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ESSAY QUESTION: The following appeared in an article in a human resources magazine: "Six months ago, in an experiment aimed at boosting worker productivity, Company Z started providing free gourmet lunches to its employees. The Company hoped that these office lunches would encourage employees ...

by nandy1984

Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:49 pm
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Please evaluate my essay..
Replies: 3
Views: 1569

A--irrelevant to whether Michelangelo would have used them B--works. If he DID work on it over several years, then both premises are still true, but the conclusion about when the painting was completed is no longer supported. C--fits the timeline, but not required for the argument to be true D--the...

by nandy1984

Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:43 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: MGMAT ASSUMPTION PROBLEM
Replies: 7
Views: 1824

MGMAT ASSUMPTION PROBLEM

A newly discovered painting on wooden panel by Michelangelo must have been completed after 1507 but before 1509. It cannot have been painted earlier than 1507 because one of its central figures carries a coin that was not minted until that year. It cannot have been painted after 1509 because it cont...

by nandy1984

Sun Apr 08, 2012 4:05 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: MGMAT ASSUMPTION PROBLEM
Replies: 7
Views: 1824

MGMAT CR PROBLEM...

According to a recent magazine article, of those office employees who typically work 8 hours at the office each day but sometimes say that they will work at home on a particular day, 25 percent actually work less than one hour. At the same time, over 90 percent of those same office employees believe...

by nandy1984

Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:21 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: MGMAT CR PROBLEM...
Replies: 2
Views: 1386

help by evaluating ANALYSIS OF ISSUE. Test on Monday

ESSAY QUESTION: “Companies should be prohibited from monitoring e-mail correspondence of their employees, since this policy destroys the atmosphere of trust and undermines employee morale.� From your perspective, how accurate is the above statement? Support your position with reasons and/or exam...

by nandy1984

Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:29 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: help by evaluating ANALYSIS OF ISSUE. Test on Monday
Replies: 0
Views: 1015

help by evaluating ANALYSIS OF ARGUMENT. Test on Monday

ESSAY QUESTION: The following appeared as part of a campaign statement for Velazquez, who is seeking election as alderman in the town of Barchester: “Under Police Commissioner Draco, the city of Spartanburg began jailing people for committing petty crimes such as littering, shoplifting, and sprayi...

by nandy1984

Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:27 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: help by evaluating ANALYSIS OF ARGUMENT. Test on Monday
Replies: 0
Views: 1076

I really like this one. The flaws you identified were good, and your methods to fix them showed that you had a good understanding of why they were flaws. One thing I would recommend is to perhaps add a couple more sentences to your conclusion. Summarize why it's a bad argument, review one of your b...

by nandy1984

Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:57 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Help me have an exam next week (ANALYSIS OF AN ARGUMENT)
Replies: 3
Views: 1327

Totally lost, could not write anything :( (ANALYSIS OF ISSUE

ESSAY QUESTION: "The purpose of government is not to ensure the financial well-being of its citizens, but rather to maintain order." From your perspective, how accurate is the above statement? Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or rea...

by nandy1984

Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:55 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Totally lost, could not write anything :( (ANALYSIS OF ISSUE
Replies: 0
Views: 907

Help me have an exam next week (ANALYSIS OF AN ARGUMENT)

ESSAY QUESTION: The following appeared in an article in a human resources magazine: "Six months ago, in an experiment aimed at boosting worker productivity, Company Z started providing free gourmet lunches to its employees. The Company hoped that these office lunches would encourage employees t...

by nandy1984

Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:53 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Help me have an exam next week (ANALYSIS OF AN ARGUMENT)
Replies: 3
Views: 1327

Please help have an exam next week ANALYSIS OF AN ISSUE

ESSAY QUESTION: “The mission of a university is to educate its students. Therefore, a professor’s pay and promotions should be based primarily on students’ evaluations of his or her courses.� Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views ...

by nandy1984

Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:52 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Please help have an exam next week ANALYSIS OF AN ISSUE
Replies: 0
Views: 925

Please help me - have an exam next week ANALYSIS OF ARGUMENT

ESSAY QUESTION: The following appeared in the editorial section of a national news magazine: "The rating system for electronic games is similar to the movie rating system in that it provides consumers with a quick reference so that they can determine if the subject matter and contents are appro...

by nandy1984

Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:49 am
Forum: GMAT Essays (AWA)
Topic: Please help me - have an exam next week ANALYSIS OF ARGUMENT
Replies: 0
Views: 916

bubbliiiiiiii wrote:Thank you all for your responses. The doubt is cleared. :)
Hi,
I did not understand how the B,C,D,E were eliminated...
I thought the answer was B... why do we need a comparison here?... please explain... thanks

by nandy1984

Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:53 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: MGMAT - 700-800 level question.
Replies: 9
Views: 1578

Which of the following most logically completes the passage? Appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix) is potentially fatal; consequently, patients with symptoms strongly suggesting appendicitis almost always have their appendix removed. The appropriate surgery is low-risk but performed unnecessa...

by nandy1984

Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:30 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: LOGICALLY COMPLETES......
Replies: 4
Views: 1527

Since we're dealing with crime rates per 1000 people, total population is actually not important here. As I read the stimulus, the numbers they gave as crime rate increases threw up a red flag. A 60% increase from what? A 10% increase from what? If Meadowbrook's rate 4 years ago was 10 crimes per 1...

by nandy1984

Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:55 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: FLAW.. interesting???
Replies: 5
Views: 1687

According to analysts, an alliance between three major personal computer companies and most of the nation’s largest local telephone companies would enable customers to receive Internet data over regular telephone lines with speeds much higher than is currently possible. A. with speeds much higher...

by nandy1984

Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:10 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: According to Analysts.... Comparison
Replies: 3
Views: 1973