一个好的写手一定是个好的读者。
不管是新手还是老手，
在写作的路上，我们都在不断学习。
收…
谈点能落地的。
在应试的时候，还是需要备考是更有针对性的。
对于写作的备考主要就是构思和表达（展开）
换一种说法，就是先对于题目有思路，然后能把思路写出来。
理想的情况是哪怕在思路短的情况下，也能有比较长的文章展开。当然这需要的是能把观点具体化的能力。
而这种具体化从平时来说，最重要的是积累。
从考前冲刺来说，最好是能快速的有个参考对象。
这里要介绍的是 New York Times 的 Room for debate 这个栏目。
里面会谈一些和我们的写作话题有重叠的内容。同时因为会呈现不同的角度，又因为是debate 的形式，所以用词什么的也不会特别文绉绉，所以不管是思路还是表达都可以是很好的模仿对象。
因为在NYT，所以自然有道不能跨越的坎在。把一些和写作有关的debate 搬到了labhaohao.cn
大致的呈现是这样的
最上面是话题
下面不同的tab，就是不同人的角度
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话题：Should More Americans Study Abroad? 【GRE Issue 和 TOEFL 独立写作都有涉及的话题】
没必要： Don’t Bother, Homework Is Pointless
Globalization is here to stay, and students who want to work in our interconnected global world should study abroad.
Despite the inevitable increasing global competition for jobs, American graduates lack the international experience, language capabilities and cross-cultural communication skills necessary to succeed in the global economy. With only about 10 percent of students studying abroad at some point in their academic career, we have a long way to go.
Making study abroad a part of their education is the most effective and accessible means for students to develop needed skills because it pushes a student to get out of her comfort zone to experience another culture, language, environment and education system. It teaches students to appreciate difference and diversity firsthand, and enables them to recognize — and then dismiss — stereotypes they may have held about people they had never met.
Learning how to interact with people from other countries and cultures equips future leaders in all sectors to address urgent issues — from curing diseases and finding energy solutions, to fighting terrorism and hunger — shared across borders.
But study abroad has to be done correctly. It shouldn’t be a separate or tangential part of education, but rather an integrated part of the curriculum, incorporating proper cross-cultural preparation and supportive reintegration to help students understand and internalize what they learn.
With more flexible and accessible options, the barriers posed by financial need, disabilities, race and ethnicity and sexual orientation are crumbling. Excellent programs and inspiring role models exist for every type of student. Every parent, teacher, professor, adviser and employer should support making international experience an essential and affordable component of a well-rounded education.
有必要：More Minority Students Should Have Study Abroad
A study abroad experience is more than just taking courses and exams; it brings you closer to the world and the people in it.
Cross-cultural understanding – the exchange of ideas, information and art – is imperative in a world made smaller by globalization and the Internet. Study abroad is a must in the 21st century, regardless of when, what and where you study. I encourage students to go during their junior year, preferably for a full year, but even a semester is beneficial.
Learning abroad allows students from various disciplines to see the U.S. from another angle, creating more informed global citizens. Students encounter other ways of living life and at the same time present a different image of the U.S. away from its foreign policy and military reach.
For many students, the idea of living abroad sounds interesting but the cost and lack of resources and information can be a deterrent. I’d especially like to see more students from underrepresented or low-income backgrounds take advantage of this life-changing opportunity to realize that we are more alike than we are different. There are some great scholarship programs out there — including, among others, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and the J. William Fulbright Scholar Program — to help provide financial support for those who would like to study in another country.
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