gre diagnostic test boohoo

This is an essay I wrote for the GRE Diagnostic test.

Now I know that my brain is rusty beyond recognition, and if you

disagree, just take a look at most of my old articles here..

Task 1: Issue Exploration (45 minutes)

"A person who does not thoroughly comprehend the technical side of a

craft is incapable of judging it."

Many craftsmen spent a lot of time honing their skills to make the

finest products possible, so it is not surprising that they took great

pride in their work. While most of us aren't as skillful, we are still

compelled to judge the quality of their work, and rightly so. This

might sound unfair, but let me explain.

There are 2 types of skill needed to be a successful craftsman. One is

making product, and the other is judging the quality of it. The first

one is difficult to obtain, however, the latter can be learned much

more easily -- sometimes we are born with it.

With that reason, someone who never cooks at all in his life can tell

if the food is delicious or not. Or, in the same vein, many of us can

judge about the quality of shoes, hammers, or a haircut. This mostly

happens in the crafts that make functional products for people to use.

Also, there are other kinds of related skills, such as between an

architect and a carpenter. An architect must design a building, but a

carpenter has to build it. So, does an architect know more about

carpentry than the carpenter? The answer is no, but they know enough

to design it.

However, there are also exceptions, which is mostly in the field of

art. One piece of art can generate a lot of different opinion, even

from artists themselves. As someone has said, "the picture is worth a

thousand words." -- Unfortunately, the words are not the same for each

person.

All in all, the person that can judge the craft correctly depends on