Cont. GRE essay grading-help please

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Analyze an Issue Topic:

In most professions and academic fields, imagination is more important than knowledge.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position

Your Answer:

Imagination and knowledge are both interesting topics to discuss.Both imagination and knowledge should be equally important in developing a persons skill set in the professional and academic field. Therefore , I disagree with the topic above that professions and academic fields should consider imagination more important than knowledge. 

First, professions and academic fields are requiring employees to have a wide variety of skill sets to succeed in their profession. For example, food scientist are required to have a skill set that includes imagination, or in other words, creativity to create new set of products for the company. This skill set alone does not help the food scientist succeed in his/her job. They also need the knowledge of chemistry, food science , and math to be able to create the new product. Also, the academic field needs both skills to succeed as a research professor. A research professor not only needs imagination to be able to research the topic of cancer for example, but also the knowledge of biochemistry, and biology to understand the structure and chemistry of the cell. On the other hand, I would agree that imagination is more important than knowledge in certain fields such as drawing, or acting. The arts field requires a lot of imagination to create a drawing that has a lot of color and design, or an actor who needs to be able to imagine himself/herself in the play.

Second, Knowledge and imagination are skills that can be used together to add develop another skill set such as competition. For example, Candidates who are competing for a job need to sue their imagination to answer interview questions ,and include knowledge of the subject area to add value to the answer. On the other hand, only using imagination to answer an interview question would provide the knowledge needed to answer the question.For example, answering a question about a coworker only needs imagination.

In conclusion, imagination and knowledge are skills that are either used together in certain fields such as food science. On the other hand, imagination can be more important than knowledge in other fields such as acting.

Score: 4

Time Used:

29 minutes 59 seconds

Explanation of Score:

In addressing the specific task directions, a 4 response presents a competent analysis of the issue and conveys meaning with acceptable clarity.

A typical response in this category

·         presents a clear position on the issue in accordance with the assigned task

·         develops the position with relevant reasons and/or examples

·         is adequately focused and organized

·         demonstrates sufficient control of language to express ideas with acceptable clarity

·         generally demonstrates control of the conventions of standard written English but may have some errors