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Essay Collections: GRE and TOEFL

A stove of essays I wrote during my GRE and TOEFL preparation

An international development organization, in response to a vitamin A deficiency among people in…

GRE: Argument Task
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Jan 28, 2020

People who make decisions based on emotion and justify those decisions with logic afterward are…

GRE: Issue Task
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Jan 28, 2020

A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter…

GRE Issue Task
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Jan 22, 2020
Undergraduate students majoring in Business or in the Sciences should not be required to take any…

Undergraduate students majoring in Business or in the Sciences should not be required to take any…

The topic appeared under the Issue task of Magoosh’s GRE writing lesson. Here is my take on it.
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Dec 3, 2019
Smartphone Or No-Smartphone

Smartphone Or No-Smartphone

I wrote this essay as part of the writing section for the TOEFL. The task appeared on Magoosh’s TOEFL lessons.
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Dec 2, 2019

When schools do not have enough funding or teachers, some people think physical education classes…

TOEFL: Independent Essay
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Jan 11, 2020

The best leaders are those who encourage feedback from the people whom they lead.

Great leadership is an amalgam of a set of virtuous traits that is defined by its purview. Although a strong feedback loop is an…
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Jan 4, 2020

Those who see their ideas through, regardless of doubts or criticism others may express, are the…

GRE AWA: Issue task
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Jan 1, 2020

Reading is more educational than watching movies or TV.

TOEFL Independent Essay
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Jan 14, 2020

No act is done purely for the benefit of others.

The notion of transforming thoughts into actions and further impact our surroundings with those actions is an innate part of the human…
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Dec 14, 2019

As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for…

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing…
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Dec 13, 2019

In order to relieve Briggsville’s notorious traffic congestion…

The following is a memorandum from the office of Mayor Harrison Smith Jones.
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Abrar Shariar
Jan 4, 2020
Children over the age of 15 should be allowed to vote.

Children over the age of 15 should be allowed to vote.

TOEFL: Independent Essay
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Jan 7, 2020

Tech isn’t “just a tool.” It’s an instrument for creating culture.

GRE issue task. My take on it:
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Dec 15, 2019

The following is an excerpt from a speech given to the School Board about a change to the…

“Because the future will be dominated by technology, we must make four years of computer programming mandatory for all high school…
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Dec 25, 2019

Woven baskets and Palean people

The topic is collected from ETS’s Pool of Argument Topic.
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Dec 7, 2019

Discussing controversial topics with those with contrasting views is not useful because very few…

Write a response to the prompt in which you discuss whether or not you agree or disagree. Be certain to fully develop your position and…
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Abrar Shariar
Dec 23, 2019

SuperCorp recently moved its headquarters to Corporateville

AWA Argument Task.
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Jan 6, 2020

Why do people work?

I wrote this essay as part of my TOEFL preparation.
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Abrar Shariar
Dec 3, 2019

Green tea has long been hailed as an excellent source of antioxidants, powerful anti-aging and…

GRE AWA: Argument Task
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Jan 1, 2020

Although sound moral judgment is an important characteristic of an effective leader, it is not as…

This appeared in the issue task section of Magoosh’s GRE practice test. Here is my take on it.
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Dec 13, 2019

Paleo diets — GRE Argument task

Paleo diets, in which one eats how early hominids (human ancestors) did, are becoming increasingly popular. Proponents claim our bodies…
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Abrar Shariar
Dec 16, 2019

GRE Argument Task — Magoosh Mock 4

The following appeared as part of the Dean’s newsletter:
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Dec 23, 2019

Understanding the past is of little use to those in current positions of leadership.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the…
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Abrar Shariar
Dec 25, 2019
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