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Issue essay examples
- [Voiceover] So many of my students also find it difficult, at first, to think of relevant examples to support the arguments they make when writing the GRE Issue Essay. This video will give you some tips and ideas for choosing strong examples. So again, just so we have some context, here's the Issue Essay prompt from previous videos. So, again, I'll just read the issue itself for ya. Employees at all levels of a corporation should be involved in that corporation's short- and long-term goal planning. Now, one trap I want you to avoid falling into, is thinking you have to have specialized knowledge of the topic. You might say to yourself you've never worked for a corporation, and that you don't know how corporations typically plan. The good news is that you can still write a good essay, about the topic using what you do know. So, for example, let's say you mostly agree with the statement and you wanted to think of an example you could use. You could use an example from real life…
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Overview of the GRE essays1m 52s
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Review sample GRE issue essay prompt2m 9s
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Review sample GRE argument essay prompt2m 19s
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Scoring criteria for both essays1m 58s
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Develop a thesis for the issue essay2m 15s
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Issue essay examples1m 57s
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Argument essay flaws2m 44s
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Language, grammar, and writing mechanics1m 44s
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Analyze an issue essay2m 55s
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Analyze an argument essay2m 42s
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