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Yehaa can you post that question in the OG

Best one is the 2nd one. 1 and 4 are gramatically wrong. 3rd one is missing some data. Abhinav

1)My pick is D B is wrong since the construct "that of men’s " is wrong. C is wrong as "earnings" can not be below men. E is wrong as "their educational differences" gives the impression that they individually have educational differences. The choice is now between A and D.That can be used for singular whereas those in case of plurals also A have negative construct "educational differences that are diminishing".A better option would be "diminishing educational differences".That and Those both can be used over here. 2) The correct answer is "B" Remove the part "between industrial emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides with atmospheric water vapor" and then try to make the sentence."result of reactions producing" is the correct construct" Hope that suffice Abhinav

Common people, criticize me.Your comments are invaluable to me.Please do let me know where I am lacking.Thnaks in advance. “Corporations and other businesses should try to eliminate the many ranks and salary grades that classify employees according to their experience and expertise. A ‘flat’ organizational structure is more likely to encourage collegiality and cooperation among employees.” Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading. "What is your current salary" or "What is your current designation”. These are the most generic question which employed people fear to be put across to. But these are also among the most asked questions in social gatherings, among relatives and most importantly when someone is looking for a spouse. In current scenario Salary and Designation have become attributes attached to a person just like birthday, caste and lineage. The difference being the former can be altered. All the businesses and other corporations have also realized the importance of these attributes to the status of the employees. They have used them as a tool to generate motivation among their employees by setting them as benchmarks which the employee can aspire for and work for to achieve. In this way employee performs to the level best of his abilities and in turn the company prospers. But the question now arises, is this right method to generate motivation? Can this generate a healthy environment for the employees to work in? By creating ranks and salary grades companies generate competition among its employees. This competition can work for the benefit of the company if utilized properly and can even have detrimental effects if not handled with care. A healthy competition is one in which every employee is rewarded for his exceptional performance and all the employees have equal opportunities to show their mettle. A company should broadcast a clear career path for its employees and should also set realistic standards to achieve career milestones. If this transparency is not there the employees especially the high performing ones will feel suffocated and they might turn to greener pastures where there performance is well recognized. Companies should be just in rewarding an employee. They should let every one know why a particular employee is promoted or given a salary hike. In this way other employees will not feel dejected but will get to know that if they perform well they will also get the same rewards. Another important aspect the management of the companies should consider is generating enough opportunities for the employees to showcase their abilities. In this way there will be no dissatisfaction among the employees and they will not feel left out in the race. Salary and rank grades are important criteria to get the work force motivated and they are always better than a flat organization where the employee have no aspirations and no motivation. But the Corporations and Business should utilize this tool judiciously taking into consideration not only their progress but also the progress of their employees.

Please rate this essay and provide me with your comments. “It is unrealistic to expect individual nations to make, independently, the sacrifices necessary to conserve energy. International leadership and worldwide cooperation are essential if we expect to protect the world’s energy resources for future generations.” Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading. How often we come across news reports about the energy crisis the world is about to face. The reports declares that the natural energy resources which are present will not last long and it is not long before we are left with only a handful of those at our disposal. These reports project a glaring situation. This scarcity of natural resources will affect not only those nations which are already depleted of the resources but also to those who at present have ample amount left. This scarcity of energy resources will create a havoc which will be detrimental for the entire human race. In such a situation it is not pragmatic to expect only a handful of nations to take up the fight for the conservation of energy resources. It is true that at present many nations have ample amount of resources left that they can see no energy problem in near future. They probably will not appreciate the implications of the energy crisis. But they must understand that there frugality will pose a threat not only to other nations but also to them. In the current world energy scene, nations are dependant on other nations for their energy consumptions, for example many nations depend on the Middle East for their oil consumption. In such a situation if the nations providing the oil do not take steps to conserve their resources, it will not only affect their economy but also of those nations whose economies are dependant on them. There are many instances where the natural resources are destroyed and wasted. Take the case of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Iraq destroyed many of the Kuwait’s oil wells when it is forced to leave its occupation of Kuwait. Then there are examples of countries where there are no steps taken to conserve energy. The governments of these nations are taking no responsibility to make its people understand the importance of energy conservation where as their counterparts are making every possible effort to propagate the awareness of energy conservation. Every nation should take the responsibility to conserve natural resources. Natural resources are not the property of individual nations. When they will be lost it will be a loss for the whole humanity and not just a particular nation. There conservation should be a priority task of all countries irrespective of their current status and current awareness.

Hi Soniya, Thanks for your invaluable commentsI know that the essay was lacking on many grounds.I got the same feeling when I finished the essay.Actually I trying to finish the essay within 25 minutes so that I have ample it to revise and correct it. Hope you will also provide me with your comments for my future essays too.I am trying to write and post one essay every day. Thanks and regards, Abhinav

Please provide me with your comments. In some countries, television and radio programs are carefully censored for offensive language and behavior. In other countries, there is little or no censorship. In your view, to what extent should government or any other group be able to censor television or radio programs? Explain, giving relevant reasons and/or examples to support your position. We are living in an age of information, where information is the most important entity. The more a person is equipped with relevant information the more his chances to succeed in his endeavor. Also today the means to attain information are abundant. We have improved literature, better education facilities and with the advent of internet the floodgates to knowledge are thrown open. With so much information it is natural to put forth a question as to how much knowledge is appropriate for an individual. Where the extra information can add to ones personality, irrelevant or wrong information can act to his detriment. With the later point in mind many governing bodies have established censorship bodies to put a check on the type of information accessible to an individual. Whether these censorship bodies will do the needful or will be roadblock to the development of a person is a contentious matter. Proponents to freedom of speech and thoughts will argue that censorship curbs individual’s right to free knowledge. To an extent they are right. An individual should have the right to know whatever information is available under the sun. He should have the right to choose whatever literature he wants to read, whatever movies he wants to see and whatever political thoughts he want to follow. There should be no one who should deprive him of his basic rights. But there should always be a check whether an individual’s knowledge is not acting to the detriment of another. If a person acquires information about some culture, race or religion and that information has influenced him, He should have complete freedom to follow that particular line of belief. But he should not use this knowledge to force others to follow his path. Here the role of censorship becomes paramount as to judge the information being passed by an individual to the other is not hurting the other persons religious seniments.The censorship role is important to determine that the information being propagated is not influencing the person to act in a way which is against the norms of the society. Individuals always have right to acquire whatever knowledge they want and from where ever they want but there should always be a check on the ways this information is used and this important role is performed by the censorship body. So free and unbiased knowledge is always welcome but the check as to how this knowledge is being used is also crucial.

Thanks Sally for your invaluable comments. I have few more queries. 1) Whether the length of the essay was o.k. considering the GMAT standards. 2) Is it important to mention or restate the topic in the first Para? Like "Apogee Company had all its operations in one location, it was more profitable than it is today. I think centralization would....." and then expand on my point of view. I personally don’t like this methodology. I prefer to build on the starting paragraph on my own, but sticking to the context as I have tried to do over here. This takes a little more time but beautifies the essay. I may be wrong. Please comment. 3) What would be the grade for such type of essay? Please reply, sThanks once again

The following appeared in a memorandum from the business department of the Apogee Company. “When the Apogee Company had all its operations in one location, it was more profitable than it is today. Therefore, the Apogee Company should close down its field offices and conduct all its operations from a single location. Such centralization would improve profitability by cutting costs and helping the company maintains better supervision of all employees" Discuss...... This is my first post.Kindly provide your comments.Erin please provide me with you comments. As a business grew in size and expand its boundaries there are many issues which are need to be addressed. Centralization or De-centralization of business operations is one of the most contentious business management issues of current times. It is a decision on which whole of the business strategy of a company depends. If any wrong step in this regard is made, it might jeopardize all the other business operations and will have serious implications on the company's profits and revenues. Apogee Company is also facing a similar type of situation. Like many of the business decisions, the issue of Centralization and De-centralization of the business operations also depends on a number of factors and all these factors should be given a clear thought before making a pragmatic decision. First and the most important aspect is the nature of business. There are many industries which when centrally managed can produce better results. A manufacturing firm which has all its raw material and resources at hand can have all its manufacturing operations centralized. This would save the cost of transportation and can reduce the time lost in execution of the decision made by the management. On the other hand consider any services industry. It has to provide services at different locations. It has to make its operations decentralized. Another important aspect is the size of the business. Large businesses which operate in far off places are better run with de-centralized operations. in that way they can customize their operations according to the need of the local taste. Industries which are small and have only local presence are better off with Centralized operations, which offer better control, faster decision making and better response time. A choice between Centralized and De-centralized operations should be made considering all such points. Such decisions are generally a trade off between the business situations. Apogee Company cannot make a decision to centralize its operations only on the fact that when its operations are centralized they were giving better results. If its nature of business or the size of business has changed it might require a change in its business strategy from Centralized to De-Centralized one.

"Hopefully" is a wrong construct in the case of C. A,B,D are even worse. So we are left with E which is best among the choices.