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The speaker believes that economic and other pragmatic concerns are what drive people's

career decisions, and that very few people are free to choose their careers based on their

talents and interests. I tend to disagree; although practical considerations often play a

significant role in occupational trends, ultimately the driving forces behind people's career

decisions are individual interest and ability.

At first glance the balance of empirical evidence would seem to lend considerable credence

to the speaker's claim. The most popular fields of study for students today are the computer

sciences--fields characterized by a relative glut of job opportunities. Graduates with degrees in

liberal arts often abandon their chosen fields because they cannot find employment, and

reenter school in search of more "practical" careers. Even people who have already achieved

success in their chosen field are often forced to abandon them due to pragmatic concerns. For

example, many talented and creative people from the entertainment industry find themselves

looking for other, less satisfying, kinds of work when they turn 40 years of age because

industry executives prefer younger artists who are "tuned in" to the younger demographic

group that purchases entertainment products.

However, upon further reflection it becomes clear that the relationship between

career-seekers and the supply of careers is an interdependent one, and therefore it is unfair to

generalize about which one drives the other. Consider, for example, the two mainstream fields

of computer science and law. In the computer industry it might appear that supply dearly drives 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（78） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。GRE考试形式：中国大陆地区、香港、澳门、韩国目前执行分开考试的形式。由机考（分析性写作）和笔试（语文、数学）组成。

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job interest--and understandably so, given the highly lucrative financial rewards. But, would

our legions of talented programmers, engineers, scientists, and technicians really pursue their

careers without a genuine fascination, a passion, or at least an interest in those areas? I think

not.

Conversely, consider the field of law, in which it would appear that demand drives the job

market, rather than vice versa. The number of applications to law schools soared during the

civil rights movement of the 1960s, and again in the 1980s during the run of the popular

television series LA. Lmv. More recently, the number of students pursuing paralegal and

criminal-justice careers spiked during and immediately after the O.J. Simpson trial. Query,

though, whether these aspiring lawyers and paralegals wood have been sufficiently motivated

had the supply of jobs and the financial rewards not already been waiting for them upon

graduation.

Another compelling argument against the speaker's claim has to do with the myriad of ways

in which people earn their living. Admittedly, the job market is largely clustered around certain

mainstream industries and types of work. Nevertheless, if one peers beyond these mainstream

occupational areas it becomes evident that many, many people do honor their true interests

and talents--in spite of where most job openings lie and regardless of their financial rewards. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（78） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。GRE考试形式：中国大陆地区、香港、澳门、韩国目前执行分开考试的形式。由机考（分析性写作）和笔试（语文、数学）组成。

Creative people seem to have a knack for creating their own unique vocational niche

whether it be in the visual or the performing arts; many animal lovers create work which allows

them to express that love. Caregivers and nurturers manage to find work teaching, socializing,

counseling, and healing others. And people bitten by the travel bug generally have little trouble

finding satisfying careers in the travel industry.

In sum, the speaker's threshold claim that it is strictly the pragmatic concerns of job

availability and financial compensation that drive people's career decisions oversimplifies both

why and how people make career choices. Besides, the speaker's final claim that people are

not free to choose their work violates my intuition. In the final analysis, people are ultimately

free to choose their work; it's just that they often choose to betray their true talents and

interests for the sake of practical, economic considerations.

Issue 108

"If a goal is worthy, then any means taken to attain it is justifiable."

The speaker asserts that if a goal is worthy then any means of attaining that goal is

justifiable. In my view this extreme position misses the point entirely. Whether certain means

are justifiable in reaching a goal must be determined on a case-by-case basis, by weighing the

benefits of attaining the goal against the costs, or harm, that might accrue along the way. This

applies equally to individual goals and to societal goals.

Consider the goal of completing a marathon running race. If I need to reduce my working

hours to train for the race, thereby jeopardizing my job, or if I run a high risk of incurring a

permanent injury by training enough to prepare adequately for the event, then perhaps my

goal is not worth attaining. Yet if I am a physically challenged person with the goal of

completing a highly-publicized marathon, risking financial hardship or long-term injury might be

worthwhile, not only for my own personal satisfaction but also for the inspiration that attaining

the goal would provide many others. 感谢您阅读《GRE作文范文大全（78） 》一文，查字典出国留学网()编辑部希望本文能帮助到您。