysis,anddevelopmentareextremelythinandinsubstantial.1、1、Thisstatementisstating.Themoreadvanceintecnologythatsocietybecomes,themorewedependontechnologytoliveoureverydaylives.Societyasawholewilloutdodailytasksanddependmoreonmachinesandcomputerstoaccomplishthosetasksforthem.Forexample;Iwastoldthattheyoungergenerationsusecaclatorsinclassesonaeverdaylevel.Wecounld'ntdothat.Wehadtoresolveaproblemonourown.Becausecaculatorsarebeingused,mathproblemsarebeingadjustedaroundthecaculators.IfIdidntknowhowtouseacaculatortodaythenImostlikelywoulnd'tknowhowtoattempttotacklethemathoftoday.Computersoftodayareanotherexample.Writingaessaytookalotofthoughtandhardworkinpast.Today,Icantypesomewordsinthecomputerandthatcomputerwillspell,makegrammercorrection,anddictatearightformtouseinmyessay.Inthepastwehadtoallthesethingsonourown.I'mnotputtingdownmodemtechnologytotally.Ijustwanttostatethatifwetakeawaypeople'sabilitytothinkthenwewillslowlylooseourabilitytofunctionwithoutmodemtechnology.評(píng)價(jià)Thisresponseisfundamentallydeficientbecauseitdoesnotdiscusstheissue.Instead,itbrieflydiscussesthedrawbacksofspecifictypesoftechnology(eg,calculatorsandcomputers)intermsoftheeffecttheyhaveonanindividual'sabilitytofunctionwithoutthem.Furthermore,theessaylackscontrolofthebasicelementsofacademicwriting.Awkwardandimprecisephrasingofteninterfereswithmeaning(e.g.,"Societyasawholewilloutdodailytasks???'1).Test2“Themedia(books,film,music,television,forexample)tendtocreateratherthanreflectthevaluesofasociety.H6Forourgrandparentsitoccurredthroughfilmsandbooks.Forthebabyboomersitwasaresultoftelevisionandrevolutionarymusic.Nomatterhowtheimpacttookplace,itisclearthatsinceitsveryadvent,themediahaveplayedacrucialroleinnotsimplybeingrepresentativeofthevaluesofoursocietybutcreatingthemaswell.DuringtheroaringtwentiesAmericansfoundthemselvesinastrugglebetweentheoldwaysoftheirancestorsandthenewwaysofthefuture.Theoncesteadfastbeliefsthatmenandwomenshouldnottouchwhiledancing,andthatladiesshouldnotdrinkorsmokeweresuddenlybeingchallenged.Fromwherewasallthisrebellionstemming?PartlyitwasduetothereturningdoughboysfromtheshoresofEuropebringinghomerevolutionaryideastheyhadencounteredwhileatwar.Nonetheless,returningsoldierscouldnotbeheldresponsibleforthesocialupheavalthatAmericaexperienced.Therehadtobeanothercause,andtherewas,themedia.Althoughthefilmsoftheeraweresilenttheyspokevolumestothesocietyforwhichtheywerecreated.Womeninthesemoviesworetheirhemlinesafewinchesshorterthanthedecadebeforethemandtheyworecosmeticstoaccentuatetheirnewbobbedhaircuts.Themovies,aswellasthebooksofthatera,demonstratedanewmaterialisticattitudethatAmericahadneverbeforeexperienced.Filmsportrayedeverycharacterashavingthemoneytobuyanewcar,drink,smokeandpartakeintheleisuresoflife,aphilosophythatwassoonadoptedbytheyouthofthedecade.Theuseofthemediainthetwentieswastoserveasacatalystfortherevolutionaryideasthatwerecirculating.ThefilmsandbooksofthateraspedAmericaalongitspathofchangethateventuallyledtothegreatestsocialunrestthattheUnitedStateshadeverknown.Unlikethetwenties,thesixtiesandseventiesutalizedthemediainawaythatappealedtothosesearchingfortruthinalostandconfusedworld.MartinLutherKingJr.realizedtheimpactofthemediaonsocietyduringhiscampaignforcivilrights.Kingurgedhisfollowerstowithstandanyabusethattheymightencounterbecausethemediawilltaketheirpeacefulnessintothehomesoftheirsociety.Bydoingso,Kingsucessfullybegantochangethetraditionalviewofrace.Americansbegantosympathizewiththeprotestersbecauseoftheundeservedturmoiltheyfacedatthehandsofthegovernment.Asaresult,AmericarelinquishedtheJimCrowlawsandsawmanyothergroupspressfortheirindividualrightsaswell.TelevisioncamerasrolledasCesarChavezorganizedthemigrantworkersinCaliforniaandasBellaAbzugandGloriaSteinhamlinkedarmstoprotestthelackofwomen'srights.Whilethemediahelpedtoshapesomeattitudesaboutracismandgenderitalsohelpedtouncoverthetruthbehindgovernmentlies.DuringtheNixon評(píng)價(jià)Thisisanoutstandingresponse,eventhoughitisnotquitefinished.Thewriter'sviewsontheissuearesocogent,wellarticulated,andwelldevelopedthatthewriterwasnotpenalizedforfailingtoprovideaconclusion.Whatmattersisthequalityofthinkingandwritingdisplayed,notwhetheranessayistotallyfinishedorhasacertainnumberofwords.Thewriter'sskillisapparentintheopeninglines.Thefirstwords,"Forourgrandparentsitoccurred/'immediatelysparkthereader'sinterest.Thequickrepetitionofsentencestructureand,onceagain,theintentionallyvagueuseof''it"("Forthebabyboomersitwas")effectivelydrawthereaderin.Bythethirdsentence,weknowthatthisessaywilladdressthecomplexityoftheissue(*'notsimplybeingrepresentative???butcreatingthemaswell")andthatthewriterisfullyincommandofthisdiscussion.Therestoftheessayaddressestheinfluenceofhistoricaleventsandmediaonthevaluesofmodemsociety,fromthe"roaringtwenties"tothe''sixtiesandseventies.'*Insightfulanalysisaccompaniesthehistoricalreferences.Forexample,thewriterpersuasivelyarguesthatprominentfigures(King,butalsoChavez,Abzug,andSteinham)advancedtheirsocialagendasbycapitalizingonthepowerofthemediatochangepublicopinion.Throughouttheessay,thewriteruseslanguageandsyntaxeffectively.Wordchoiceisprecise(ncosmeticstoaccentuatetheirnewbobbedhaircuts"),sentencesarestructuredtocommunicateideasclearly("Therehadtobeanothercause,andtherewas,themedia'*),andtransitionalphraseshelpmovetheargumentforward("Unlikethetwenties,thesixties????**and"Bydoingso.Kingsuccessfullybegantochangethetraditionalviewofrace.")Occasionalerrorsdoappear(e.g.,notethelackoflogicalcomparisonin"women???woretheirhemlines???shorterthanthedecadebeforethem**),buttheyarenotintrusive.Other6essaysmightbemorefullydeveloped;indeed,thisessaywouldbestrongerifthewriterhadgoneontodiscussthemedia'sroleinNixon'sWatergatescandalandtobringtheargumenttoitsconclusion.However,eveninitsunfinishedstate,theessaydoespresentaninsightful,well-articulateddiscussionoftheissue.5、Therearesomewhowouldsaythatthemediareflectsthevaluesofsociety.Ibelievehowever,thatthemediainfacttendtocreatevaluesinasociety.Thevaluescreatedmaybefardifferentfromthevaluesthatoursocietywouldchoosetoembrace.Ioffertwoexamplesthatservewelltoillistratethatthemediacaninfactshapetheverymoralfibersinoursociety.Thefirstmediumthatcomestomindismusic.Throughmusicwecanproclaimourlove,communicatefeelings,andexpressnewattiudes.Musiciswidelyavailabletoalmosteveryoneinoursociety.Toseehowmusichaschangedthevaluesofoursociety,oneneedsonlytolooktotheurbansprawl.Rapandgangstastylesofmusicreachmillionsofcityteensandyoungadults.It'smessageisquitesimple-violence,drugs,andsex.Youngpeopleareconstantlybombardedwiththemessagethatifyouwantsomethingallyouhavetodoistotakeit.Thevaluesofhumanlife,respectforeldersandchildrenhavebeenlost.Wehavegangsandrandomkillingsinthestreetsofmostcitiesinourcountry.Arethesemyvalues?Theyaremostcertainlynot.Thismusicdoesnotreflectthevaluesofthissociety.Thismusicistheverycoreofthisdegradationofourvalues.Howmanytrickedoutgangcarstoyouseethatdon'thavetheannoyingbassrumbleofRapmusicvibratingoutofthem?Thismusicispartofthepersonaofawholegenerationofpeople.Itisjustasmuchapartoftheiregoastheguns,drugs,andabuseofwomen.Anothermediumthatisshapingthevaluesofoursocietyisadvertising.Advertisingiseverywhere,onT.V.,billboards,radio,evenattheballpark.Throughadvertisingsomevendorscancreate"values'*.ToilluminatemypointIwillusetobaccocompaniesasanexample.JoeCamelhasconvincedmillionsofyoungpeoplethatitiscooltosmoke.TheMarlboromanhasdonethesame.Theaudienceisalwaysthesame.Theseadsaretargetingyoungpeople.Theyhavecreatedthe"value“amongchildrenthatitisokforkidstosmoke.Againthevaluesofsocietyhavebeenchangedbyapowerfulmedia.I'msuretherearenottoomanyparentsouttherewhowouldwanttheirchildrentostartsmoking.AnotheradvertisingmediathatwillsurelychangethevaluesofoussocietyistheInternet.Theinternetisreallyjusttheworld'slargestcommerciallaunchedundertheveilofaccessofusefulinformation.Itwillbeinterestingtoseejusthowthisnewnetworkthathasbroughttheworldtogetherwillaffectourvalues.ThesearejustexamplesbutIthinktheyareeffectiveatmakingmypoint.Ithinktheyservetoillistratethatthemediacaninfactchangeourvalues.Asforme,HlbeoutbacksmokingaDonLino,onabeautifultroutstreamwhilesippingacoldbeer,waitingforthetrouttoriseandhopingacoupleofthosegirlsfromtheCoorscommercialshowup.評(píng)價(jià)Thisisawell-developedresponse.Thefour-paragraphorganizationalstructureservesasausefulframeworkforthewritertodevelopapositiononthe