GMAT考试写作指导：Issue写作范文十

　　The question at hand is whether the process of making or doing something is

　　ultimately more important than the final product. Process may not always be more

　　important than product, but it often is. A process may provide an opportunity for new

　　and important discoveries with ramifications far beyond the current product; moreover,

　　a process can often be an important end in and of itself for those engaged in it.

　　New discoveries are often unexpectedly made during routine processes. Such was

　　the case with Alexander Fleming in 1928, who while conducting an unremarkable study

　　of bacteria, discovered inadvertently that mold growing on one of his cultures was

　　killing the bacteria. His ordinary process led to an unexpected and remarkable end: the

　　development of penicillin.

　　Process also offers opportunities for refining old methods and inventing new ones.

　　For example, as the defense industry slowed down after the cold war, many methods

　　and technologies for weapons production proved useful in other areas from commercial

　　aviation to medical technology. The same has been true of technologies developed for

　　the space program, which now find broad application in many other fields.

　　Finally, in my observation and experience, people become caught up in processes

　　primarily for the challenge and enjoyment of the activity, not merely to produce some

　　product. Once the process has culminated in a final, product, the participants

　　immediately search for a new process to involve them with. From a psychological

　　standpoint, then, people have a need to busy themselves with meaningful activities―i.e.,

　　processes. So most processes can fittingly be characterized as ends in themselves

　　insofar as they fulfill this psychological need.

　　In sum, the process of making or doing something frequently has implications far

　　beyond the immediate product. For this reason, and because process fills a basic human

　　need, I strongly agree with the speakers assertion the process is ultimately more

　　important than product.