12年gre作文要求：issue官方范文(二)2

Martin Luther King Jr.realized the impact of the media on society during his campaign for civil rights.

King urged his followers to withstand any abuse that they might encounter because the media will take their peacefulness into the homes of their society.

By doing so, King sucessfully began to change the traditional view of race.

Americans began to sympathize with the protesters because of the undeserved turmoil they faced at the hands of the government.

As a result, America relinquished the Jim Crow laws and saw many other groups press for their individual rights as well.

Television cameras rolled as Cesar Chavez organized the migrant workers in California and as Bella Abzug and Gloria Steinham linked arms to protest the lack of women's rights.

While the media helped to shape some attitudes about racism and gender it also helped to uncover the truth behind government lies.

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This is an outstanding response, even though it is not quite finished.

The writer's views on the issue are so cogent, well articulated, and well developed that the writer was not penalized for failing to provide a conclusion.

What matters is the quality of thinking and writing displayed, not whether an essay is totally finished or has a certain number of words.

The writer's skill is apparent in the opening lines.

The first words, "For our grandparents it occurred," immediately spark the reader's interest.

The quick repetition of sentence structure and, once again, the intentionally vague use of "it" ("For the baby boomers it was") effectively draw the reader in.

By the third sentence, we know that this essay will address the complexity of the issue ("not simply being representative??? but creating them as well") and that the writer is fully in command of this discussion.

The rest of the essay addresses the influence of historical events and media on the values of modern society, from the "roaring twenties" to the "sixties and seventies."

Insightful analysis accompanies the historical references.

For example, the writer persuasively argues that prominent figures (King, but also Chavez, Abzug, and Steinham) advanced their social agendas by capitalizing on the power of the media to change public opinion.

Throughout the essay, the writer uses language and syntax effectively.